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List of Excursions, Sightseeing and Activities available in Khao Luk.
The Weather in Khao Lac in high Season and during the Monsoon in South Thailand.
   
Coral Reefs are a protection for Islands and the Coast of Khao Lak and preferred Sites for Scuba Diving and Snorkelling.
Mangrove Trees grow along tropical Coasts and are permanent Living Area for many Sea Creatures.
Tropical Rain Forests are found along the Southern Coasts of Thailand and by today are located in protected Areas and National Parks.
Khao Soke National Park lies South of the Isthmus of Kra and is easily reached within one hour's Drive from Khao Lak.
Koh Surin Marine National Park has some of the most exciting Snorkel Sites in Thailand and can be reached from Khao Lac.
Koh Similan Marine National Park is one of the World's Top Ten Dive Locations and in easy reach from Tab Lamu Pier, just 20 Minutes Drive from Khaolak.
Phang-Nga Bay National Park is sheltered by Phuket Island with more than 80 Limestone Islands rising from the shallow Waters.
The Brazilian Para Rubber Tree is today grown all over South East Asia with Thailand producing nearly Half of the World's Rubber.
5 Species of Sea Turtles live in tropical Sea Waters with some of them laying their Eggs on the Beaches of Kho Kho Khao Island during Night Time.
   
Photo Gallery of Khao Lak, Beaches, National Parks, Landscapes of Khaoluk.

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National Parks in Thailand

The introduction of the rubber tree at the beginning of this century, the oil palm in the seventies and the rapidly growing population over the last 50 years were the main reasons for the widespread destruction of the rain forests in Southern Thailand.

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The remarkable exception to this devastation is the extensive system of national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and other protected areas, that has been established over the past forty years. Different from other nations, where national parks have been established several decades ago, for Thailand, they are a recent development: the first, Khao Yai, was established in 1961.

Today, almost all of Thailand's remaining natural forests, together with most of its wildlife, are located in protected areas. Included in this treasure are some of the last great forests of mainland Southeast Asia and some marine habitats in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea. Khao Sok National Park is one of the most important areas of tropical rain forest in Southern Thailand and can be reached from Khao Lak within one hour.

The laws, that regulate the protected areas of Thailand, state that areas, declared a national park should be of natural interest and should be preserved in its natural state, while wildlife sanctuaries are set aside for the conservation of wildlife habitat. Non-hunting areas and forest parks have similar management aims and can be upgraded if considered appropriate.

Wildlife sanctuaries are not generally open to visitors although scientists can conduct research within their boundaries. Some adjoin national parks and allow wildlife a greater roaming range and corridors to facilitate breeding. Together, these protected areas cover 65,534 square kilometres or 12,8% of Thailand, one of the highest ratios of protected area to total country area in the world.

Visitors who are aware of the definition of a national park may be astonished, when they visit places like Phi Phi Island or Khao Yai, where hotels have been built by private entrepreneurs, villages by hill-tribes or "strategic" roads by influential people to allow year round access to the remoter areas.

Every year fires destroy valuable park areas and poaching and encroachment exist in almost every protected area in Thailand. Illegal loggers cross the inadequately defined and poorly guarded park boundaries, squatters plant cassava, jute and other crops and villagers hunt animals and gather sap from trees by hollowing out their trunks with fire.

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