On 29/01/2012 10:39 AM, Alex Kutt wrote:
Can anyone recommend tours and guiders in Thailand. There are a few on the
web - for example Thailand Bird Watching (Tony Eagle Eye) - that seem
reasonable. I want a budget trip, staying in local homestay type accom.
Happy to rough it as it is more fun that way. Any advice most appreciated.
Alex,
My family enjoyed a couple of days at Khao Sok National Park and a night
on bamboo rafts on Chieow Laan Lake. This is down Phuket way. The
"treehouses" at Khao Sok were very relaxing. The bamboo rafts on Chieow
Laan Lake are pretty simple, and the food was nothing to write home
about but it was pretty cool to wake up and hear/see the gibbons in the
trees nearby and the scenery is spectacular. Worth considering for a
couple of quite days R&R. I had planned to do some birding locally
while the family bludged, but I was carrying an ankle injury and I
didn't want to go charging off into the jungle.
We booked through a local (Thai based) operator - Kris Gardener of
Limestone Lake Rainforest Tours http://limestonelaketours.com/. VERY
satisfied with the service. She also arranged a connection from Surat
Thani railway station at the beginning and on to Phuket at the end. You
can do it by local bus, but I didn't trust above-mentioned ankle.
David
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