Living Thailand Tours Koh Samui

Elephant Trekking
Enjoy elephant trekking along a stream of Wang-Sao-Thong waterfall. To the hills above samui island. See Good views over Samui island and across to the mainland.

Elephant Trekking 30 min.
Trekking on the elephant?s back through the scenery of Samui?s coconut plantations and the many kinds of forest flowers (particularly in the rainy season) and enjoy a birds eye view from the back of an elephant. End by having your photo taken with the lovely elephant and feed it.

Elephant Trekking 1 hour.
As above but also visit Wang Mai Dang stream and experience the elephant wash his body. Don?t worry; our professional mahouts will take good care of you.

Eco Samui 4 hours
Monkey show - Kunaram temple - Elephant trekking - Samui?s real life museum (demonstrating the old way of life) - Thai curry cooking - Waterfall 1
Pick up from your hotel
See monkey show ? harvesting the coconut from the top of the tree and have your picture taken with them. Taste fresh coconut?s juice, and learn how to make coconut milk.
Visit to Kunaram temple to pay respect to Louang Phor Daeng, the monk who died over 30 years ago but who?s body didn?t decay (often known as the Mummified monk)
Trekking on elephant back to enjoy the beauty of the jungle scenery
See how to make coconut oil, one of the oldest industries on Samui and see the many uses of the coconut tree ? the leaves, shells and wood can all be used to make a wide variety of products that can be seen in Samui real life museum.
Learn how to make Thai curry
Visit to Samui?s OTOP (One Tambon One Product) to see many handicrafts made from the coconut tree and how they are made in their factory.
See the beautiful scenery of Namuang waterfall 1 and swim in the fresh natural pool.
Transfer back to your hotel

Living Thailand Safari 7 hours
Monkey show - Demonstration how to make coconut oil - Elephant trekking - Thai curry cooking - Samui real life museum (demonstrating the old way of life) - Mountain Viewpoint - Magic garden - Visit and shopping at Samui?s OTOP - Waterfall 2 - Lunch
Pick up from your hotel.
See monkey show ? harvesting the coconut from the top of the tree and have your picture taken with them. Taste fresh coconut?s juice, and learn how to make coconut milk.
Trekking on elephant back to enjoy the beauty of the jungle scenery.
See how to make coconut oil, one of the oldest industries on Samui and see the many uses of the coconut tree ? the leaves, shells and wood can all be used to make a wide variety of products that can be seen in Samui real life museum.
Learn how to make Thai curry
Visit the mountain viewpoint and witness the amazing views and scenery of the south of the island.
Go to magic garden to see the beautiful Ta Nim Waterfall and the amazing Buddha?s magic garden featuring statues from Thai?s literature.
Jungle walk to Namuang waterfall 2, and swim in the natural pool.
Visit to Samui?s OTOP (One Tambon One Product) to see many handicrafts made from the coconut tree and how they are made in their factory.
Have a delicious Thai lunch.
Transfer back to your hotel.

Samui Real Life Museum
In the past, Samui?s local people earned their living by agriculture and manufacturing products from the plants or trees on their land. The most common of these was the coconut; which grows well in sandy soil. Using techniques passed down through the generations, the coconut can be used in many ways: coconut meat to make coconut milk and as food, coconut shell as fuel for fires, the coconut wood to make a variety of handicrafts or tools as well as construction and the coconut leaf to make Thai sweets known as ?KA NOOM JAK?..
With modernization this knowledge is no longer as widespread, however the coconut remains a symbol of Samui, and so we would like to demonstrate how to make many products via our museum to give you an insight into the traditional life of Samui?s local people.
Louang-Phor-Daeng
These are the remains of Phra Khru Samatankittikhun. Dang Piyasilo, the venerable ex-abbot of Wat Kunaram on Koh Samui who enjoyed a prosperous family life until he was 50 years old, when he decided to devote the latter part of his life to the monk-hood. After being ordained in 1944, he become renowned for his meditation practices and for about 20 years had many disciples among Buddhist monks and laymen. He famously predicted his own death, which happened in 1973 aged 79 years and 8 months.
After death his remains, which did not decompose as normal, were placed in an upright position in his casket by his relatives and disciples (as requested in his will), as a symbol to inspire future generations to follow Buddhist teachings and be saved from suffering.

History The island
was probably first inhabited about 15 centuries ago, settled by fishermen from Malay Peninsula and Southern China. It appears on Ming Dynasty maps dating back to 1687, under the name Pulo Cornam. The name Samui is mysterious in itself.
Perhaps it is an extension of the name of one of the native trees, mui, or it is a corruption of the Chinese word Saboey, meaning "safe haven" Until the late 20th century, Samui was an isolated self-sufficient community, having little connection with the mainland of Thailand. The island was even without roads until the early 1970s, and the 15km journey from one side of the island to the other involved a whole-day trek through the mountainous central jungles.

Today, Samui has a population of about forty-five thousand, and lives on a successful tourist industry, as well as exports of coconut and rubber. It even has ist own international airport, Samui Airport, with flights daily to Bangkok and other major airports in Southeast Asia. While the island presents an unspoiled image to the public perception, economic growth has brought not only prosperity, but changes to the island's environment and culture, a source of conflict between local residents and migrants from other parts of Thailand and other countries.
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