Khao Sok-1:
A wonderful opportunity to acquire 26 rai of land ( 1 rai =1,600
sq. meters) next door to the world famous Khao Sok National Park
in Southern Thailand. The price is a very competitive 13 million
baht and could be used to build a resort or a number of
villas/bungalows.
Details of the National Park are:
It is an amazing place and is covered by the oldest evergreen
rainforest in the world, huge limestone mountains shooting
straight up in the air, deep valleys, breathtaking lakes,
exciting caves, wild animals and much more.
Khao Sok is a fantastic place to go on vacation. Elephant
trekking, trekking on foot, canoeing and jeep safaris are all
possible activities, which will give you the experience of a
lifetime. Khao Sok is perfectly situated on the mainland between
Phuket, Krabi, Khao Lak and Koh Samui, the most popular
destinations in southern Thailand.
The National Park covers an area of 739 km2. Thanks to two other
protected areas (Klong Saers and Khlong Nakha) next to Khao Sok
the actual protected area measures almost 4000 km2.
Khao Sok is situated in the south western part of Thailand. It
belongs to the Surat Thani province. The dominant forest is
lowland rainforest and is 160 million years old, which makes it
the oldest rainforest on earth.
Khao Sok is well known for its limestone mountains. The highest
limestone peak is 960 m high, but the average height is 400-600
m.
The National Park consists of:
• 40 % foothill rainforest
• 27 % rainforest plains
• 15 % limestone crag vegetation
• 15 % lowland scrub
• 3 % rainforest at 600-1000 m
The nature here has more in common with the Malaysian forest
than the forest in the north of Thailand. Compared to the
forests of the north the forest in Khao Sok is taller, darker,
more humid and evergreen.
There are approximately 200 different floral species per
hectare.
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