A travel guide that earns money from bookings has a built-in conflict of interest. This page states what Khao-Sok.com does about that, in plain terms, and what it does not claim.
Everything here matches what the site already says on its about page and its affiliate disclosure. If a practice is not listed here, do not assume it exists.
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Who is behind Khao-Sok.com?
Khao-Sok.com is an independent travel guide to Khao Sok National Park and Cheow Lan Lake, published in English and German. Pages are written, checked and signed by Kylian Dev; the author page explains who he is. He is not a travel journalist and does not claim to have visited every place.
The guide is written to answer the questions travellers actually ask. Each page gives its answer in the first few sentences, then the detail. Contact details are on the contact page.
How does the site research a page?
Pages are built from published sources, not from claimed first-hand visits. The site works from official and reference sources, partner data for tours and web checks of anything time-sensitive. Each page ends with a Sources list of external references and shows a last verified date.
| Type of information | How it is handled |
|---|---|
| Park rules and fees | Official sources such as the national parks authority. The site points to them and does not restate a fee from memory |
| Tour ratings, review counts and prices | Read from the live GetYourGuide listing, not written from memory |
| Seasonal information | Sourced from weather services and dated, with changes flagged |
| Budget figures | Labelled as editorial estimates of typical prices, not live data |
| Visa, health and safety rules | Not restated as fact. The site points to official sources |
How does the site choose which tours to list?
Khao-Sok.com does not run tours. It links to tours sold on GetYourGuide, and every listing is checked against its live rating, review count and price before it is shown.
Badges such as "Top pick" describe a tour's standing on GetYourGuide at the time of checking, not a paid position. Where a rating rests on few reviews, the page says so. Links go to the tour's own detail page, and you should confirm price and availability there before booking. The site does not rank listings by commission rate.
How does Khao-Sok.com make money?
The site is free to read and shows no display advertising. It is funded by affiliate commission. If you book through one of its links, it may earn a small commission, and you pay the same price. These links are marked as sponsored. The full statement is on the affiliate disclosure page.
| Partner | What the site links to | How the site may earn |
|---|---|---|
| GetYourGuide | Tours, activities and tickets | Links carry a partner ID. A commission may apply if you book, at no extra cost to you |
| Trip.com | Hotel search | Links are marked as sponsored. A commission may apply if you book |
| 12Go | Bus, train and transfer booking | Links carry an affiliate identifier and are marked as sponsored. A commission may apply if you book |
| Igraal | Cashback sign-up | A free cashback programme. The site may receive a referral reward when you join |
The site does not accept payment for placement and does not take paid content.
How does the site handle facts and updates?
Prices, opening times, transport timetables and entry rules change. The site therefore separates what it can verify from what it cannot.
It publishes a last verified date, lists sources at the bottom of each page and says when a figure is an estimate. It leaves out ratings, prices and rules it cannot verify. For visas, health cover and safety, it links you to official sources and asks you to confirm before you travel.
How can you report a correction?
Use the contact page. Corrections are generally answered within a few business days. Reports from travellers who have just been there are the most useful, for example a lodge that changed management or a tour that no longer runs.
What does Khao-Sok.com not do?
- It does not accept payment for placement, and it does not rank listings by commission rate.
- It does not invent ratings, review counts or prices.
- It does not claim staff have personally tested lodges, tours or routes unless a page says so.
- It does not publish reader numbers or awards it cannot prove.
- It does not carry display advertising.
- It does not replace official advice on visas, health or safety.
Limits of this model
Affiliate income depends on bookings, so you should treat any single guide, including this one, as one input. Compare it with the official and independent sources listed on each page.
Frequently asked questions
It publishes sources and a last verified date on each page, labels estimates and links official sources for visas, health and safety. It is also affiliate-funded, so compare it with other sources, as this page recommends.
Kylian Dev writes and checks every page. Pages are signed "By Kylian Dev". He does not claim to be a travel journalist.
It links to tours sold on GetYourGuide and checks rating, review count and price on the live listing before showing them. It does not accept payment for placement.
No. You pay the same price, and the site may earn a small commission from the partner. Links to GetYourGuide, Trip.com and 12Go are marked as sponsored.
The site does not claim first-hand testing. Pages rest on cited sources, partner data and web checks, and they say where a figure is an estimate.
Write via the contact page. Corrections are generally answered within a few business days, and reports from recent visitors are especially useful.