Cheow Lan Lake Sunrise Boat Tour

This is Cheow Lan Lake before breakfast. The mist is still on the water, and the cliffs are shapes before they are colours. This two-hour trip leaves from the Cheowlan side. You go out to the Three Brothers, the three limestone peaks that stand together like an arrangement, while the light is still arriving. Then a stop at a raft house to feed the fish, a small and slightly ridiculous pleasure that people remember. By 08:30 you are back at the pier, in time for breakfast, with the day untouched. It is early, it is dark, and it will be cool on the water before the sun is properly up. Bring a light layer. Coffee happens after, not before.

1. 1

   Cheow Lan Dam

   15 min

   The boat leaves from the pier at Cheow Lan (Ratchaprapha) Dam at 06:30 and returns here by 08:30. Meet at the pier at 06:20, go through the park ticket booth together, and step straight onto the wooden longtail boat.

2. 2

   Khao Sok National Park

   2 hours

   Two hours inside Khao Sok National Park on Cheow Lan Lake at first light, in a wooden longtail boat: the open lake with the mist still on it, the Three Brothers limestone peaks before any other boat arrives, and a stop at a floating raft house to feed the fish. 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.

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The Khao Sok National Park entrance fee is included in your price; there is nothing to pay at the gate
• Bring a light layer for the dark start, and a camera
• Two hours is the window: by nine the mist lifts and the light flattens out
• Minimum age 5. Child rate applies to ages 5-11. Under-18s must travel with an adult

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.