Cheow Lan Lake · Khao Sok National Park

Some places you visit. Some places stay with you.

Five signature experiences

A fixed rhythm, every week.

Three experiences rotate on a set weekly schedule — the same weekday always runs the same experience. The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of is offered every day, and Before the World Wakes runs Friday to Sunday.

Cheowlan · Every day3,800 THB

The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of

Everything that makes Cheowlan unforgettable.

Khao Sok · Sun, Wed & Sat7,900 THB

The Khao Sok Way

The way to truly know Khao Sok.

Cheowlan · Mon & Thu5,900 THB

Life Around Cheowlan

Beyond the lake, life continues.

Khao Sok · Tue & Fri5,900 THB

The Khao Sok Adventure Worth Taking

Every step earns a better story.

Cheowlan · Fri–Sun dawn2,500 THB

Before the World Wakes

The lake before anyone else arrives.

Cheowlan · Every day

Cheowlan · Every day · 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of

Everything that makes Cheowlan unforgettable.

Step into the Cheowlan you’ve always imagined. Emerald water that doesn’t look real until you’re on it. Limestone cliffs rising straight from the lake. Hidden caves, quiet viewpoints, and the kind of light that makes everyone go quiet.

This is the lake people picture before they arrive — and somehow, more beautiful in person. If it’s your first time on Cheowlan, begin here.

The Cheowlan on every postcard, and the reason the postcards exist.

At a Glance

RunsEvery day
AreaCheowlan
LengthFull day · 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Price3,800 THB / person

This experience is for you if…

  • It’s your first time on Cheow Lan Lake
  • You want the view everyone comes for
  • You’re travelling with family
  • You want one unforgettable day on the water

Moments From the Day

Your Day

9:30 AM

Across Emerald Water

A long-tail boat glides out across the lake, limestone cliffs rising on every side. The engine is loud, and then it isn’t.

11:00 AM

Cliffs, Caves & Light

The shapes everyone recognises before they know their names, a cool cave that holds the quiet, and a gentle walk into the forest.

12:45 PM

On the Water

Lunch on a floating raft house. Swim off the edge, take a kayak out, or simply sit and watch the lake do nothing at all.

We’ve taken care of…

Hotel pick-up & drop-off (Khao Sok & Cheowlan areas) · Long-tail boat · Local English-speaking guide · Lunch · Drinking water · Insurance

Not included: Khao Sok National Park entrance fee — 340 THB per adult, 170 THB per child, paid in cash at the park. Please bring cash on the day.

Bring

Hat · Sandals · Swimsuit · Sunscreen · Camera

You’ll leave with…

The reason everyone talks about this lake.

Khao Sok · Afternoon

Khao Sok · Afternoon · 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM

The Khao Sok Way

The way to truly know Khao Sok.

This isn’t an elephant experience, and it isn’t a cooking class. It’s an afternoon inside the way Khao Sok has always lived.

You’ll spend the time the keepers actually spend — pounding vitamin balls by hand and feeding them to the elephants, walking with them to the river, and turning what they leave behind into paper you make yourself. Never ridden, never chained, alongside people who know each one by name. Then you’ll follow a small road to a kitchen that sits alone in the mountains, wrapped in the garden that feeds it.

The rare kind of day where you don’t feel like a guest. You feel like you were let in.

At a Glance

RunsSunday, Wednesday & Saturday
AreaKhao Sok
LengthAfternoon · 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Price7,900 THB / person

This experience is for you if…

  • You want time with elephants, done right
  • You’d rather cook than watch
  • You care how animals are treated
  • You want to meet the people, not just the place

Moments From the Day

Your Day

12:00 PM

Into the Mountains

We collect you from your hotel and follow the road up into Khao Sok, where the valleys open and the air changes.

1:30 PM

Time with the Elephants

Roll their food by hand, feed them, and watch them cool off in the river. No riding, ever — just an unhurried hour in their company, on their terms.

