Chao Italian Restaurant

Khao Sok National Park


This is the go-to spot for fine, wood-fired pizzas, cooked by a veteran of Italian restaurants on Phuket, as well as pasta, salads and the usual Thai curries, all served by smiley staff underneath a high thatched roof. It's a couple of minutes' walk south of the Khao Sok National Park headquarters.


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1. Khao Sok National Park

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2. Tham Si Ru

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3. Tham Nam Thalu

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Reached on foot from the southwestern shore of Chiaw Lan Lake, Tham Nam Thalu contains striking limestone formations and subterranean streams. It is only…

4. Chiaw Lan Lake

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This stunning 165-sq-km lake sits 65km east (an hour’s drive) of Khao Sok National Park Headquarters. It was created in 1982 by an enormous shale-clay dam…

5. Tsunami Memorial Park

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The wave-shaped Tsunami Memorial Park in Ban Nam Khem, a squid-fishing village 26km north of Hat Khao Lak that was nearly wiped off the map in the 2004…

6. Ton Chongfa Waterfall

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7. Boat 813

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8. Tsunami Museums

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