Private Tour | 1-day wildlife tour in Khao Yai
Why?
Khao Yai National Park deserves more than just a 1 day visit, but for those with limited time a day tour is still a great way to get a taste of the jungle.
The reserve is great for wildlife watching, but with just one day you will need quite a bit of luck.
What?
A day tour in Khao Yai contains hiking, safari drives, a visit to a waterfall and a scenic viewpoint. A mix of wildlife watching and enjoying scenery.
Itinerary
This is an example itinerary. The program might be changed due to weather conditions, accessibility issues or any other obstacles.
The tour is from 8 am to about 6 pm
We will meet you at your hotel or other pick-up location we agreed on.
The daytrip starts with a drive looking for wildlife like gibbons, hornbills, macaques and other animals along the road.
We continue the tour by heading to a trailhead to set out on a jungle hike to learn more about the forest inhabitants and the plantlife. Even if you're not lucky with wildlife encounters, the massive strangler fig trees make it all worthwhile. By the end of this walk we'll have a Thai lunch at one of the park restaurants.
We continue the program with a visit to one of Khao Yai's famous waterfalls known from Leonardio Di Caprio's "The Beach" movie, and the late afternoon we spend mostly by car to check the various saltlicks and foraging areas where elephants might show up.
At the end of the trip, you will be returned to your hotel or other destination we agreed on.
Where & When?
This trip departs from Pak Chong and can be booked all year-round. Pak Chong can be reached by public transport from Bangkok. If you are interested in a private transfer by taxi or minivan, just let us know! A taxi trip from Bangkok takes 2.5 hours, it costs 2,200 THB one way or 3,200 Baht for a round trip within the same day.
Our tours are operated all year round.
Important note
Please confirm with us before booking a hotel in Khao Yai area as we don't offer pickup if your hotel is too far away. Or because some hotel owners don't like their guests to be picked up by tour operators.
Tour details in short:
- Duration: 1 day
- Type: Private tour
- Price: 1,600 - 5,400 Baht
- Group size: 1 or more people
- Grade: Easy to moderate
- Transport: Safari vehicle
- Start: 8 - 8:30 am
- End: 6 - 7 pm
What to bring:
- Long trousers
- Rain clothing
- Sweater or light jacket
- Hiking or sport shoes
- Insect repellent
- Sunblock lotion
How much?
You'll be accompanied by a private guide and no other people will join you; the best way to explore nature! Our tours are all-inclusive except for the accommodation.
| Pax | Rate per person |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5,400 THB |
| 2 | 3,000 THB |
| 3 | 2,500 THB |
| 4 | 2,300 THB |
| 5 | 2,100 THB |
| 6 | 1,800 THB |
| 7 | 1,700 THB |
| 8 and up | 1,600 THB |
Tour rates include:
- Entrance fees
- English speaking guide
- Transportation from/to hotel or other meeting point
- Lunch
- Snacks & fruit
- Drinking water
- Leech protection socks
Reviews from our guests
By: dominique Bongrain | posted Wed 2 Jul, 2025
First time in this park - very beautiful park. We did enjoy our day with our local guide always on the lookout for anything interesting [ wildlife, flora, ecology ] through hiking and driving - would suggest to propose options to clients when booking to focus more time on what may interest them - For us if we return we will definitely do more time hiking looking for wildlife rather than driving or going to busy spots. A very good day thanks to our very energetic and knowledgeable local guide
By: LF Low | posted Wed 18 Jun, 2025
The guide, Mr Apple, was polite, knowledgeable & good at guiding us through the jungle walk, drives around the park during our 1day tour at National Park. It was most interesting when we 'walk into' the middle of a hollow-out tree & then 'walk-out' of it
By: Elisabeth Saan | posted Fri 2 May, 2025
What an amazing experience! During our private tour through Khao Yai, we spotted so many animals, including the impressive great hornbill, playful gibbons, monkeys, porcupines, and various deers.
Our guide Ken truly made the day unforgettable. He was incredibly knowledgeable and shared his insights with such enthusiasm—it was contagious. A real highlight was how Ken used his binoculars to take stunning photos for us, capturing beautiful close-ups of the wildlife we encountered.
Everything was perfectly organized: from transportation to delicious meals, drinks, and snacks. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to experience the real Khao Yai!
By: Mary Leamy | posted Wed 2 Apr, 2025
I was fortunate to visit Khao Yai national park with a wonderful and experienced wildlife guide- Jum for one day. I organised the trip online as a private tour, including being picked up and dropped off at my hotel in Bangkok. The communication before trip from national parks was excellent and timely, and everything went smoothly on the day. Fantastically lucky to see Gibbons, Great hornbills, 2 elephants and a scorpion, and much more besides. Having nayional parks guide who knows park and wildlife well was essential both to see as much as possible, get fantastic close up photos/videos through telescope and feel safe amongst wild elephants. Can't recommend highly enough, and will be spreading the word that this is a must do activity!
By: JONATHAN GRIMES | posted Mon 24 Feb, 2025
We had a really great tour and Mind our guide was really helpful - we were picked up from our Hotel, enjoyed the ride in the back of the pick-up, and were dropped off at 8pm in the evening after a short evening tour with spotlights. Was great fun.
By: Yohan MARONI | posted Sat 22 Feb, 2025
A nice ride behind a pick-up. We were able to see some animals: white and black gibbons, short-tailed macaques, different breeds of birds, a water dragon, monitor lizards and a breed of deer. Beautiful walk in the forest, with superb trees. We would have liked to see more wild animals. Fortunately our guide Tata was really great
By: Sabina Lennartz | posted Fri 7 Feb, 2025
We had a great day with a super Guide. Apple went over and beyond to show us the different highlights of the park and adjusted the tour to our wishes. We hiked for several hours which we enjoyed a lot. He also supported us for our next day which was very valuable. Thank you for a great day!!
By: John Morgan | posted Tue 4 Feb, 2025
Excellent guide
By: Huang Chioupyng | posted Sat 1 Feb, 2025
We had a wonderful time with Ken. He is a professional and friendly guide. Thanks for your help that we can see many kind of wild animals. We all love our journey at Kao Yai National Park.
By: Wanda Auckland | posted Tue 28 Jan, 2025
It was a Brilliant trip and I would recommend it to anyone visiting Khao Yai. Our guide Noi was excellent. She every good local knowledge and tool her time pointing out different things that we would have not noticed. Our driver was also very good. A fantastic day out and very good value.
