A boatman poles a bamboo raft along a river lined with jungle.

Things to do in Khao Lak, Thailand

What is around the Khao Lak retreat and training: a swimmable waterfall, bamboo river rafting, a long quiet beach, a memorial museum and a day in the jungle inland.

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A boatman poles a bamboo raft along a river lined with jungle.

Around the retreat

Five places, each a click away

Chong Fa Waterfall, the second tier.

Chong Fa Waterfall

A swimmable waterfall inside the national park, five tiers, about a 30-minute walk in.

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A bamboo raft poled along a river.

Bamboo river rafting

A river trip on bamboo rafts.

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A longtail boat at a creek mouth near Bang Niang.

Bang Niang beach walk

Wide, quiet sand with no club noise.

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A fishing boat standing on land at the memorial.

Ban Nam Khem Tsunami Memorial and Museum

A reflective half-day.

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A channel of the Sok River between karst cliffs.

A day at Khao Sok

The jungle counterpart to the coast, about an hour inland.

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Where we practise

Thanks to OceanChild Yoga Studio

Some of the Khao Lak yoga sessions take place at OceanChild Yoga Studio, in Khao Lak. Thank you to the team there.

  @OceanChild.KhaoLak ↗

The Ocean Child logo, white lettering on a brown circle.
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Come to Khao Lak

Two ways to come

Both are in Khao Lak, with Gabe teaching, in groups of 1 to 5.

Khanom Yoga operates under H3 Yoga, a Yoga Alliance Registered School (School ID #85557).

We talk with you first

There is no checkout on this site. You send a short enquiry, Gabe writes back himself, and we talk.

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Chong Fa Waterfall, the second tier.

Chong Fa Waterfall

A swimmable waterfall inside the national park, five tiers, about a 30-minute walk in. It is the waterfall hike on the retreat and on the training.

Photos: Maleewan1wanpen2thai, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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A bamboo raft poled along a river.

Bamboo river rafting

A river trip on bamboo rafts. Gabe knows the operator, and the booking goes through him. It is part of the training. On the retreat, the second-day activity is either the waterfall or the rafting.

Photo 1: Yuval Haimovits, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 2: Telgaa, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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A longtail boat at a creek mouth near Bang Niang.

Bang Niang beach walk

Wide, quiet sand with no club noise. It suits a slow first day.

Photo 1: Bjoertvedt, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 2: Jmex, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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A fishing boat standing on land at the memorial.

Ban Nam Khem Tsunami Memorial and Museum

A reflective half-day. It is a place of history, and it is treated that way.

Photo 3: Stephen Kennedy, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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A channel of the Sok River between karst cliffs.

A day at Khao Sok

The jungle counterpart to the coast, about an hour inland: Sok River kayaking and Wat Tham Phanthurat.

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The Ocean Child logo, white lettering on a brown circle.

OceanChild Yoga Studio

OceanChild Yoga Studio is a yoga studio in Khao Lak. Some of the Khao Lak yoga sessions take place here. Thank you to the team there.

@OceanChild.KhaoLak on Instagram ↗