Southern Thailand Luxury Holiday

Fly from Auckland to Singapore with Singapore Airlines. (Other flight options are available - just ask us).

Fly from Singapore to Phuket with Singapore Airlines.

On arrival in Phuket you will be met and transferred to your hotel by private car.

Enjoy the day at leisure.

Enjoy the day at leisure.

Enjoy the day at leisure.

Enjoy the day at leisure.

 You will be met at your hotel by a representative from Elephant Hills for the journey to Khao Sok National Park.

On arrival at Elephant Hills Camp, buffet lunch is served at 12:00pm, with a variety of Thai dishes to sample.

After lunch you can relax during a jungle river canoe trip down the Sok River. The canoes are very stable and safe; life jackets are provided as well as a local river guide to paddle the canoe.

Drift along the jungle river passing Limestone Mountains and cliffs covered with exotic tropical vegetation.

Sometimes hornbills can be seen flying high overhead or reptiles basking in the sun on the riverbanks. From the canoe you can experience some of the last areas of primary rainforest, a world that has changed little in tens of thousands of years.

Get out of the canoe and head over to the elephant park where you can see, touch and learn about the life of Thai elephants and about the Elephant Hills elephant conservation project.

Your guide will also teach you about the mahout, the elephant caretaker. You'll get very close to and even get your hands on these magnificent animals, with the chance to interact with them and learn the secrets of their mahouts.

You'll prepare and feed them one of their daily meals, including their dietary supplements that help with their digestion and their overall well-being, then watch them bathe before you scrub and wash them clean.

After the Elephant Experience, check-in to your luxury tent. Relax and enjoy the panoramic views of the surrounding jungle-covered mountains.

A wide selection of cocktails, wines and spirits is available at the “Jungle explorer’s club bar”. Optional evening entertainment includes a movie presentation, a traditional Thai dance performance from local school children and a cooking demonstration, where you learn how to properly prepare Thai specialties.

Dinner is served at 8 pm.

Spend the night in your luxury safari tent with a comfortable bed, reading lights, hot water and a western-style toilet - some real luxury so close to the heart of the rainforest!

Wake up to the sounds of gibbons calling in the valley and birds calling from the bushes next to the tent.

Today explore Cheow Larn Lake by local long-tail boat. Cruise across emerald waters passing towering rainforest covered Limestone Mountains to the ‘Guilinof Southern Thailand’.

This combined with a myriad of other species hidden in the rainforest-covered hills make it one of the most unique and important areas of rainforest in South East Asia.

The scenery has been compared to Guilin in China and Halong Bay in Vietnam. Few people know of the lake and even fewer have visited it. There are more than one hundred islands in the lake and it stretches over 60 km from North to South.

In the 70’s the area was a hide-out for communists and students opposing the military dictatorship, which helped to preserve the area’s unique environment as it was spared from urbanization.

You can enjoy the spectacular scenery from the boat and will have time to dip into the lake’s emerald water. Please bring your swimwear; towels are provided at the local raft house, where you will stop over for lunch and relaxation.

Enjoy lunch and some free time at Elephant Hills Rainforest Camp with the chance to enjoy some kayaking on the lake.

In the afternoon enjoy a trek through the jungle which is a great chance to discover the rainforest at close hand.

Birds such as the hornbill live high up above, gibbons can often be heard calling to their mates, a macaque or a leaf monkey may be swinging through the branches, beautiful butterflies buzz around – every day is different.

Return to the Camp with the rest of the day to relax. Dinner is served under the stars.

After breakfast your guide will invite you to join in on a guided canoe safari into the little channels and side arms of Cheow-Larn-Lake.

Take one of the kayaks and start scanning the tree tops for lazy hornbill birds or energetic primates. You will find yourself in heart of the rainforest on a silent adventure – it's a superb experience.

Enjoy lunch at the Floating Camp before transferring to your next resort.

Enjoy the day at leisure.

Enjoy the day at leisure.

Enjoy the day at leisure.

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport by shared resort speedboat and  private car.

Fly from Phuket to Singapore with Singapore Airlines.

Fly from Singapore to Auckland with Singapore Airlines.

Arrive back in New Zealand.