Private Tour | 2-days wildlife tour in Khao Yai
Why?
With a 2-day hiking in the jungle you'll see some of Khao Yai's highlights and very likely some exciting species like gibbons, macaques, hornbills, deers and with a bit luck maybe even elephants!
What?
The 2-days tour in Khao Yai includes hiking in the jungle, daytime safari drives, a night safari drive and visiting some major highlights of the park like waterfalls and viewpoints. The jungle hiking will mainly focus on seeing as much of wildlife as possible but also include visiting some beautiful scenery of the park.
Itinerary
Our trips start and end daily at your hotel or other locations we agreed on.
The itinerary below is only an example. The program may change depending on your interests or how much time you spend on different locations.
Day 1 - From 8 - 8:30 am till about 8 - 9 pm
The first day tour starts with a slow drive along the main road into the park for wildlife observation, then hiking in the jungle.
After the lunch break we will visit Haew Narok which is the highest and most impressive waterfall of the park and also visit saltlicks and other areas where wild elephants tend to visit.
After the dinner tour continues with an exciting night safari using spotlights to spot nocturnal wildlife.
Day 2 - From 8 - 8:30 am till about 5 - 6 pm
We will spend the morning hiking in the jungle to find more interesting animals.
After the lunch break we will visit the other two important highlights of the park; Haew Suwat waterfall known from Leonardio Di Caprio's "The Beach" movie and a viewpoint with a great view over Khao Yai's jungle.
Later on in the afternoon the tour will end depending on the choice of a daytime safari along the roads for search of elephants or visiting the bat caves outside the park boundaries.
After the end of the tour you'll be returned to your hotel.
Where & when?
The tour starts from Pak Chong area which is 2.5 hours away from Bangkok, easy to reach by bus, shuttle minivan.
Private transfers by taxi or minivan can be arranged on request. We can also arrange pick up from Bangkok. It takes 2.5 hours, it costs 2,200 Baht one way.
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: 2 day(s)
- Type: Private tour
- Price: 3,300 - 11,700 Baht
- Group size: 1 or more people
- Grade: Easy to moderate
- Transport: Safari vehicle
- Start: 8 - 8:30 am (day 1)
- End: 5 - 6 pm (day 2)
What to bring:
- Long trousers
- Rain clothing
- Sweater or light jacket
- Hiking or sport shoes
- Towel
- Flashlight
- 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 | 11,700 THB |
| 2 | 6,400 THB |
| 3 | 5,100 THB |
| 4 | 4,500 THB |
| 5 | 4,100 THB |
| 6 | 3,800 THB |
| 7 | 3,500 THB |
| 8 and up | 3,300 THB |
Tour rates include:
- Entrance fees
- English speaking guide
- Transportation from/to hotel or other meeting point
- All meals
- Snacks & fruit
- Drinking water
- Leech protection socks
Reviews from our guests
By: carl hoegstedt | posted Sat 18 Jan, 2025
Very good trip with a good mix of 'car' safari and hiking.
Exellent guide!
The night (evening) safari turned out to be a pretty crowded experience with too many cars making noise and smoke. In a way an exiting idea, but too many cars.
By: Daniela Fischer | posted Thu 16 Jan, 2025
I really appreciate this tour. It was great to see birds, monkeys, lucky to see one elephantvery close!, lizards, spiders, snakes...
And my tour guide was excellent! Included the driver. I was glad, that they guided me.
Thanks a lot for this great event!
By: Benoît and Clémence Waeber | posted Tue 14 Jan, 2025
Guide perfect, we spend to wonderful days in the park ! Thanks
By: Celestien Warnaar | posted Sun 5 Jan, 2025
We had a 1.5 day tour through the park with a private guide and driver just before New Year's Eve. Although the park was very busy with lots of local tourists, we had a great time. Our guide was knowledgeable, had a keen eye for spying wildlife and was very friendly. Full credit to her and the driver for making this a very enjoyable trip.
We did not spot an elephant, but saw plenty of other wildlife: Monitors, deer, a gaur, civets, billhorns, lots of other birds, giant squirils, porcupines etc.
The tour organisers helped us organise transfers to and from Bangkok by private taxi. These too were punctual and pleasant rides.
Finally the food included in the deal was excellent. We can certainly recommend the tour!
By: Sandra Krijnsen | posted Sat 28 Dec, 2024
We really enjoyed our trip. What a beautifull nature.
Our guide, M, was very enthusiastic and did every thing possible to see the elephants. Unfortunately we did not get to see them. But we had a great 2 Day trip.
By: Stacey | posted Fri 27 Dec, 2024
Guide we had was not good. He did not offer any information about the park or even brief us the itinerary and we need to keep asking questions to get information. He’s more like a driver than a guide.
Also, other than the short trek of about an hour to try to see the birds, he did not follow us to both the waterfalls and merely told us that it is a one way route and that he will be waiting for us at the entrance point.
Not worth the THB 4100 we paid per person for the 2 day tour. Saw from Klook that the 2 day tour was less than half the price of what we paid.
> Tour operator's response
Dear Stacey & Eugenia,
We are sad to hear the guide did not meet your expectation. A surprise for us because the same guide gets great reviews all the time. So I don't quite understand why your experience is the opposite. Our guide was equally surprised and mentioned you were a very friendly group. I am sure he didn't find that out by not communicating as you seem to suggest.
However our guide mentioned that you requested to visit some touristic sites outside the national park (quite a long distance outside of the park in fact) that are not part of our tour itineraries because we focus on nature and wildlife. Despite that, our guide tried to accommodate to some of your requests but due to time limitations we understand you were not happy about the amount of time that was spend there. It's unfortunate we didn't know in advance that you wished to visit those sites on the tour, we could have informed you in advance that that's not something we offer.
Lastly, most tour packages available on Klook are not like our tours. No doubt there are cheaper packages available for a variety of reasons like different itineraries or duration (we often see packages sold as 2- or 3-day tour when in fact the time spend in the park is only 1 or 1.5-days).
Perhaps in this case if you looked for more of a touristic type of tour, it would have been a better option for you. But that is not what we specialize in.
We hope that despite this experience that you had a great holiday.
By: Kok Guan Lim | posted Wed 18 Dec, 2024
The tour is relaxing and the guide is excellent.
By: Anonymous Tourist | posted Wed 11 Dec, 2024
We are fortunate to get Tata as our guide for 2 days. His expert knowledge of the forest and dedication to the preservation of nature made a permanent impression on us. We even pick up tips on nature photography.
By: Simon Zibat | posted Wed 11 Dec, 2024
Very good guide, good luck with weather and animals. What more could one want?
Could have been more elephants, but that is nature for you.
Tata is therefore highly recommended. Always knew something to say to any questions he got asked.
By: Wan Huang | posted Mon 25 Nov, 2024
We had a great time in Khao Yai National Park thanks to our super professional and friendly guide. It's our best experience in Thailand. Thanks!