Khao Yai is the third largest national park in Thailand, home to more than 3,000 species of plants, 320 of birds, and 66 of mammals, including elephants, deer, porcupines, bears, macaques, monitor lizards, and 18 tigers. Obviously, tigers are practically impossible to see but you can sometimes see elephants (although it is not easy). The most easily seen mammals are deer, macaques and monitor lizards.
Khao Yai National Park is located around 3 hours by road from Bangkok, making it possible to visit it in one day. The park is guarded and maintained by the rangers, the park police. You can’t build or hunt in Thai national parks.
We a also ran across a small bear when we were driving around the park. We do have a picture of the moment:
? Not too difficult to ran across: elephants, macaques, gibbons, monitor lizards, snakes, other reptiles and horn bills.
? Hard to find: crocodiles.
✅ Professional English Speaking guide
✅ Socks against leeches if needed
✅ Thai Lunch at the park
✅ Water
❌ Optional tips
The only Khao Yai tour designed for Expats that live in Bangkok and are looking to experience the Real Thai Jungle and nature
Tour Designed Exclusively for Expats Living in Bangkok
We know many expats in Bangkok are willing to get away from the city and its pollution. That’s why we have created this tour: to allow expats to discover the real jungle that waits only 3 hours from Bangkok. In this tour we will pick you up in Bangkok and we will drive to Khao Yai to get into the real jungle with a professional guide and try to see as much wildlife as possible. The hiking time can be adapted according the the profile of the clients.? Encounter with a crocodile and a bear
In our last trip to Khao Yai we encounter a huge crocodile during a hiking. This is something very unusual. It was resting near by the river of one of the most popular trails and when it heard us, he rushed into the water. It was a thrilling moment. Unfortunately we had no time for pictures.We a also ran across a small bear when we were driving around the park. We do have a picture of the moment:
Wildlife We Might See
? Easy to spot: deers, monkeys and different kind of birds.? Not too difficult to ran across: elephants, macaques, gibbons, monitor lizards, snakes, other reptiles and horn bills.
? Hard to find: crocodiles.
A Group Tour All Saturdays
All Saturdays we will have small 6 people group tour to Khao Yai.Price: 2400 THB por person
Included
✅ Transportation to the Park✅ Professional English Speaking guide
✅ Socks against leeches if needed
✅ Thai Lunch at the park
✅ Water
Not Included
❌ Entrance fee (400 THB for expats and 40 TH for Thais)❌ Optional tips
? Itinerary of the tour6:30h – PICK UP Pick Up at the Exit 2 of MRT SILOM. We might pick you up at your home if possible. 9:30h – ARRIVAL Arrival at the Khao Yai National Park. 10:15h – ARRIVAL AT THE HEART OF THE PARK Arrival at the Khao Yai National Park visitor center. Here we will stop to visit the center. We can have a coffee while we wait for the our jungle guide who will take us through the forest. From May to October, we will give customers special socks to avoid leeches. 11:00h – 2-3H TREKKING THROUGH THE JUNGLE With the help of our jungle guide, we will begin an excursion through the Khao Yai jungle. We must carry about a liter of water per person. The excursion will last about 2h – 3h according to our rhythm and we will end in a beautiful bird’s eye viewpoint. During the trek through the jungle we will enjoy an incredible flora, with huge centennial trees, and with luck, we will see some exotic birds and perhaps even some mammals. 14:00 – LUNCH At the end of the trek, the driver will be waiting for us to return to the visitor center to eat. Lunch, included, will consist of various dishes of local Thai food with rice. The menu will be simple as the park’s restaurants do not offer a great variety. Deer and monkeys can often be seen in the dining room with relative ease. 15:15h – HEOW SAWAT WATERFALL After lunch we can have a coffee and, afterwards, we will go to the Heow Sawat Waterfall. It is the largest waterfall in the park. It is famous for being the waterfall that the protagonists of the movie La Playa (2000) jump in one of the best-known scenes. The waterfall can be seen from below or from the viewpoint next to the parking lot. 16:00h – VIEWPOINT STOP We will leave the park before stopping at a beautiful viewpoint where there are usually families of macaques trying to steal things from visitors. 19:00-19:30h – BACK TO BANGKOK End of tour at TAWANA (Surawong Road) or EASTIN GRAND SATHORN (Sathorn Road) hotel. In the case of private tours, it will end at the clients’ hotel. |