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An hour at the controls of your own quad through Khlong Son's forest tracks and hill trails, with sweeping views over Krabi's mountains and hotel pickup.
Highlights
- One full hour riding your own quad bike
- Forest and mountain trails in quiet Khlong Son
- Wide views over Krabi's ridgelines and plantations
- Route difficulty tailored to your group
- Pickup available from Ao Nang and Klong Moung
Full description
Khlong Son sits in the folds of hills behind Krabi's coastline, a landscape of forest, plantation and dirt track that barely appears on the tourist map. It is quiet country, and the best way through it is on a quad bike where you set your own pace and stop whenever a view demands it.
After a briefing and a short warm-up on flat ground, you head out on a one-hour loop. The trail climbs steadily through forest cover, crosses open plantation with mountain ridges on the horizon, and drops through a couple of gullies that keep things interesting. Guides ride with the group throughout and adjust the route difficulty to the riders they have, so a family group and a set of thrill-seekers get quite different days out of the same trail.
Hotel pickup is available from Ao Nang and Klong Moung, making this an easy half-morning or late-afternoon addition to a beach holiday. Late-day departures catch the light at its best across the hills.
Tour Itinerary
The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.
Hotel pickup
Collection from Ao Nang or Klong Moung hotels and transfer inland to the Khlong Son camp.
Gear up and warm-up
Helmet fitting, controls walkthrough and a short practice lap on flat ground.
Forest and hill trail ride
Ride the full loop through forest cover, plantation lanes and hill climbs with viewpoint stops.
Cool down and return
Rinse off at camp, enjoy a cold drink and transfer back to your hotel.
Detailed Itinerary
Afternoon departures pick up around 14:00 from Ao Nang and Klong Moung, and the drive inland to Khlong Son takes roughly half an hour along back roads lined with rubber trees. At camp from 14:30 you are fitted with a helmet, shown the controls and given a practice lap so nobody's first corner is a surprise.
The hour on trail starts near 14:50. It opens under forest canopy where the track is packed dirt and shade, then climbs into open plantation where the ridgelines stretch out to the north. Guides stop the group two or three times, both to regroup and because the viewpoints are worth the pause. Gullies and short technical descents break up the ride for anyone wanting a bit more.
By about 15:50 you are back at camp for a rinse and a cold drink, returning to your hotel by roughly 16:30 with the light going gold over the hills.
Includes
- One-hour ATV ride with fuel
- Helmet and protective gear
- Instruction and warm-up session
- Guide accompanying the group
- Bottled water
- Hotel pickup from Ao Nang and Klong Moung
- Insurance
Excludes
- Meals and snacks
- Photo package
- Tips
- Personal spending
Important information
Meeting point
Khlong Son ATV camp, with pickup available from Ao Nang and Klong Muang hotels
Know before you go
- Free cancellation available up to 24 hours before the activity starts
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Traveler Reviews
Khlong Son is greener and hillier than I expected and the trails run through proper forest rather than a fenced circuit. One quad each, and the guide let us open up on the wider sections. The viewpoint over the Krabi mountains was a real stop, not a two minute photo.
Hotel pickup from Ao Nang made it painless and the whole thing including transfers was under three hours. Briefing was thorough and they check your throttle control before letting you onto the trails. Muddy, bumpy and great.
Enjoyable ride and the scenery is worth it. Sixty two dollars for an hour of actual riding is on the expensive side compared to other quad operators in Krabi. The bikes were new and well maintained though, which may explain it.
Took visiting friends here and even as a local I had not been up these hill trails. The forest tracks after rain are slippery in a fun way and the guides know every rut. Good safety gear and they take it seriously.
An hour on the quad is short but it is a solid hour of riding, not queuing. Views over the mountains at the top were hazy but still lovely. They provide a rinse and you can leave your bag in a locker.