3:30 PM

The Mountain Kitchen

A kitchen wrapped in its own garden. Pick what you need from the beds around you and cook it the old way — stone mortar, clay pot, open fire — the way it’s been done here for generations.

We’ve taken care of…

Hotel pick-up & drop-off · Local English-speaking guide · Ethical elephant experience · Southern Thai cooking · Dinner · Drinking water · Insurance

Bring

Comfortable shoes · Clothes you don’t mind getting muddy · Sunscreen · Camera

You’ll leave with…

An afternoon that feels less like a tour and more like being let in.

Cheowlan · Mon & Thu

Cheowlan · Mon & Thu · 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Life Around Cheowlan

Beyond the lake, life continues.

Most people only ever see Cheowlan from the water. This is the experience that shows you everything around it.

You’ll start the way the village eats — lunch laid out on banana leaves, shared at a long table. Then you’ll drift the village rivers by bamboo raft: not routes built for visitors, but the everyday waterways of the village that moved here when the dam filled and Cheowlan was born. And then, the forest — part of one of the oldest rainforests on Earth, an ecosystem that has run unbroken for longer than the Amazon.

The lake has a life well beyond its shoreline.

At a Glance

RunsMonday & Thursday
AreaCheowlan
LengthAfternoon · 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Price5,900 THB / person

This experience is for you if…

  • You’ve already seen the lake and want more
  • You’d rather meet a village than tick off sights
  • You like food eaten the way locals eat it
  • You enjoy a walk through real rainforest

Moments From the Day

Your Day

12:00 PM

The Heart-Shaped Bridge

A steel suspension bridge the villagers built to cross between two homes — still standing, still used, and quietly beautiful.

1:30 PM

Down the Village Rivers

Drift by bamboo raft through a village that moved here when the lake was born. You might pass someone bathing at the water’s edge. This is simply their afternoon.

2:30 PM

Lunch, the Local Way

Southern Thai food served in local tableware and local recipes, made gentle for guests from further away.

4:00 PM

Into the Forest

Thousand-year-old trees, caves that hold the cool, light falling through the canopy, and a viewpoint where the whole of Cheowlan opens up beneath you.

We’ve taken care of…

Hotel pick-up & drop-off · Local English-speaking guide · Bamboo raft · Local lunch · Rainforest walk · Drinking water · Insurance

Bring

Hat · Walking shoes · Sunscreen · Camera · Swimwear & a change of clothes if you’d like to swim during the raft ride

You’ll leave with…

The life, nature, and traditions that surround the lake.

Khao Sok · Full day

Khao Sok · Full day · 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM

The Khao Sok Adventure Worth Taking

Every step earns a better story.

This is our most demanding day, and we won’t pretend otherwise. Three kilometres in, three back — but what’s in between is why people come.

Waterfalls and a river that stops you where you stand. Monkeys overhead, and on the lucky days, elephants in the distance. Deep in, a wooden hut sits right on the riverbank, and you’ll cook there the way trekkers always have — bamboo, fire, and not much else.

This isn’t luxury. It’s the rainforest at its most rewarding.

At a Glance

RunsTuesday & Friday
AreaKhao Sok
LengthFull day · 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Price5,900 THB / person

This experience is for you if…

  • You’re happy walking 6 km over a day
  • You don’t tire easily
  • You’d rather earn the view than be driven to it
  • You want a day you’ll still be talking about

Moments From the Day

Your Day

9:30 AM

Into the Rainforest

A guided trek deep into Khao Sok — three kilometres in, past waterfalls, wildlife and streams you’re meant to get into.

1:00 PM

The Riverside Hut

A wooden hut right on the water, where you’ll cook in bamboo over fire — simple, earned, and better for it.

3:30 PM

Float It Home

Tube gently back down the Khao Sok river, tired in the best way, letting the current carry the day home.

We’ve taken care of…

Hotel pick-up & drop-off · Local English-speaking guide · Trek & tubing · Bamboo-fire lunch · Drinking water · Insurance

Not included: Khao Sok National Park entrance fee — 340 THB per adult, 170 THB per child, paid in cash at the park. Please bring cash on the day.

