HDY 02
Day 01: Bangkok – Satun (D)
Arrive in Satun.
Afterwards visit Phu Pha Phet Cave, the largest cave in Thailand and the fourth rank in the world. The space inside the cave has more than 80,000 square meters divided into almost 20 rooms with a wooden bridge as the passageway throughout the cave and installed lights. The stalagmite perched on condensation when exposed to light will sparkle like a diamond.
Continue La-ngu town to check-in at the hotel for overnight accommodations.
Dinner will be served at the local restaurant.
Day 02: Satun (B/L/-)
Breakfast in the hotel before visiting the main attractions.
Ride by longtail boat at Pakbara Pierto Khao Yao Island which belongs to the Mu Koh Phetra National Park. Cruise through turquoise waters with stunning coral reefs and marine creatures.
Make the first stop at Ao Fossil on Koh Lin Te. Hike along the jungle trail to the viewpoint where you can spot many Paleozoic fossils of marine animals. Enjoy a spectacular view of the surrounding islands and make a selfie in front of a rock hole in a heart shape.
Continue by boat along the coastline of Koh Khao Yai and stop at a private beach for lunch.
Then it's time to explore the abundance of the pristine nature of this island on a sit-on-top kayak. The highlight of this eco tour is a stop at Prasat Hin Pan Yod. It's like a natural fortress with an open roof. You can only enter the sinkhole by kayak through rock archways. Once inside, you feel like in a castle with thousands of peaks surrounding you. On the way back to the pier you can admire a long stretch of sandbars at Talay Waek.
Return to the hotel for overnight accommodations.
Day 03: Satun (B/L/D)
Breakfast in the hotel.
First visit will be Khao To Ngai.A bridge spanning time runs around Khao To Ngai on the ocean’s edge. You can take a walk to the seam connecting two different prehistoric periods.
Continue the journey to Thungwa Ancient Elephant Museum. The exhibition hall is comprised of presentations on Thai elephants, history, lifestyles and Satun local traditions and cultures. Fossil elephants and other fossils are also displayed in the museum.
Lunch Box will be served before visiting in Le Stegodon Cave.
Le Stegodon Cave is a cave in the elongated limestone mountain ranges that is characterized as a tunnel inside the mountain with a 4-kilometres distance extending from the cave’s mouth to the end that takes about 2-3 hours touring. Inside the cave full of stalactites and stalagmites and were found elephant and rhino fossils from the Pleistocene Era, especially, elephants in the Stegodon family that the cave’s name comes from. For sightseeing, visitors are required to kayak to the end of the tunnel and change to take a motorboat to get off at the Ban Tha Oi Pier.
Check-in at the local resort for overnight accommodations.
Dinner will be served at the local restaurant.
Day 04: Goodbye Satun (B/L/-)
Breakfast in the local resort.
Visit Khlong Lam Lon Rafting. It is more exciting to do rafting through 16 rapids in total by a kayak rather than an inflatable boat, as the overall difficulty of rapids is at the Level easy to hard. You will enjoy the ultimate peaceful nature along the way the crystal-clear water, numerous wild orchids. In the nearby area you can see lifestyles of the local people by the canal as well as the Sagai Tribe.They still live their traditional life. Most Sakai people will not settle permanently, often migrating, and live life with nature by using banana or rattan leaves as their bed or a roof, finding taro and yam, and hunting animals like musk, monkey, lemur, or squirrel for food. Let’s see the truly and simple traditional way of life.
Lunch at the local restaurant.
Transfer to Hatyai International Airport.
