Khao Sok National Park is probably the most outstanding natural reserve existing in Thailand''s south and among the most exceptional sites to visit in all of South East Asia. About 65.000.000 years ago, when the Hymmalya was formed, the Malay Peninsula separated itself from the mainland and drifted off southwards, far from ices and cold. Khao Sok and the whole region were thus never affected by glaciations.
This is why it is told that this primeval forest is older than those in America and even the Amazonia for it was never affected by glaciations.
The National Park is a huge territory (739 sq km) and features an enormous lake (a dam built in the 1980s), superb mountains, tropical rainforest and absolutely fabulous landscapes with breathtaking sceneries.
At least 2 full days are needed to discover the this region, divided in 2 main attractions: The Lake (Chiao Lan Reservoir) and the National Park itself, sheltering the worldwide famous Rafflesia (biggest flour on earth).
Visitors can observe wildlife e.g. gibbons, tapirs, plenty of birds, including the hornbill and, if very lucky, even wild elephants, leopards and other mammals. Additional activities as tubing, canoeing, elephant
riding can also be arragend.
A visit to Khao Sok is a real must for nature lovers. Infrastructure is somehow basic in the whole