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Chiaw Lan Lake: on route between Surat Thani and Phuket

 

Imagine that you’re onboard a time machine that’s going to take you 130 million years back to the earths evolution. Here you’ll begin a journey among some of this planets most unique limestone formations. Back then, these mountains were part of an ancient sea, where corals formed mile thick lime sediment on the sea floor. 50 million years of increasing pressure transformed the soft lime into hard rock.

 

At the same time the earth’s continental plates started to shift towards each other, hence rising whole mountain chains from what used to be sea floor.

 

The new-formed mountains began to crack, allowing melting water from the end of the ice ages, to erode the rock. The softer parts were washed away forming huge crevices and caves.

 

This process is still going on with every drop of rainwater, releasing microscopical pieces of limestone onto the ever-growing stalagmites and stalactites. These in turn form the most amazing sculpture like structures.

 

Today there’re more than a hundred beautiful islands on the Chiaw Lan Lake.The lake is surrounded by Khao Sok National Park and together they are forming a wildlife sanctuary, that is one of the most exciting original rainforest habitats in all of Thailand. Here still roam big mammals, like elephants and tigers as well as leopards, bears and wild boars. It’s also home to numerous species of monkeys and gibbon apes. Here they still haven’t felt the heavy pressure from man. The 738 km 2 area reaches an altitude of almost 1000m above sea level and it’s common to see several species of hornbill, kingfishers and paradise birds.

 

WKT 001 Khao Sok National Park 3n-4d

 

Activity Program on Phuket Island

 

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