Culinary & Culture
Jungle Dinner
Have you ever wondered how Thai forest communities in Khao Sok and other isolated parts of the country cooked their meals a century ago? Back then, small villages didn’t have access to the modern metal cooking utensils we have today and so they relied on the forest not only for their cooking supplies, but also for food itself.
During your Anurak Jungle Dinner, we will take you back in time and demonstrate how traditional Thai cuisine was made and where many of Thailand’s favourite dishes had their origins, prepared with natural tools and ingredients like bamboo, plants, and herbs all sourced from the jungle.
Meet at Anurak’s reception and our staff will lead you to our jungle hut located on the property. Your culinary guide will then demonstrate the jungle cooking process, feel free to ask any questions.
ITINERARY
START TIME: 6PM
TOUR LENGTH: 1 HRS
MINIMUM 2 PERSONS
TOUR INCLUDES
Tom Yum Gung (spicy shrimp soup)
Gaeng Liang ( Spicy Vegetable Soup)
Gaeng Kiew Wan Gai ( Green Chicken Curry)
Grilled Chicken
Steamed Rice
Drinking Water
WHAT TO BRING
Your appetite!
Mosquito repellent
Rungfa Farm Stay & Cooking Experience
Thai cuisine has a long and wonderful history as one of the most exotic and diverse foods in the world. On our Organic Farm Cooking Experience, go back in time and discover how to select your own produce, before learning how to cook a selection of traditional Thai dishes using organic seasonal ingredients from Rungfah Organic Farm. After mastering these dishes and other cooking techniques – including how to boil ricxe in bamboo – sit down in the picturesque surroundings of Khao Sok National Park to savor the fruits of your labor.
ITINERARY
START TIME: 08.30AM or 3.30PMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
TOUR LENGTH: 4 HRSÂ
Minimum 2 Persons
TOUR INCLUDES
Lunch or dinner
Transfer to/from Anurak
Local Guide
Drinking Water
WHAT TO BRING
Your appetite!
Mosquito repellent
Elephant Experience
Traditionally, elephants have played an important role in Thai culture. For centuries they were captured and trained to drag logs in the forest, but as machinery began to replace them, giving rides to tourists became a popular attraction. Many of the elephant camps that offer rides keep their elephants in poor conditions, chained up for hours while the special chairs that are used to carry tourists cause permanent injuries to their backs.
At Anurak Community Lodge, we do not support animal cruelty in any shape or form and strictly do not work with elephant camps that offer elephant rides. During our ethical Elephant Experience we take a different approach by providing guests the chance to interact with these gentle giants directly; helping the mahouts (elephant handlers) to feed them their favourite snacks and bathing them in the river before taking a stroll through the palm tree plantations and back to their grassy paddock for another fresh-fruit snack.
Your guide will show you how to prepare a natural medicinal elephant laxative to feed them and then a light snack and coffee/tea will be had before returning back to Anurak Community Lodge.
ITINERARY
TIME: 9AM,11AM,1PM OR 3PMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
TOUR LENGTH: 2 HRSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
MINIMUM 2 PERSONS
TOUR INCLUDES
Transfer to/from Anurak
Local Guide
Elephant feeding and bathing
WHAT TO BRING
Swim suit, rain coat, hat, sunscreen
Mosquito repellent
Towel
Camera/ Phone
Waterproof Bag