Cheow Lan Lake Full Day Boat Tour Three Brothers, Cave and Lunch
- 6h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Somewhere in the first twenty minutes the lake opens up, and the water turns a green that does not look real until you are on it. You spend the whole day on Cheow Lan Lake in a wooden longtail boat driven by a villager who grew up on this water. First the Three Brothers, three limestone peaks standing together so deliberately it looks arranged. Then a cave: the temperature drops as you step inside, and the rock around you catches the light like scattered diamond. Lunch is on a bamboo raft house floating on the lake. Afterwards, swim, take a kayak out, or do nothing on the deck for a couple of hours. In the afternoon the boat takes you to a forest hidden inside the lake, with a waterfall standing at its entrance like a doorway. The raft-house food is simple, honest, cook-to-live food. Stops can shift with weather and water level; everything listed happens. Small shared group, never more than 15 guests.
Inclusions
What's included
- Kayaks at the raft house
- Lunch at the floating raft house on the lake
- Bottled water
- English-speaking local guide
- Insurance
- Life jackets on board
- Khao Sok National Park entrance fee - included in the price, nothing to pay at the gate
- Wooden longtail boat with local driver
What's not
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Itinerary
The boat leaves from the pier at Cheow Lan (Ratchaprapha) Dam and returns here at the end of the day. Meet at the pier, go through the park ticket booth together, and step straight onto the wooden longtail boat.
The whole day is spent inside Khao Sok National Park, on Cheow Lan Lake, in a wooden longtail boat driven by a villager who grew up on this water: the Three Brothers, the three limestone peaks in every photograph of the lake; a cave whose walls catch the light like scattered diamond; lunch, swimming and kayaks at a floating bamboo raft house; and in the afternoon a forest hidden inside the lake with a waterfall standing at its entrance. Your park entrance fee (340 THB per adult, 170 THB per child) is included in the price - there is nothing to pay at the gate.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Ratchaprapha Dam Pier, Ban Ta Khun - the public boat pier at the dam. Your guide meets you at the pier entrance at 09:30; exact meeting details are sent after booking.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Cheowlan untold
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age 5. Children aged 5-11 pay the child rate; under-18s must be accompanied by an adult
- The Khao Sok National Park entrance fee is included in your price; there is nothing to pay at the gate
- Bring swimwear, a towel, sunscreen and a dry bag. Life jackets are on board; swimming is calm water beside the raft house and non-swimmers can stay on the deck
- Runs every day, rain or shine. The order of stops can change with weather and water level; every stop listed happens
- Minimum 2 guests per booking, maximum 15 on the boat
How it compares in Surat Thani
- Its from-price is 43% above the median of the 27 day trips we list in Surat Thani.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Surat Thani
Surat Thani is a river city on Thailand's Gulf coast, the mainland gateway to Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, and to Khao Sok's rainforest.
Surat Thani sits on the Tapi River in southern Thailand, a few kilometres from the Gulf coast, and is the main transport hub for the islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, which lie offshore. Ferries leave from piers outside the city, while the town centre keeps a riverfront promenade, markets and a night food market. Fishing boats work the river mouth and the bay.
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