8°54′N · 98°31′E
Khao Sok,
Thailand
The Forest
Older than
the Amazon.
Khao Sok National Park is one of the world's oldest rainforests — over 160 million years old, older than the Amazon basin, older than most of human civilisation.
It covers 739 km² of pristine jungle in Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand. Limestone karst peaks erupt from an emerald canopy. The Cheow Lan lake — formed by a dam in the 1980s — sits at its heart, impossibly still and impossibly green.
This is where Vara is being built. Not at the edge of the park. Inside the buffer forest that surrounds it, where the same trees, the same animals, and the same silence exist — without the restrictions of the national park boundary.
What shares the forest with you
🦜
Hornbills
Your 6am alarm
🐒
Gibbons
Dawn chorus singers
🦋
Butterflies
Hundreds of species
🌿
Rafflesia
World's largest flower
Getting Here
Far enough to feel far away.
Close enough to reach easily.
01
From Phuket
3.5 hours by car north on Highway 401. The most scenic route — through rubber plantations and the edge of the Tenasserim Hills. We can arrange private transfers.
02
From Koh Samui
Ferry to Donsak pier (1.5 hrs), then 2.5 hrs by road. Perfect for island-hoppers combining Samui with a jungle escape.
03
From Bangkok
Fly to Surat Thani Airport (1.5 hrs), then 90 minutes by car to Khao Sok. Multiple daily flights from Suvarnabhumi.
04
Vara transfers
We offer private air-conditioned transfers from Phuket Airport, Surat Thani Airport, and Koh Samui ferry pier. Bookable when you make your reservation.
Beyond the resort
Khao Sok is a
base, not a destination.
Day trips to Cheow Lan lake. Kayaking on the emerald river. Night safaris through the forest. 90 minutes from Koh Samui ferries. 3.5 hours from Phuket's beaches. You can have both worlds.
→ Cheow Lan lake 45 min
→ Koh Samui ferry 90 min
→ Phuket Airport 3.5 hrs
→ Surat Thani Airport 90 min
The Forest is Waiting
Join us before
we open the doors
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