Khao Sok Jungle Trek and River Tubing Waterfall Hut Bamboo Lunch

This is the day for people who want to be tired at the end of it. Khao Sok's rainforest is one of the oldest on Earth, and the point of this day is the walk itself: distance, heat, roots, river crossings, and a destination you can only reach on foot. Your guide grew up on these trails, so you are not following a path - you are being shown a place. The river is with you most of the way, and there are waterfalls along it. Wild elephants and monkeys live in this forest; whether you see them is luck. Three kilometres in, there is a hut standing in the forest beside a waterfall. Lunch is made there, over fire, in lengths of bamboo. It is trekker food: simple, made with what is out there. Eating it beside a waterfall three kilometres from the nearest road is the point. Then you walk back out, and the day ends with tubing on the Sok River - floating at whatever speed the water decides, canopy sliding past overhead. The laziest ending to the most demanding day we run, by design. Max 15.

1. 1

   Khao Sok National Park

   6 hours

   Khao Sok's rainforest is one of the oldest on Earth, and the point of this day is the walk itself: three kilometres in along the river, with waterfalls and river crossings on the trail, to a hut hidden in the forest beside a waterfall that can only be reached on foot. Lunch is cooked there over fire in lengths of bamboo. Then three kilometres back out. There are wild elephants and monkeys in this forest; whether you see them is luck. 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.

2. 2

   Khlong Sok

   1 hour

   The day ends with tubing on the Sok River by Khlong Sok village: floating at whatever speed the water decides, canopy sliding past overhead. Life jackets and tubes are provided. If the river is unsafe the tubing is changed or dropped and you are told in advance.

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Honest walking, not technical climbing: 6 km on forest trails in tropical heat, with river crossings. Suits anyone willing to be tired; not the right day if walking distance is a worry

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