(NOTE: This trip can both begin and end at Krabi International Airport, but it saves a lot of driving time to start in Pathlalung Train Station and end in Krabi)

• Following our group pick up we head straight for Thale Noi, a fresh water wetland that drains into the huge lagoons on the Gulf of Thailand. This is a RAMSAR Site, one of the world’s most important wetlands for waterfowl species. Thale Noi also boasts the largest display of water lilies and lotus flowers in Asia.
  
  
• As we glide through the blossoms, reeds and rushes in small long tail boats, we will marvel at the abundance of birds – thousands of ducks, pygmy geese, herons, egrets, bitterns, purple swamp hens, jacanas, water hens, swiftlets, Bhraminy kites and many other species, It’s an amazing experience!

• From Thale Noi we drive across the Thai Peninsula to the Andaman Sea side, stopping high in the mountains to picnic at a majestic waterfall. The short hike through the rainforest to Tone Tok Waterfall will provide students with lessons in forest ecology, but the real thrill is in reaching the falls.
  
  
• Plunging hundreds of feet down a sheer granite slope, Tone Tok is both stunning to behold and a great place to get us into the true spirit of our “wet, wild and wonderful weekend”. Students can slide down slick rock into a large pool at the base of the falls and marvel at the mosses, ferns and camouflaged frogs that thrive in this micro clime of perpetual mist.
  
  
• Time permitting; we’ll explore the invertebrate life of the creek below the waterfall. The forest the river issues from is a wildlife sanctuary and home to Thailand’s last forest dwellers, the Mani – a people whose lives have changed little since the Stone Age.
  
  
• From Tone Tok we descend down to the Andaman Sea coast, hopefully arriving at Pak Meng Beach Resort in time to witness a spectacular sunset. Pak Meng is our home for two nights – a lovely complex, backed by mangrove forests and facing the sea. The food here is superb and there are large grounds for group fun activities.