Bamboo Rafting, ATV Riding en Jungle Tour vanuit Phuket

1) The bamboo rafting was excellent and my favourite part of this tour. When we arrived, they ground coffee beans and served fresh coffee in little bamboo cups (which you can keep). The trip on the bamboo raft down the stream was very relaxing and tranquil. If you are sitting in the back of the raft your butt will definitely get wet, and if you are wearing pants then your pant legs will definitely get wet as well. 2) The sea turtle conservation was a nice stop, although not really necessary for this tour. We were left on our own to talk to the staff there and learn about the conservation. 3) We were given lunch at the ATV site. With a quick lesson on how to stop-and-go on our ATVs we were off! The trail is very short and not very far into the jungle. I felt like they had a lot of terrain that they could have used but did not - a bit of a let down in that aspect. After the ATV'ing, they will sell you pictures (you receive them via Airdrop) and a video that they put together which highlights you specifically. 4) Waterfall park: a beautiful park/green space. The highlight is a small waterfall that you can swim in (it's about 5 minutes into the trail). The park itself goes a lot further but you don't have time to really explore this. 5) The cave temple was a nice stop. However there wasn't much time to explore the cave in depth and there's no park attendant there to tell you about the history. And although it wasn't part of the booking we opted for, you CAN book an elephant ride with this tour; however, I wouldn't suggest it. The elephant's are kept by the side of a road and don't seem to be well treated. We saw shackles on their feet, caretakers with sharp, spear-looking sticks, and one elephant in particular looked as though his legs had been slashed at some point. Overall: great tour, they let you sample a variety of activities, but it is a long and tiring day so be prepared for that.

This was a really good tour. The bamboo raft was beautiful, peaceful and interesting. We saw a few snakes up in trees. The coconut pudding thingy after the raft was delicious. The turtle conservation park was really neat. So. Many. Turtles. Trying out ATVs for the first time was terrifying but really fun. My biggest criticism is that we didn't spend nearly enough time at Monkey Cave and that was the BEST PART. It was our last stop and it felt super rushed. I would have skipped the waterfall if it meant getting to spend more time feeding monkeys. Also, if you take this tour, make sure to ask the guide how much time you have at each stop. After the ATVs, there was a bit of a jungle trek but nobody told us how long we had to explore. They just pointed in the direction of the path. We spent about 15 minutes wandering -- it was beautiful l, by the way -- but when we got back, the tour had left us! We caught up with them at the next stop but still.

Arm. Onethische behandeling van olifanten! Bestuurder te laat. Raften - we moesten halverwege stoppen terwijl onze gids iemand hielp die zijn vlot twee keer had gebroken - vertraagde de rest van onze rit met 1 uur. Ik heb 7 uur na de eerste afhaling geluncht. Ging naar verschillende andere plaatsen die niet deel uitmaakten van onze excursie, zodat anderen in de groep hun excursies konden doen (niet geadverteerd dat andere excursies met je mee reden en dat je je tijd zou moeten besteden aan het gaan naar andere plaatsen en wachten tot hun excursies beginnen en eindigen. Minibus kreeg lekke band. Begon te regenen en ging naar apen. Je moest toen eten voor ze kopen. Een excursie van 8 uur veranderde in een dag van bijna 13 uur. Onze plannen die we die avond hadden gemaakt, gemist vanwege een slechte organisatie van deze dag. Nooit de jungletocht gedaan. ATV's waren vervallen. Storende volwassenen die zich gedroegen als wilde verwende snotapen op ATV's zorgden ervoor dat onze gids ons minstens 40 keer stopte in een rit van 30 minuten. Kies alsjeblieft iets anders dan dit. De olifanten waar we naartoe werden gebracht zie terwijl iemand een excursie had om er een te berijden achtervolgt me nog steeds. Olifanten hobbelden (kettingen om beide voorpoten waardoor ze konden lopen, achterpoten vastgebonden aan bomen. Ze konden niet schuilen of rondlopen. Ze leken geagiteerd. Handlers raakten de Hun onderbenen met stokken en gebruikte haak om "ze in het gareel te houden". Verschrikkelijk misbruik! ! ! !