Bring

Trekking shoes · Swimwear · Quick-dry clothes · Sunscreen · Waterproof phone pouch

You’ll leave with…

Wet shoes, tired legs, and the best story of your trip.

Cheowlan · A special morning

Cheowlan · Fri–Sun · 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Before the World Wakes

The lake before anyone else arrives.

The lake is completely still. Mist moves across the limestone. First light changes the whole landscape, minute by minute — and there isn’t another boat in sight.

This is Cheowlan for an hour, entirely your own. Offered on its own, apart from the signature experiences — a quiet morning for anyone already staying near the lake.

One thing worth knowing: if you’re also booking The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of, choose a different day for it. Both are boat mornings on the same water — back to back, they start to feel like the same trip twice.

Glide across a silent lake, when Cheowlan feels entirely your own.

At a Glance

AreaCheowlan
WhenFriday–Sunday · 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Price2,500 THB / person
GroupMinimum 2

Good to know

  • A short, early experience — back by 08:30
  • Not recommended on the same day as The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of
  • For guests staying in the Cheowlan area
  • Plan your onward day yourself — you’ll have the morning free

We’ve taken care of…

Hotel pick-up & drop-off (Cheowlan area) · Long-tail boat · Local English-speaking guide · Drinking water · Insurance

Not included: Khao Sok National Park entrance fee — 340 THB per adult, 170 THB per child, paid in cash at the park. Please bring cash on the day.

Bring

A warm layer · Camera · A love of quiet mornings

Moments From the Morning

You’ll leave with…

The lake at its most still, before the world wakes.

Plan your stay

Every weekday has its own experience — the same one, every week.

Mon & Thu is Life Around Cheowlan. Sun, Wed & Sat is The Khao Sok Way. Tue & Fri is Adventure. The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of runs every day, and Before the World Wakes runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning. Once you know your dates, you already know your week.

Check the weekday

Each weekday always runs the same experience — see the schedule below or open the calendar for exact dates.

Pick your days

Tap the dates that fit your trip. Stay a few days and you’ll naturally see several different experiences.

We pick you up

Stay in one place for your whole trip. Hotel pick-up is included every day, in both areas.

The weekly schedule

Mon & Thu

Life Around Cheowlan — Cheowlan, afternoon

Sun, Wed & Sat

The Khao Sok Way — Khao Sok, afternoon

Tue & Fri

The Khao Sok Adventure Worth Taking — Khao Sok, full day

Two standing add-ons run alongside the weekly schedule: The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of, every day, and Before the World Wakes, Friday to Sunday mornings. Message us to add either to your stay — just not both on the same day, since they're both boat mornings on the same water.

Khao Sok or Cheowlan? Two worlds, one park

Most travellers don’t realise these are two different places until they arrive. Khao Sok is the jungle river town — cafés, night market, limestone cliffs above the rooftops. Cheowlan is the lake — raft houses floating on green water, reached only by boat. They sit about an hour apart, and you don’t need to choose both: stay in one, and we collect you from your hotel for every experience.

Illustrated map showing the Khao Sok zone with the elephant camp and jungle trekking, and the Cheowlan zone with the lake, raft houses and villages
Hotel pick-up included in both zones, every experience · illustrative map, not to scale

Cheow Lan Lake · Khao Sok National Park

Some places you visit. Some places stay with you.

Five signature experiences

A fixed rhythm, every week.

Three experiences rotate on a set weekly schedule — the same weekday always runs the same experience. The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of is offered every day, and Before the World Wakes runs Friday to Sunday.

Cheowlan · Every day

Cheowlan · Every day · 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of

Everything that makes Cheowlan unforgettable.

Step into the Cheowlan you’ve always imagined. Emerald water that doesn’t look real until you’re on it. Limestone cliffs rising straight from the lake. Hidden caves, quiet viewpoints, and the kind of light that makes everyone go quiet.

