Answers to the questions guests ask us on the ground — tours, markets, season, prices. Written by our team in Khao Lak, Phuket and Koh Samui.
Similan, Surin, Khao Sok, Phang Nga, temples, markets: which tours from Khao Lak are worth it, what they cost, which days they run — and how to book on the spot.
The Similan tour from Khao Lak costs ฿4,100 (children ฿3,100), park fees and lunch included, season 15 October to 15 May. Pickup at 5:00, three snorkelling stops, back at 16:00 — everything to know beforehand.
Khao Sok is a 90-minute drive from Khao Lak. The day trip to Cheow Lan Lake runs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and costs ฿4,100 plus a ฿340 park fee — longtail ride, floating restaurant and a canoe on the Sok River.
The Surin Islands have the best snorkelling reefs on the Andaman coast and the village of the Moken. The tour from Khao Lak costs ฿4,300 (children ฿3,500), runs daily from 15 October to 15 May, pickup 5:00, three snorkelling stops, back at 16:00.
Bang Niang Market on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 2 to 10 pm, the Build Market on the days between, the Takua Pa walking street on Sundays: every market day in Khao Lak, what to eat and what it costs.
Three ways into Phang Nga Bay from Khao Lak: by speedboat (daily, ฿4,100, pickup 4:00), by longtail with lunch at the Samet Nangshe viewpoint (฿3,600, from 7:30) or by canoe from a big boat (daily, ฿3,950). Which one suits whom.
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