Khao Sok National
Park, in the Surat Thani
province, is often
overlooked by travellers
to Thailand as it isn’t
on the main path of
most island hoppers.
However the park,
which is covered by
the oldest rainforest
in the world, is the
perfect place to chill
out. With some sections
of forest more ancient
than the Amazon and
still untouched by man,
Khao Sok is a nature
photographer’s dream:
lush, green and wild.
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Khao Sok National
Park
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If you’re lucky, you
might find tapir,
elephants, tigers,
gibbons, deer and
many more species
in Khao Sok, which is
said to contain 5% of
the world’s species. If
you’re only there for a
short period, however,
there’s truly nothing
more beautiful than
hiking in the morning,
then sitting in your
cabin during a monsoon,
tasting the fresh, sweet
air and hearing the
sounds of so many
species around you.