This is the lake people picture before they arrive — and somehow, more beautiful in person. If it’s your first time on Cheowlan, begin here.

The Cheowlan on every postcard, and the reason the postcards exist.

At a Glance

RunsEvery day
AreaCheowlan
LengthFull day · 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Price3,800 THB / person

This experience is for you if…

  • It’s your first time on Cheow Lan Lake
  • You want the view everyone comes for
  • You’re travelling with family
  • You want one unforgettable day on the water

Moments From the Day

Your Day

9:30 AM

Across Emerald Water

A long-tail boat glides out across the lake, limestone cliffs rising on every side. The engine is loud, and then it isn’t.

11:00 AM

Cliffs, Caves & Light

The shapes everyone recognises before they know their names, a cool cave that holds the quiet, and a gentle walk into the forest.

12:45 PM

On the Water

Lunch on a floating raft house. Swim off the edge, take a kayak out, or simply sit and watch the lake do nothing at all.

We’ve taken care of…

Hotel pick-up & drop-off (Khao Sok & Cheowlan areas) · Long-tail boat · Local English-speaking guide · Lunch · Drinking water · Insurance

Not included: Khao Sok National Park entrance fee — 340 THB per adult, 170 THB per child, paid in cash at the park. Please bring cash on the day.

Bring

Hat · Sandals · Swimsuit · Sunscreen · Camera

You’ll leave with…

The reason everyone talks about this lake.

Khao Sok · Afternoon

Khao Sok · Afternoon · 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM

The Khao Sok Way

The way to truly know Khao Sok.

This isn’t an elephant experience, and it isn’t a cooking class. It’s an afternoon inside the way Khao Sok has always lived.

You’ll spend the time the keepers actually spend — pounding vitamin balls by hand and feeding them to the elephants, walking with them to the river, and turning what they leave behind into paper you make yourself. Never ridden, never chained, alongside people who know each one by name. Then you’ll follow a small road to a kitchen that sits alone in the mountains, wrapped in the garden that feeds it.

The rare kind of day where you don’t feel like a guest. You feel like you were let in.

At a Glance

RunsSunday, Wednesday & Saturday
AreaKhao Sok
LengthAfternoon · 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Price7,900 THB / person

This experience is for you if…

  • You want time with elephants, done right
  • You’d rather cook than watch
  • You care how animals are treated
  • You want to meet the people, not just the place

Moments From the Day

Your Day

12:00 PM

Into the Mountains

We collect you from your hotel and follow the road up into Khao Sok, where the valleys open and the air changes.

1:30 PM

Time with the Elephants

Roll their food by hand, feed them, and watch them cool off in the river. No riding, ever — just an unhurried hour in their company, on their terms.

3:30 PM

The Mountain Kitchen

A kitchen wrapped in its own garden. Pick what you need from the beds around you and cook it the old way — stone mortar, clay pot, open fire — the way it’s been done here for generations.

We’ve taken care of…

Hotel pick-up & drop-off · Local English-speaking guide · Ethical elephant experience · Southern Thai cooking · Dinner · Drinking water · Insurance

Bring

Comfortable shoes · Clothes you don’t mind getting muddy · Sunscreen · Camera

You’ll leave with…

An afternoon that feels less like a tour and more like being let in.

Cheowlan · Mon & Thu

Cheowlan · Mon & Thu · 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Life Around Cheowlan

Beyond the lake, life continues.

Most people only ever see Cheowlan from the water. This is the experience that shows you everything around it.

You’ll start the way the village eats — lunch laid out on banana leaves, shared at a long table. Then you’ll drift the village rivers by bamboo raft: not routes built for visitors, but the everyday waterways of the village that moved here when the dam filled and Cheowlan was born. And then, the forest — part of one of the oldest rainforests on Earth, an ecosystem that has run unbroken for longer than the Amazon.

The lake has a life well beyond its shoreline.

