In November we went on a special Khao Sok tour for four days and three nights. It was with a group of three biologists from Germany and our good friend Santo was the guide. This trip was tailor made as the guests were particularly keen on seeing as much nature as possible – and that they did! Among the animals that they saw were wild pigs, eagles, hornbills, dozens of guar (wild bison,Bos gaurus), langurs, king fishers, snakes and they even got to see a barking deer. In fact this was trip was the first in a long time that guests have been lucky enough to see so much wildlife out and about. The sightings of all those Guars were especially noteworthy and exciting. As far as Khao Sok Activities go, this was turning out to be one of the best. On the first day the group headed for Khao Sok National Park from Khao Lak. With Santo in the lead the 'Nature Team' made their way through Takuapa and along to the National Park in Surrathani. The first day was packed with wildlife, with bison making their first appearance for the trip, hornbills aplenty and some lovely sightings of king fishers. The most fascinating spectacle was the giant bee hives; there were more than 20 of these honey combs nestled high in the trees and they were just ginormous. On the second day on Khao Sok Lake the guests went out on the kayaks for some more nature watching. This is the best way to see the nature undisturbed as you can make your way quietly along the water without scaring off the animals. The guys saw five langurs in the tree tops - that was a very lucky sighting. Of course there were many hornbills and a
In November we went on a special Khao Sok tour for four days and three nights. It was with a group of three biologists from Germany and our good friend Santo was the guide. This trip was tailor made as the guests were particularly keen on seeing as much nature as possible – and that
