Khao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake Adventure 3 Days

Biking Tour in Phuket

Khao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake Adventure
Real Local Life Experience
Easy Trails with some Challenge

This bike tour will have our guests traveling through three of Thailand’s Southern provinces, Phuket, Phang Nga and Surathani. Except our biking guests that join and depart this tour in Khao Lak, who will visit two provinces, Phang Nga and Surathani; which is the area this cycling adventure tour focuses on.

As we head away from the Andaman Sea and the ocean views you will experience the spectacular beauty of the mountainous areas with dense green rain forest. The areas we visit and bike in are home to many wildlife and birds including Hawks, Hornbills and monkeys to name a few. Wild tigers and Elephants also pass through these National Parks that form a corridor for the larger mammals of South East Asia.

Our bike tours in these provinces will have us cycling through rubber tree plantations, old Thai towns and National parks along side rivers and waterfalls.

Amazing Bike Tours Khao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake Adventure Tour is much more than just biking, on the second afternoon we will arrive at spectacular Lake that covers 165 square Kilometers, while at the Lake you will have plenty of time to swim, kayak, hike, and take sightseeing trips via local long tail boats on the lake to appreciate the scenery and spot the local wildlife, a visit to some impressive caves with stalagmite and stalactite formations is also part of our extensive bike and adventure tour program.

Includes:
• English Speaking Tour Leader
• Top quality Trek Mountain Bikes and helmet
• Air conditioned Support Vehicle designed to carry bikes and bikers (except Koh Yao Expedition)
• Accommodation
• All meals (see trip itinerary for which meals are included from start to end of tour program)
• Drinking water, snacks and fruit.
• National Park Entrance Fees.
• Limited Insurance
• An Amazing Experience.

Not Includes:
• Items of a personal nature
• Alcoholic drinks.

What to Bring:
• Sports shoes suitable for cycling.
• Sun protection cream.
• Insect repellant.
• Camera.
• Towel
• Swim wear.
• Small bag to carry personal items (camera, sun cream etc) while biking.
• Raincoat depending on weather/time of year.

Important: Please pack light, Only bring what you need for the trip, leave unneeded luggage in your hotel. All guests will be required to sign a Liability Release at the start of the tour, this is COMPULSORY.

Khao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake Adventure

Trip Profile

This Biking tour combines on and off road riding, the on road riding is on well surfaced roads, the off road trails on the first morning through rubber tree plantations are easy for all people regardless of the biking experience. In the afternoon we will tackle some more off road sections within the Khao Sok National Park, these trails are wide with some hilly sections, however a cool refreshing river awaits us to cool down our bikers. The second day consists of on road biking with some hilly sections but none are too steep. This bike tour is followed by a support vehicle with the exception of the off road sections, during the off road sections our support vehicle full of refreshments and spare parts is always in radio contact with Amazing Bike Tours tour leader.

Bike Rental:

Included

Total Distance:

80 - 95 Km.

Trip Duration:

3 days and 2 nights

Days Cycling:

2

Terrain:

On and off road.

Vehicle Support:

Air conditioned mini bus especially rigged to carry bikes and bikers.

Group size:

Minimum 2, maximum 16

Food:

All meals are included with the exception of breakfast on day 1 and dinner on day 3. Scenery: Spectacular

Itinerary

Day 1

Pick you you up from your hotel in Phuket or Khao Lak, in Khao Lak area we will stop at Police patrol boat washed 1 and a half kilometers in shore in the December 2004 Tsunami. We will drive another 15 Km before unloading the bikes, after a safety briefing we will cycle for a few Km’s along well paved roads so every one has a chance to become familiar with our Trek Mountain Bikes, then we shall leave the main road and cycle through rubber tree plantations. After joining the main road again we will cycle in to the historic town of Takuapa for a delicious Thai lunch. While you enjoy lunch the bikes will be loaded on to our mini bus and then we will transfer by road to a mountain overlooking Khao Sok National Park. During the afternoon we will cycle both on and off road in the Khao Sok Area along side rivers and water falls.
Ride: 40 KM. Meals: L/D. Jungle Cliff & River Resort.

Day 2

We continue further north cycling on road, stopping at a Thai Buddhist temple on route. Making merit and good luck for our trip by feeding the temple fish. After a 40KM ride in the morning on well surfaced roads we will arrive in the small Thai town of Baan Takhun where a delicious Thai meal awaits our hungry bikers. Following lunch some may chose to join the mini bus or jump back on the bikes for the final 12 KM to reach Rajjaphapa Dam and Cheow Lan Lake. Here a local Thai long tail boat awaits to take us to our accommodation on floating raft houses. Jump in the lake for a refreshing swim, take a kayak and explore the lake. A late afternoon or sunset boat trip is available for those that want to join.
Ride 40-52 KM. Meals: B/L/D. Raft House on Cheow Lan Lake. 

Day 3

Getting up for sunrise at the Lake is highly recommended, watching the mist in the mountain tops and listening to the Gibbons calling. After breakfast a boat journey exploring the Lake will bring us to the start of our hike through the dense forest, our hike brings us to another smaller lake; a short raft journey will allow us to reach a cave with impressive stalagmite and stalactite formations. The return hike and boat trip will bring us back to our Raft house for a refreshing swim and some lunch. Transfer back to the dam where our mini bus awaits to take you back to your accommodation in Khao Lak or Phuket.
No Cycling. Meals: B/L

Price

01/11/11 - 31/10/12
3 Days Khao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake Adventure
Rates per person in Thai Baht
Adult Price
14,900
Minimum age 14 years.
  • Pick up times for all tours: Rawai/Nai Harn: 7:10-7:20am Kata/Karon: 7:30-7:40am Patong: 7:50-8:10am Kamala: 8:10-8:20am Surin/Bang Tao: 8:20-8:30am Laguna: 8:30-8:40am
  • For other areas an extra transfer fee will apply. Price depends on location. Please request case by case.
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