A full day of countryside adventure from Khao Lak: bamboo rafting, an hour on an ATV through plantations, local coffee and fruit, a Thai lunch and a visit to a sea turtle conservation centre.

A half day of soft adventure near Khao Lak: an hour on an ATV through plantations, an hour drifting down a jungle river on a tube, then local coffee and seasonal fruit.

A full day in Khao Sok National Park from Khao Lak: a guided rainforest walk to Bang Hua Rat waterfall, a Thai lunch, then a paddled canoe trip down the Sok River beneath limestone cliffs.

A full day on the rainforest trails of Khao Sok with a local guide, looking for the giant Rafflesia flower in season (November to April), with a picnic lunch you help prepare in the forest.

A full day in Phang Nga Bay from Khao Lak: longtail boat through mangroves, James Bond Island, a guided canoe into sea caves, lunch at Koh Panyee stilt village and a cave temple on the way home.

A full day from Khao Lak to three very different temples: a cave shrine hung with stalactites, a hilltop chedi above rice fields and a gleaming golden pagoda. Lunch, temple fees and pickup included.