Cheow Lan Lake Sunrise Boat Tour

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2 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

There is a version of Cheow Lan Lake most visitors never see, because it happens before breakfast. The mist is still on the water, the cliffs are shapes before they are colours, and the only engine out there is yours.

Most sunrise views of this lake come from sleeping in a floating bungalow. This one runs as its own two hour departure from the Cheowlan side, so you sleep on land and still get the light.

You go out to the Three Brothers, the three limestone peaks that stand together like an arrangement, while the light is still arriving and nothing else is moving on the water. Then a stop at a raft house to feed the fish, a small and slightly ridiculous pleasure that people remember. By 08:30 you are back at the pier, in time for breakfast, with the day untouched.

It is early, it is dark, and it will be cool on the water before the sun is properly up. Bring a light layer. Coffee happens after, not before.

What's Included

Drinking water
Local English-speaking guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off for guests staying on the Cheowlan side of the lake, around 06:00.
Insurance
Khao Sok National Park entrance fee - included in the price, nothing to pay at the gate
Wooden longtail boat with local driver
Breakfast
Guests in Khao Sok town meet us at Ratchaprapha Dam Pier at 06:20.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Pickup around 06:00 from accommodation on the Cheowlan side (the village beside the dam, about ten minutes from the pier). Everyone else meets us at Ratchaprapha Dam Pier at 06:20. From Khao Sok town the drive is about 45 minutes, so plan to leave by 05:30.

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Meeting point

Ratchaprapha Dam Pier, Ban Ta Khun - the public boat pier at the dam. Your guide meets you at the pier entrance at 06:20.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
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    Cheow Lan Dam

    The boat leaves from the pier at Cheow Lan (Ratchaprapha) Dam at 06:30 and returns here by 08:30. Meet at the pier at 06:20, go through the park ticket booth together, and step straight onto the wooden longtail boat.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket included
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    Khao Sok National Park

    Two hours inside Khao Sok National Park on Cheow Lan Lake at first light, in a wooden longtail boat: the open lake with the mist still on it, the Three Brothers limestone peaks before any other boat arrives, and a stop at a floating raft house to feed the fish. 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 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The Khao Sok National Park entrance fee is included in your price; there is nothing to pay at the gate
  • Bring a light layer for the dark start, and a camera
  • Two hours is the window: by nine the mist lifts and the light flattens out
  • Minimum age 5. Child rate applies to ages 5-11. Under-18s must travel with an adult
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Tags

Nature and Wildlife Tours
Private and Luxury
Water Tours
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

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

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