At a Glance

RunsMonday & Thursday
AreaCheowlan
LengthAfternoon · 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Price5,900 THB / person

This experience is for you if…

  • You’ve already seen the lake and want more
  • You’d rather meet a village than tick off sights
  • You like food eaten the way locals eat it
  • You enjoy a walk through real rainforest

Moments From the Day

Your Day

12:00 PM

The Heart-Shaped Bridge

A steel suspension bridge the villagers built to cross between two homes — still standing, still used, and quietly beautiful.

1:30 PM

Down the Village Rivers

Drift by bamboo raft through a village that moved here when the lake was born. You might pass someone bathing at the water’s edge. This is simply their afternoon.

2:30 PM

Lunch, the Local Way

Southern Thai food served in local tableware and local recipes, made gentle for guests from further away.

4:00 PM

Into the Forest

Thousand-year-old trees, caves that hold the cool, light falling through the canopy, and a viewpoint where the whole of Cheowlan opens up beneath you.

We’ve taken care of…

Hotel pick-up & drop-off · Local English-speaking guide · Bamboo raft · Local lunch · Rainforest walk · Drinking water · Insurance

Bring

Hat · Walking shoes · Sunscreen · Camera · Swimwear & a change of clothes if you’d like to swim during the raft ride

You’ll leave with…

The life, nature, and traditions that surround the lake.

Khao Sok · Full day

Khao Sok · Full day · 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM

The Khao Sok Adventure Worth Taking

Every step earns a better story.

This is our most demanding day, and we won’t pretend otherwise. Three kilometres in, three back — but what’s in between is why people come.

Waterfalls and a river that stops you where you stand. Monkeys overhead, and on the lucky days, elephants in the distance. Deep in, a wooden hut sits right on the riverbank, and you’ll cook there the way trekkers always have — bamboo, fire, and not much else.

This isn’t luxury. It’s the rainforest at its most rewarding.

At a Glance

RunsTuesday & Friday
AreaKhao Sok
LengthFull day · 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Price5,900 THB / person

This experience is for you if…

  • You’re happy walking 6 km over a day
  • You don’t tire easily
  • You’d rather earn the view than be driven to it
  • You want a day you’ll still be talking about

Moments From the Day

Your Day

9:30 AM

Into the Rainforest

A guided trek deep into Khao Sok — three kilometres in, past waterfalls, wildlife and streams you’re meant to get into.

1:00 PM

The Riverside Hut

A wooden hut right on the water, where you’ll cook in bamboo over fire — simple, earned, and better for it.

3:30 PM

Float It Home

Tube gently back down the Khao Sok river, tired in the best way, letting the current carry the day home.

We’ve taken care of…

Hotel pick-up & drop-off · Local English-speaking guide · Trek & tubing · Bamboo-fire lunch · Drinking water · Insurance

Not included: Khao Sok National Park entrance fee — 340 THB per adult, 170 THB per child, paid in cash at the park. Please bring cash on the day.

Bring

Trekking shoes · Swimwear · Quick-dry clothes · Sunscreen · Waterproof phone pouch

You’ll leave with…

Wet shoes, tired legs, and the best story of your trip.

Cheowlan · A special morning

Cheowlan · Fri–Sun · 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Before the World Wakes

The lake before anyone else arrives.

The lake is completely still. Mist moves across the limestone. First light changes the whole landscape, minute by minute — and there isn’t another boat in sight.

This is Cheowlan for an hour, entirely your own. Offered on its own, apart from the signature experiences — a quiet morning for anyone already staying near the lake.

One thing worth knowing: if you’re also booking The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of, choose a different day for it. Both are boat mornings on the same water — back to back, they start to feel like the same trip twice.

Glide across a silent lake, when Cheowlan feels entirely your own.

At a Glance

AreaCheowlan
WhenFriday–Sunday · 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Price2,500 THB / person
GroupMinimum 2

Good to know

  • A short, early experience — back by 08:30
  • Not recommended on the same day as The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of
  • For guests staying in the Cheowlan area
  • Plan your onward day yourself — you’ll have the morning free

We’ve taken care of…

Hotel pick-up & drop-off (Cheowlan area) · Long-tail boat · Local English-speaking guide · Drinking water · Insurance

Not included: Khao Sok National Park entrance fee — 340 THB per adult, 170 THB per child, paid in cash at the park. Please bring cash on the day.

