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Summary
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, was declared as the first coastal park in Thailand in 1966. The name Khao Sam Roi Yot can be translated into “the mountain with three hundred peaks”, a series of magnificent gray limestone mountains, which rise dramatically from the Gulf of Thailand and adjacent coastal marsh to a maximum height of 605m.
Khao Sam Roi Yot contains some of the best shoreline/wetland habitat in Thailand, and the park is listed as a site of global conservation importance in the Asian Wetlands Directory of the IUCN.Other resident wildlife included primates such as dusky langur and long tailed macaque, serow (mountain goat), and bottle-nose dolphins. Not far from Khao Sam Roi Yot, wild elephants can be frequently seen in the late afternoon as they emerge from the forest to feed.
Day 1: Depart your Bangkok hotel sharp at 0700am for the 3 hours transfer to Khao Sam Roi Yot national park. Enter the park and drive to the park headquarters, where you will start your trek through the forest finding wildlife like wild elephants or langurs. Have your lunch and spend rest of the day birding and trekking in the national park. Around 1700pm exit the forest and transfer to your beachside resort. Spend rest of your time relaxing at the resort.Free to have dinner on your own.
Overnight: Dolphin Bay Resort( 3star) Meals included: [L]
Walking Distance: 4 kms over a period of 4-6 hours
Day2: After breakfast board a boat for the trip to a nearby island that is home to long-tailed macaque monkeys. Watch and photograph the macaque as they feed along the shoreline before heading around the island where a school of dolphins can sometimes be seen. Tour around the offshore islands on the lookout for sea eagles, pacific-coast egrets and some of the other birdlife in the area. Back on shore and head on a trail where you will spend some time birdwatching, walking through the mangrove and witnessing at close-quarters the lives of resident dusky langur and long-tailed macaque monkeys.Exit the forest sharp at 1500pm for the transfer to your bangkok hotel.End of our services.
Meals included: [B.L]
Walking Distance: 3 kms over a period of 3-5 hours
Includes:
- English Speaking naturalist guide
- Accommodation as listed for 1 night ( twin share basis)
- Private transfer throughout the trip including fuel and tollway fees
- Meals as listed including bottled water and fruits
- Park entrance & attraction fees
- Travel equipments ( rain coats, special socks etc.)
- Travel insurance
Things to bring:
- Light walking boots or sports shoes
- Camera and binoculars (very useful)
- Long trousers and long-sleeved shirt for walking in the forest
- Mosquito repellent, sun hat and sun cream
Notes:
- The tour is on private basis ( No other participants will join you)
- Can be arranged on any of your requested date (Flexible departure)
- You can upgrade to luxury 4 star accommodation on extra cost
- This is a sample itinerary, and the routes and timing may change according to local conditions, but the general content of the trip will remain the same
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