From Bangkok to Khao Sok

Jour 1

Bangkok - Damnern Saduak - Kanchanaburi (Lunch)
Depart Bangkok early in the morning to Damner Saduak Pier in Ratchaburi Province, home to one of Asia's most vibrant and colorful floating markets. Here, you can admire hundreds of traditional "sampans" (boats) laden with fruit, vegetables, and other produce, and people shopping as if at a local market. We continue by minibus to Kanchanaburi, the city of the Bridge on the River Kwai, whose construction by Allied prisoners during World War II was the subject of a famous film that made it famous worldwide. Afterward, we board a train for a short ride along the famous Death Railway. Lunch at a traditional restaurant.

Jour 2

Kanchanaburi - Bangkok - Train for Surat Thani (Breakfast, Lunch)
We depart to visit Hellfire Pass, a cut in a mountain to allow for a railway, dug by hand by Allied prisoners. We continue to visit Prasat Mueang Sing, the ruins of a city that was part of the Khmer Empire in the 12th century. Return to Bangkok is scheduled for the early afternoon. Lunch at a traditional restaurant Transfer to the hotel.

Jour 3

Surat Thani - Khao Sok (Breakfast, Lunch)
Transfer to the airport. LOW-COST flight (including 20 kg baggage allowance) from Bangkok to Surathani. Departure for Khao Sok, along the way we'll stop to see the Suratthani Pagoda, where, according to legend, Buddha's relics are kept. We'll spend the day in one of the most beautiful natural paradises in Thailand and Asia, including the scenic area known as the "Gaulin of Thailand" for its gigantic sea stacks that rise into the sky, reminiscent of the mountains of the famous Chinese resort. Thousands of years ago, this route was an important trade route between India and China. Khao Sok is part of the largest rainforest area in southern Thailand, a journey into pure nature. Lunch at a traditional floating restaurant. After lunch, the day will begin with an exciting 4-hour cruise aboard a longtail boat. We'll sail among the striking sea stacks and mountains covered in virgin forest in a surreal setting. A 30-minute walk through the rainforest will lead us to a cave where coral flowers adorn the walls. A refreshing dip in the lake will round out the intense day. In the evening, we'll reach the evocative Cliff River Jungle resort, nestled in a valley of evergreen forest.

Jour 4

Khao Sok (Breakfast)
Transfer to the airport Surat Thani.