Bring

A warm layer · Camera · A love of quiet mornings

Moments From the Morning

You’ll leave with…

The lake at its most still, before the world wakes.

Plan your stay

Every weekday has its own experience — the same one, every week.

Mon & Thu is Life Around Cheowlan. Sun, Wed & Sat is The Khao Sok Way. Tue & Fri is Adventure. The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of runs every day, and Before the World Wakes runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning. Once you know your dates, you already know your week.

Check the weekday

Each weekday always runs the same experience — see the schedule below or open the calendar for exact dates.

Pick your days

Tap the dates that fit your trip. Stay a few days and you’ll naturally see several different experiences.

We pick you up

Stay in one place for your whole trip. Hotel pick-up is included every day, in both areas.

The weekly schedule

Mon & Thu

Life Around Cheowlan — Cheowlan, afternoon

Sun, Wed & Sat

The Khao Sok Way — Khao Sok, afternoon

Tue & Fri

The Khao Sok Adventure Worth Taking — Khao Sok, full day

Two standing add-ons run alongside the weekly schedule: The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of, every day, and Before the World Wakes, Friday to Sunday mornings. Message us to add either to your stay — just not both on the same day, since they're both boat mornings on the same water.

Khao Sok or Cheowlan? Two worlds, one park

Most travellers don’t realise these are two different places until they arrive. Khao Sok is the jungle river town — cafés, night market, limestone cliffs above the rooftops. Cheowlan is the lake — raft houses floating on green water, reached only by boat. They sit about an hour apart, and you don’t need to choose both: stay in one, and we collect you from your hotel for every experience.

≈ 1 hour a scenic drive, not a transfer KHAO SOK the jungle river town Khao Sok village & night market National Park entrance Riverside stays under the cliffs CHEOWLAN the lake Ratchaprapha pier Floating raft houses Emerald water & limestone towers Hotel pick-up included in both zones, every experience · illustrative map, not to scale

If you sleep in Khao Sok

You wake in a town that lives along a river — walk to breakfast, cliffs overhead, jungle at the edge of everything. Evenings have cafés, a night market, other travellers to talk to.

Feels like: a small town wrapped in rainforest.
Best if you like having life outside your door.

If you sleep on Cheowlan

You sleep on the water itself — a raft house that moves gently all night, mountains rising straight out of the lake, stars with no town light anywhere. Mornings start with mist instead of traffic.

Feels like: the edge of the world, in a good way.
Best if you came for quiet and the water.

Whichever you choose, every experience collects you from your hotel — the only one that asks where you sleep is Before the World Wakes, our dawn boat, which is for guests staying on the Cheowlan side. And when a day takes you across to the other zone, the hour in between is part of it: limestone walls, rubber plantations, fruit stands, the road unwinding between two different worlds.

Getting here

The journey here is the first chapter.

Wherever you’re coming from — an island ferry, a beach town, a red-eye into Surat Thani — we’ll have a driver waiting with your name. Private vehicle, air-conditioned, no shared stops. The road in passes limestone walls, rubber plantations and fruit stands; most guests say it’s when Thailand starts to slow down.

From Surat Thani & the islands

Surat Thani Airport (URT)≈ 1.5–2 hrsCar 1,300Van 2,400Request
Surat Thani Train Station (Phun Phin)≈ 2 hrsCar 1,300Van 2,400Request
Surat Thani Town≈ 2 hrsCar 1,600Van 2,900Request
Donsak Ferry Pier (from Samui · Phangan · Tao)≈ 2.5 hrsCar 2,600Van 4,200Request
Khanom≈ 2.5 hrsCar 3,000Van 4,500Request
Chaiya≈ 2 hrsCar 2,000Van 4,200Request

