Private Tour | Birdwatching tours in Khao Yai
Why?
Home to several hundred different types of bird species, Khao Yai National Park is no doubt among one of the best destinations in Thailand for birding trips. Few of exciting birds seen in the park are oriental pied-, great-, brown- and wreathed hornbills, ground dwelling birds like silver pheasant and Siamese fireback, red-headed and orange breasted trogons, several pitta, barbet, owl, broadbill species and many many more.
Our itineraries are suitable for first-timers as well as for experienced birders targeting specific birds. During our birding trips there are great possibilities to see other exciting animals.
What?
Our birdwatching tours in Khao Yai are private tours with flexible itineraries accompanied by professional birding guides. We will discuss in advance about what you are after and decide the destinations accordingly. If you don't require anything specific, we'll come up with suggestions.
Where & When?
Khao Yai National Park lies just 2.5 - 3 hours from Bangkok, accessible through various public transformation services but also by private transfers on request. A taxi trip from Bangkok takes 2.5 hours, it costs 2,200 Baht one way or 3,200 Baht for a round trip within the same day.
Our birding adventure starts from the Pak Chong area. The park is open all year round and tours are available throughout the year. Birding possibilities are always good with every season offering different advantages, but the winter season November to February is generally the best time for birdwatching. Hornbills are known to be nesting from January until May.
Tour details in short:
- Type: Private tour
- Price: 2,000 - 7,200 Baht per person
- Group size: 1 or more people
- Grade: Moderate
- Transport: Pick-up truck
- Start: 6:30 am
- End: - 6 to 7 pm
What to bring:
- Long trousers
- Sweater or light jacket
- Rain clothing
- Hiking or sport shoes
- Towel
- Flashlight
- Binoculars
- Photo camera
- Insect repellent
- Sunblock lotion
- Hat or cap
How much?
Our birdwatching tours are private tours and all-inclusive except for the accommodation. Prices shown below are per day and person. Multi-day trips up to 3-4 days are possible.
| Pax | Rate per person |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7,200 THB |
| 2 | 3,800 THB |
| 3 | 3,200 THB |
| 4 | 2,700 THB |
| 5 | 2,400 THB |
| 6 | 2,250 THB |
| 7 | 2,100 THB |
| 8 and up | 2,000 THB |
Tour rates include:
- Entrance fees
- Expert birding guide (English)
- Transportation from/to hotel or other meeting point
- Lunch
- Drinking water
- Leech protection socks
Reviews from our guests
By: Jeffrey P | posted Mon 12 Jan, 2026
This tour was absolutely fantastic! Everything was so well organized. The pickup was right on time. Our tour guide was excellent and very knowledgable (with a sharp eye for spotting birds and getting them on the spotting scope). Lunch was provided and was excellent. It was a day full of some of the best birds I've ever seen, and I'm so glad I chose this tour! highly recommend.
> Tour operator's response
Thanks Jeffrey!
It's great to hear you've enjoyrd your trip.
Thank you for booking with us!
By: Christian Hack | posted Sun 4 Jan, 2026
We had two very good days bird watching in Khao Yai National Park. Our guide Ryan showed us lots of birds and other animals; we would never have spotted most of them on our own. The calm and relaxed pace of the tour was very enjoyable. Several stops were made right by the roadside – understandable for seeing birds in the treetops, but unfortunately very noisy. The detours into the jungle, without the noise of cars and other distractions, were the highlights of the tour.
The transport was not so good: the car we travelled in for two days was very old and the driver hardly drove faster than 30 km/h, so we spent a lot of time travelling.
By: William BrennanDubbs | posted Tue 4 Nov, 2025
Communication with the NP system for setting up our birding and wildlife 2 full days and night tour was efficient/great. Birding guide/naturalist Alec was very good, knowledgable, thoughtful to his guests. We would travel with him again. We would use this service again. We have a lengthy list of birds and wildlife seen and photographed. Kapkunkrop
> Tour operator's response
Thanks William!
We're glad to hear you had a successful trip.
Thank you for booking with us.
By: Kaustav Ray | posted Tue 21 Oct, 2025
Our guide Ryan was very knowledgeable and make lots of efforts to show us around the park.
By: JAN DENN ARRIBA | posted Wed 23 Apr, 2025
Alec (Alek? Alex?) was an excellent bird guide. I had no target species, but I was able to photograph 13 lifers—a pretty low number, according to him, but I am grateful, nonetheless. The bull elephant made a sudden appearance at the end of our trip, which was a bonus.
Also, the driver was good, and I arrived at the park and returned to my home quickly, safely, and promptly.
By: OGURA SETSUO | posted Mon 27 Jan, 2025
Good birding
Sorry cancelling of my day2 tour bcs of my physical problem.
I will try again.
By: Reidar Danielsson | posted Sun 11 Feb, 2024
The guide was fantastic and he was very god too find a lot of bird spices.
By: Ling | posted Mon 22 Jan, 2024
Had arranged a 1-day birdwatching trip with Tontan travel to Khao Yai from Bangkok. Kudos to guide Alex who was diligently looking out for my target species, always listening and checking potential areas. Although I didn't get to see the banded kingfisher which would have absolutely made my trip even more memorable, I still enjoyed the day outing thoroughly. All things considered, it was still a blessing to have sighted a lone male Wild Elephant in the open field, the white-handed Gibbon and the red-headed Trogon at eye level. (Side note : The taxi ride to Khao Yai & back were smooth with safety-conscious drivers. Was able to rest comfortably during the car rides). Would not hesitate to take up another longer trip again with Tontan in future.
By: John Philip Morada | posted Sat 20 May, 2023
The tour was straight up fire! Our guide Jay and Intira was superb when it comes to finding my target birds to photograph. I will book again on another birding sortie.
By: Adam Cross | posted Mon 13 Feb, 2023
Wonderful experience at Khao Yai National Park. Lovely staff, facilities and animals.
