One of our tours in Phuket was an all day adventure tour which included a package of River Rafting, Elephant Trekking, and ATV Riding. We already posted articles about the River Rafting and Elephant Trekking. Those posts can be found at the following links:
http://themexicanblanket.blogspot.com/2013/10/river-rafting-in-thailand.html
http://themexicanblanket.blogspot.com/2013/10/for-love-of-elephants.html
After getting picked up from our hotel, we were taken on a long drive North. Technically this drive took us out of Phuket into another province. The first stop took us to a temple surrounded by hundred of monkeys.
Next to the temple was a cave.
Inside the cave was this big statue of Buddha. We saw a sign that said NOT to take pictures with Buddha AFTER we took the picture. Oh well.
After leaving "monkey temple" we drove to the adventure park. This is where all three of the major activities took place, including the lunch that was included in the tour. First we rode ATV's through their off-road jungle track. Fortunately it rained really hard during this part of the day making the track muddy and slippery, otherwise this would have been a somewhat boring activity.
After the ATV riding we did our Elephant Trek through the jungle, had lunch, then went river rafting. Our final stop was to a nearby waterfall where I was able to swim at the base.
Overall this was a fun day. Mia really just wanted to ride elephants, so all the other activities were a bonus. I highly recommend this tour for a full day of fun.
We booked this tour as well as all our Thailand tours through the Phuket Travel Company.
http://www.phukettravelcompany.com