From the west coast

Khao Lak≈ 1–1.5 hrsCar 2,900Van 4,200Request
Kuraburi≈ 1.5 hrsCar 2,600Van 4,900Request
Phang Nga Town≈ 1.5–2 hrsCar 3,300Van 3,500Request
Phuket Airport (HKT)≈ 2.5 hrsCar 3,600Van 5,200Request
Phuket Town≈ 3 hrsCar 3,900Van 5,900Request
Patong Beach≈ 3 hrsCar 4,200Van 5,900Request
Kata & Karon Beach≈ 3 hrsCar 4,200Van 6,200Request

Further afield

Krabi Town · Ao Nang≈ 2.5–3 hrsCar 2,600Van 4,200Request
Lanta Pier≈ 4 hrsCar 3,900Van 6,500Request
Koh Lanta (on-island drop-off, via car ferry)≈ 4.5 hrsCar 4,600Van ask usRequest
Pak Nam Pier, Chumphon≈ 3.5 hrsCar 3,900Van 6,900Request
Ranong≈ 3.5 hrsCar 3,900Van 7,200Request

Between the two zones

Khao Sok ↔ Cheowlan ≈ 1 hr · the scenic road between the two worldsCar 1,300Van 2,400Request

Prices are per private vehicle, one way — not per person — in THB, to either the Khao Sok or Cheowlan side, whichever you’re staying on. The car seats up to 4 guests; the van seats up to 12 with luggage — the more of you there are, the less it costs each. Please book at least a day ahead, and earlier for dawn or late-night arrivals.

The Calendar

A fixed weekly schedule. Find the days that fit your trip.

August 2026

Build your journey

Pick as many days as you like. The weekday tells you the experience.

LicensedTAT tour operator licence 44/00518
Group size2–15 travellers · minimum 2 per booking · minimum age 5
If it rainsWe still go. Khao Sok is a rainforest — we'll tell you what changes.
CancellationFree 10+ days before · 50% at 3–9 days
LifeMon & Thu · Cheowlan
The WaySun, Wed & Sat · Khao Sok
AdventureTue & Fri · Khao Sok
Cheowlan area Khao Sok area Dawn add-on that morning (Fri–Sun) Dreams add-on available every day

Screenshot the month. Send it to whoever you're travelling with.

Before you go

You choose the journey. We'll take care of the day.

Is hotel pick-up included?

Yes. Round-trip, from your hotel door. Send us the hotel name after booking.

How does the weekly schedule work?

Three experiences run on fixed weekdays — the same weekday always runs the same experience, every week. The Cheowlan Everyone Dreams Of runs every day, and Before the World Wakes runs Friday to Sunday mornings. Check the calendar for exact dates.

Do I have to stay several days?

Not at all. Book a single day, or as many as you like. Most guests stay two to four days to see more of Cheowlan and Khao Sok.

What's included?

Hotel transfers, local English-speaking guide, activities and equipment, meals as listed, drinking water, and insurance. National Park entrance fees are not included — 340 THB per adult and 170 THB per child, paid in cash at the park on experiences that enter Khao Sok National Park (Dreams, Adventure and Dawn).

Is it good for kids?

The minimum age is 5, children aged 5–11 pay the child rate, and under-18s travel with an adult. Tell us their ages before you book and we'll point you to the experiences that suit them best.

What happens after I book?

Within 24 hours we send your hotel pick-up time, your guide's name and number, and what to pack. A human answers that number.

Our boat · Cheow Lan Lake

Book your journey

We'll take care of the day.

Transport, local guides, meals, park fees, equipment, and everything in between — already arranged. From the moment we collect you to the moment we drop you back, there is nothing for you to organise.

Meeting point

We collect you from your hotel.
Pick-up time confirmed by email
after you book.

Getting there

Bangkok → Surat Thani, 1h10 by air.
Airport to pier, 90 minutes.
We'll send a driver if you ask.

Talk to us

+66 98 456 9049

Phone & WhatsApp, same number
cheowlanuntold@gmail.com

Book your journey