点评:Okay, I have a lot to say about our visit to Khao Sok National Park. Bottom line, it is beautiful and worth seeing. I had a very hard time figuring everything out though so I hope this helps shed some light for others. We flew into Surat Thani Airport. Our next stop after the park is Koh Samui. I didn't know about the Ferry that you can take from Surat Thani to Koh Samui so that was never considered. We used the app 12Go to help us secure transportation. I was not able to ask our "hotel" for input as they had no email, WhatsApp or any way to reach them except a phone number that no one answered. So we hired a taxi thru 12GO and paid $51 USD. The ride was only about 45 minutes which was great because it was quoted about 1.5 hours. I asked for the drivers WhatsApp which was helpful because we ended up using them again directly for our ride out of the park which saved us going thru 12Go and their uncharge. I wasn't sure how we would get to the lake once we got to our 'resort' so I booked a resort that was was only about 2km from the lake. When we got there they ended up having a scooter that we rented for 48 hours for 600 Baht (approx $18). Before we flew to Surat Thani I was trying to find a tour that would take us on a long tail boat to the lake. I looked here on Trip Adviser and also on Get your guide which is where I ended up booking thru. I thought it was very expensive $177 for the two of us for 4 hours but other things were showing as sold out (on get your guide) so I was worried. When we arrived at our 'resort' they showed us that we could book the same tour thru them for $85. I tried to cancel the booking thru get your guide but I was outside the cancelation window. it turns out the tour was not the same.. theirs was 6 hours and ours was 4 hours but we talked to some people who did the tour thru the resort and they said it included a "trek" into the jungle but that it was very short - like 5 minutes. The big difference is that ours was a private tour so just me and my husband on the boat where other boats were full of people. So, that was kind of nice honestly. When you arrive at the pier it is a bit confusing there. some tours pick you up and so that might be easier. We rode our scooter, parked in the lot and then we had a little time to get some breakfast. I asked several people where we go to meet our guide but no one really speaks english. Then we had to pay 360 Baht per person for park entrance. We think there is a scam going on here. Our guide (from Discover Thailand) took us into a booth which looked like a little store and she sold some food and we paid her. then our tickets were handed to our guide and she walked us down onto the pier where we met our captain. When she haded the tickets to the entrance fee guide he was supposed to stamp them but he just kind of discreetly handed them back to her. So we are pretty sure they just pocket the money (~$20USD) there was a ticket booth there as well where other people were buying the tickets so if you see this happen I would try to buy tickets from the booth and good luck if you only speak english. So we got on the boat and rode across the lake for about 45 minutes then our captain took us to a cave which was pretty quick in and out and lots of people. Then we rode some more to arrive at a spot where they had the floating pavilions and a lunch spot, kayaks and a roped in area where you could swim. The water was absolutely amazing. So clear and warm. I loved it but you have to stay in this one little area... We were there for probably an hour then we headed out and we went past the famous 3 brothers formations and then he showed us a tree high on a hill where the large fruit bats roost. It was beautiful back in this alcove so I asked if we could swim there and it was a hard no. It seems no private boats are allowed on the lake, only tourism boats and there are rules. I hope this is helpful.
翻译:好吧,关于我们参观考索国家公园,我有很多话要说。总之,它很美,值得一看。不过,我花了很长时间才弄清楚一切,所以我希望这能为其他人提供一些启示。我们飞抵素叻他尼机场。公园之后,我们的下一站是苏梅岛。我不知道从素叻他尼到苏梅岛可以乘坐渡轮,所以从来没有考虑过。我们使用 12Go 应用程序来帮助我们确保交通。我无法向我们的“酒店”询问信息,因为他们没有电子邮件、WhatsApp 或任何联系他们的方式,除了一个无人接听的电话号码。所以我们通过 12GO 雇了一辆出租车,花了 51 美元。车程只有大约 45 分钟,这很棒,因为报价大约 1.5 小时。我要求司机使用 WhatsApp,这很有帮助,因为我们最终再次直接使用它们来乘车离开公园,这样我们就不用通过 12Go 和他们的免费服务了。我不知道我们到达“度假村”后如何去湖边,所以我预订了一个距离湖边仅 2 公里的度假村。当我们到达那里时,他们提供了一辆摩托车,我们租了 48 小时,花了 600 泰铢(约 18 美元)。在飞往素叻他尼之前,我一直在寻找可以乘坐长尾船游览湖泊的旅游团。我在 Trip Adviser 和 Get your guide 上查找,最后我通过后者预订了行程。我觉得我们两个人 4 个小时要 177 美元,太贵了,但其他项目都显示售罄(在 get your guide 上),所以我很担心。当我们到达“度假村”时,他们告诉我们可以通过他们预订同样的旅游团,价格为 85 美元。我试图通过 get your guide 取消预订,但我不在取消期限内。事实证明,这次旅行并不相同。他们的旅行是 6 小时,我们的是 4 小时,但我们与参加度假村旅行的一些人交谈过,他们说,旅行包括“徒步”进入丛林,但时间很短 - 大约 5 分钟。最大的不同是,我们的旅行是私人旅行,所以船上只有我和我丈夫,而其他船上都挤满了人。所以,说实话,这还不错。当你到达码头时,那里有点混乱。有些旅行团会接你,这样可能会更容易。我们骑着摩托车,停在停车场,然后我们有点时间吃早餐。我问了几个人我们去哪里见我们的导游,但没有人会说英语。然后我们必须支付每人 360 泰铢的公园入场费。我们认为这里有一个骗局。我们的导游(来自 Discover Thailand)带我们去了一个看起来像小商店的摊位,她卖了一些食物,我们付钱给她。然后我们的票交给了导游,她带我们走到码头上,在那里我们遇到了船长。当她把票交给入场费导游时,他本应该在票上盖章,但他只是小心翼翼地把票还给了她。所以我们很确定他们只是把钱(约 20 美元)装进了自己的口袋,那里还有一个售票亭,其他人也在那里买票,所以如果你看到这种情况,我会尝试从售票亭买票,如果你只会说英语,祝你好运。于是我们上了船,穿过湖泊大约 45 分钟,然后船长带我们去了一处洞穴,进出都很快,人也很多。然后我们又坐了一会儿,到达了一个有浮动亭子和午餐点、皮划艇和一个可以游泳的绳索区的地方。水真是太棒了。如此清澈和温暖。我很喜欢,但你必须待在这个小地方……我们在那里待了大概一个小时,然后出发,经过著名的三兄弟岩层,然后他带我们去看山上的一棵树,那里栖息着大果蝠。这个凹室很漂亮,所以我问我们是否可以在那里游泳,结果被拒绝了。似乎湖上不允许私人船只,只允许旅游船只,而且有规定。希望这对你有帮助。