DAY 3
The 3rd day was the day where we did the Elephant Trekking. Before we left for the tour, we had our breakfast at the resort's cafe.
1 of the menu served in the buffet breakfast on that day was Tom Yum Soup.
The transportation from the tour company came to pick us up at 9am.
Arrived at the Elephant Trekking Center. Only 6 of our family members would be riding the Elephants while the rest decided to wait for us at a dedicated area.
We had to go up to the high platform to ride on the Elephants.
Each Elephant can only carry up to 3 persons (depending on the person's size) at 1 time.
We had to remove our shoes before riding the Elephant.
It was quite scary and unstable to be honest.
Went through the jungle.
The Elephant Trekking was lasted lasted for about 45 minutes before we were brought back to our starting point which was the high platform. We met with our 4 other family members at the waiting area and we went to 1 secluded area to watch the Baby Elephant Show. .
The Baby Elephant show was so fun and entertaining!
Cute Baby Elephant.
After the show ended, we left the Elephant Trekking Center and we asked the driver of our transport to drop us in Ao Nang Town instead of in our resort (the tour agency provided a return transfer between our resort and the Elephant Trekking Center).
In Ao Nang Town, we took a Tuk-Tuk to get us to Krabi Town and we stopped at this iconic huge Crab sculpture. We met with a local guy who offered a river cruise tour near the Crab sculpture and we decided to join it. The Tuk-Tuk driver also agreed to wait for us until we finished our tour for the return ride.
We would ride this traditional wooden boat for the river cruise.
The first place that we visited in this tour was a floating restaurant to have our lunch.
The floating restaurant.
The fish and other seafood that will be cooked for our lunch came from these cages. We were also given the opportunity to feed some of the fishes.
The view of the floating restaurant as seen from the backside.
This would be our main course later. The foods served in this floating restaurant were so good and I think they were the best out of many foods in different restaurants that we had in Krabi. Unfortunately, I didnt take any photos of the cooked meals as I was too preoccupied with eating.
After lunch, we got into the wooden boat again and continued our journey.
Our next stop was a historical cave known as
" Khao Khanab Nam".
This cave is located inside 2 majestic limestone mountains of the same name.
It required some physical efforts to get into the cave. Only 5 of our family members were keen to explore this cave while the rest were waiting inside the boat.
The stunning-looking stalactites and stalagmites.
This cave became famous with the founding of many human skeletons that scattered in its floor.
A diorama of the lifestyle of the ancient people who once inhabited the cave.
A giant human skeleton. This one should be a replica.
In the past, the cave also were made as a protection base and camp by Japanese soldiers.
We exited the cave and got back into our boat. We returned back to the pier near the huge Crab sculpture where we met with our Tuk-Tuk driver who then drove us to our resort. We were pretty tired and decided to get some rest in our room until evening.
In the evening, we took the resort's free shuttle to Ao Nang Town and we asked the driver to drop us infront of the restaurant where we would have our dinner,
"Bangboo Halal Seafood Restaurant".
Interior of the restaurant.
You can choose the fresh seafood to be cooked according to your preferred style of cooking.
Tom Yum Soup again! It was a must have dish on our dining table.
Crab.
Calamari.
The Tom Yum Soup was fully loaded with seafood such as this huge Prawn.
After we finished our dinner, we walked across the street to check out the night street market which located near the colorful Ao Nang Mosque.
We bought some gifts and souvenirs from the street market and of course, some Thai snacks including the Pancake. After that,we returned back to our resort with 1 Tuk-Tuk that we found on the street.