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Sri Menora Forest Park.
Located just outside Phang Nga town, this Forest Park is a true beauty. Especially at the end of the raining season this park is worth a multiple visit. Sri Menora Forest Park is a lush green jungle with random small and bigger pools where you can relax and swim. Inbetween the ponds and pools you have small and bigger waterfalls. They refresh the water continiously ! Relaxing in the waterstreams is a true relaxation for the mind and body.
The natural surroundings (all lush jungle) makes it a cool place. You don't need to worry about strong and harsh sunlight. The jungle will protect you ! Sri Menora Forest Park is open year round, but in the hot season (feb-april) there is not to much water in the ponds and pools. The best time to go the park is Oct to Dec. And of course throughout the rainy season. The lush jungle florish and the massive waterstreams are a joy to play !
Lamru National Park
The Lamru National Park is close to Khaolak. Declared national park in 1989, Khao Lak-Lam Ru covers a total area of some 93,750 rai of Amphoe Thai Muang, Amphoe Ka Pong, Amphoe Ta Kua Pa, and Amphoe Muang and consists of the following attraction(s):
Lam Ru Waterfall
A 5-tiered yearlong waterfall on Kradai Range, Lam Ru Waterfall is accessible by a branch road from the Highway No. 4090 via Amphoe Ka Pong with a 1-kilometer turn to the falls.
Some elephant camps offer elephant treks to the waterfall and there is also a small temple, worth a visit. On the seaside, at the end of Khaolak you can enter the seaside of the National Park. There are various hiking trails and there is a small but clean and pristine beach. Good for swimming and relaxing. The rochs arround offer some adventure. You can climb over them and go arround the tree line. When you walk over the hiking trails, you might spot a good photo opportunity to see the clear blue/turqouise sea seen from the lush jungle of Lamru National Park.
Khaosok National Park.
Khao Sok National Park in Phang Nga, Thailand is an amazing place. It is covered by the oldest evergreen rainforest in the world, huge limestone mountains shooting straight up in the air, deep valleys, breathtaking lakes, exciting caves, wild animals and much more. . Khao Sok is a fantastic place to go on vacation. Elephant trekking, trekking on foot, canoeing and jeep safaris are all possible activities, which will give you the experience of a lifetime. Khao Sok is perfectly situated on the mainland between Phuket, Krabi, Khao Lak and Koh Samui, the most popular destinations in southern Thailand.
Experience the feeling of riding an Elephant through a hidden valley surrounded by rainforest and mountains, learn about elephants and how to care for them, you can feed and touch them as well! Canoe down the Sok river, sit back and watch the panoramic views of nature and the jungle pass by as you are paddled down stream. Stay overnight at Earthlodge, our jungle style resort close to the rainforest. Experience a night on a floating raft house at Cheow Lan Lake in the center of the jungle. At over 160 square kilometers the lake is reminiscent of Guilin China. Limestone cliffs and mountains rise and drop from the water to a height of 900 meters!! Stay overnight on one of the floating raft houses and wake to the sounds of the jungle. After breakfast trek through one of the many trails criss crossing the national park, a stunningly beautiful escape to nature!!
Thai Muang National Park is located in the Thai Muang Sanitary area. The 13-kilometre long beach has fine white sand and runs along the Highway. The area is blessed with crystal clear water. At the end of the beach there is a rocky area called Khao Nayak. This area is good for relaxing and swimming in the clear sea.
The recommended time to visit is between November and February. Sea turtles come to lay their eggs on the shore, thus creating a tradition of walking on the beach to watch turtles lay their eggs on a moonlit night. 70% of Thai Muang National Park is mangroves forest and a birth place formany sealife. The mangroves are beautiful. Take a kayak tour and explore the mangroves yourselves.
Lampi Waterfall is located not far from Thai Muang. The 6 stage waterfall runs year round, though in low season there is plenty of water.
Tonprai Waterfall is an impressive waterfall. Big and high with a powerfull waterstream. Also year round water. Visit this waterfall at the end of the raining season. A jungle hike of 1 km is part of visiting the waterfall. The trail is slippery in rainy season so be carefull. The trail is parallel to the waterstream.
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