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: 5 - 6 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: Stefan Boigk | posted Sat 23 Sep, 2023
The programm did fit very well to our needs. The usage of a powerful monocular (to be adapted to a smartphone-camera) was really great - to see and to take pictures of animals in far distance.
Guides could tell more about species.
By: Noah Vandevelde | posted Fri 22 Sep, 2023
Our gide (Tata) was very good at spotting the animals. We saw macaques, gibbons, a beautiful hornbill, deers, ... Tata knew a lot about all the animals and the jungle. We are Dutch and Tata even knew the names of all the animals in Dutch!
We enjoyed our trip!
By: Harry Leong | posted Thu 14 Sep, 2023
It was my first-time experience with Tontan. Although I didn't get a full-time guide, k.Lang and k.Num (hope I got the spelling right) did well and gave me a good orientation of Khao Yai. They were both very committed in their effort to help me in my objective of photographing a snake and a wreathed hornbill. They managed to get me a snake but not the wreathed hornbill though. Nevertheless, towards the end, k.Lang managed to find a pair of Great Hornbill. Thank you for the great experience.
By: Sam Gordon | posted Sun 10 Sep, 2023
We had a great day, a highlight from our holiday, made better by our enthusiast guide TaTa. Thank you
By: Jan Nguyen | posted Mon 4 Sep, 2023
Great guide, it was nice of her for letting us use her equipment as well as they the details of the species explored
By: Kazuki Ohara | posted Tue 15 Aug, 2023
Wonderful one-day tour by Alex. Watched gibbons, trogons, a great hornbill, deers and even a big spider, a scorpion and a beautiful green snake! Nice views from the viewpoints and a waterfall. And enjoyed the beautiful views of the national park from the open-air tour truck, feeling the nice breeze!
By: Cheryl Lin | posted Mon 19 Jun, 2023
Great tour guide :)
By: Joannah Zhong | posted Fri 2 Jun, 2023
Our guide, Tata, was patient and very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna of the Khao Yai National Park. He was also thoughtful and made sure we were well hydrated during the tour. Definitely would recommend him!
By: Greg McWhir | posted Sun 30 Apr, 2023
Was a great day. It rained so night safari was cancelled but we enjoyed it overall.
By: William Mahoney | posted Fri 10 Mar, 2023
We were very happy with our tour guide. He communicated the activities for the day very clearly, and he worked hard to make sure that we had the best opportunity to see the wildlife.
When we had some downtime, he was also likeable and social, so that we felt very welcome. Thank you for the wonderful day.
