Top Khao Lak Volunteer Tours

Check out the magic of Cheow Larn Lake in Khao Sok National Park on this small group day tour from Khao Lak. You’ll see limestone mountains, Emerald Pool, Diamond Cave, and take a long-tailed boat ride, too. All the details will be arranged for you, including hotel pickup, lunch, your guide, and entrance fees, so you don’t need to hassle over any logistics.

Made famous by the James Bond movie, “The Man with the Golden Gun,” James Bond Island is one of the most popular islands in Phang Nga Bay. Travel by boat from Khao Lak and spend the day exploring James Bond and other nearby islands. Includes sea canoeing, lunch at Koh Panyi floating village, and a stop at Suwan Khuha Cave Temple.

Spend some hours immersed in Khao Lak’s lush nature as you embark on this bamboo rafting and turtle tour. Join a small group and float along the river on a bamboo raft, taking in the sights. Then, visit the sea turtle conservation center to learn about the local conservation efforts. Finally, end your day with a visit to Ton Pling Waterfall where you can swim in the refreshing waters.

Discover three of Phang Nga’s most beautiful temples on a small-group tour and learn more about Thai culture. Visit the Dragon Cave Temple, which has a Hindu influence and features local herbal medicine made by monks, the Bang Rieng Pagoda, which combines Chinese, Jedi, and Thai influences, and Manisii Maha Tat Temple, home to the massive black statue of the monk Por Than Klai. This package also includes a lunch.

This Award-Winning Tour is the perfect opportunity to spend a day experiencing the lives of local people. Leaving from our pier in a small local village, we cruise out on our comfortable longtail boat around the edge of the mangroves. Soon we arrive at the ancient village of Tha Din Deang. When we arrive the village elders will be waiting to welcome you to their home. Join them as they take you kayaking into the mangroves in search of wildlife. After some time kayaking, it is time to return to the pier and get hands on. The villagers will help you create unique masterpieces, using traditional tie-dye techniques. The dyes you use are naturally made by boiling tree bark. While you are waiting for your creations to dry, there is plenty of time to enjoy a delicious local style lunch together. After lunch, the villagers will show you how their ancestors would pan for tin in the nearby creeks and rivers. It is then time to say goodbye to your new friends and head over to the beach.

START LATE TO AVOID CROWDS! The James Bond Island is perhaps one of the most famous sights in Southern Thailand. Ever since Roger Moore filmed on the island in the early 1970s, tourists have flocked to witness first-hand impressive rock formations and to re-live some of their favorite scenes amongst the beautiful back drop of Phang Nga Bay. - Leave from your hotel in a comfortable minibus and take a scenic drive into Phang Nga valley. - Visit one of the most famous cave temples in Phang Nga. - Leave Phang Nga town with a traditional longtail boat and out through one of the largest native mangrove forests in Thailand. - Cruise through the caves and beautiful limestone mountains that make up Phang Nga Bay. - Stop for a walk and a swim at the famous James Bond Island. - Take a stroll around the stilted fishing village and enjoy a delicious dinner overlooking the bay. - Cruise back to the pier as the sun sets over the bay and return to your hotel.

This small-group tour offers a rich introduction to Thai culture through visits to three different Buddhist temples in Phang Nga province. You’ll visit the Dragon Cave Temple, carved into a natural limestone rock formation, the mountaintop Bang Rieng Temple, and the Cave Temple (Wat Suwan Khuha) with its massive, reclining golden Buddha statue. In between stops, you’ll enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

Explore Khao Sok National Park on a small-group tour from Khao Lak that includes a jungle trek and bamboo rafting trip. Traveling with a small group means you’ll move more quietly through the ancient rainforest, with a better chance of spotting wildlife as you hike, float, and relax by the edge of the river.