Itinerary

Meals included: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner

Day 1 Natural Wonder (L,D)

• 08.00 Transfer pickup from Kuraburi town. Along the way, we will stop at some shops to pick up supplies as a gift to your local Moken guide.
• 08.30 Meet your translator at the Kuraburi pier for a pre-trip briefing and then check in, get you snorkeling gear, enjoy dessert with coffee or tea.
• 09.00 Depart for Koh Surin by speedboat (around 1.20 hours)
• 10.20 Arrival Surin island check into your tent at the National Park campsite. Relax, unwind, and enjoy the peaceful beach with its blue waters and white sand.
• 12.00 Enjoy Thai style lunch at the National Park Headquarters.
• 13.00 Meet your local guide and take a long tail boat for a snorkel tour to see the underwater life of the sea gypsies, how they have adapted to living in the water, and why they love it. Watch as your Moken guide spots sea turtles and sharks swimming in the waters.
• 15.30 End your day with your Moken guide and give them the supplies we bought in the morning. We then return to the park headquarters for free time.
• 18.30 Dinner at the park headquarters restaurant.

Overnight: Koh Surin National Park, tents on the beach with bedding provided; electricity from 18:00 pm until 06:00 am in the morning.                          

Day 2 - Life of the Sea Gypsies (B,L,D)

• 08.00 Breakfast at the park headquarters. Meet your local guide and take a long tail boat trip to the Moken village. A tour around the village is an insight into the intricate relationship between the Moken and their surrounding environment. Learn about the brightly colored "Spirit Poles" and Moken homes, built on wooden stilts directly on the beach. Participate in a handicraft workshop and learn the traditional art of Moken weaving. Use forest Pandanus leaves to weave a natural bracelet. Keep it as a souvenir and show off to your friends at home.
• 12.00 Pack Lunch in the village at the Moken house with the Moken local guide and Moken musician.
• 12.45 After lunch enjoy the Moken music at the Moken house. You will get to listen to beautiful songs that tell stories and the history of the Moken people.
• 13.30 Forest hike - your Moken guide will highlight useful plants, including medicinal herbs, edible species, and those used in construction of traditional houseboats. During our hike and to and from the forest, we will pick up any trash that we come across to help keep the environment clean.
• 14.00 Snorkeling - coral reef exploration with Moken guide. Your guide will take you to a wonderland of colorful tropical fish and allow you to witness the impressive Moken swimming techniques. Back at the park headquarters enjoy free time to walk the beach, relax, and enjoy the sunset.
• 18:30 Dinner at the National Park Headquarter.

Overnight: Koh Surin National Park, tents on the beach with bedding provided; electricity generate 6-10 pm.

Day 3 - Moken way of life (B,L)

• 08.00 Breakfast at the park headquarters.
• 09.00 Try your hand at rowing a Moken "rowboat" and re-enacting their method of spear fishing. Reunite with your Moken guide for more snorkeling at a new site or another visit to the village. Snorkeling with your Moken guide if time permits.
• 12.00 Return to the park headquarters to have lunch.
  Pack you belongings and prepare for departure from the island.
  As a nice gesture and surprise, we will leave a gift behind for your Moken guide.
• Depart Koh Surin by speedboat to Kuraburi Pier. Transfer back to Kuraburi town to end your program.

What's Included?

• Transfer to/from Kuraburi town to Kuraburi Pier
• Speed boat round trip with the group.
•  Accommodation tent, camping mat, sleeping bag and pillow. (Bungalow Additional)
•  Activities as mentioned in the itinerary.
• Snorkeling gears
• National Park fee
• Food full board
• English speaking guideTravel insurance
• TAX

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