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: Jarrod Tymm | posted Mon 9 Sep, 2024
That was a trip of a lifetime. Tata was amazing. He's the sole reason that adventure was and fascinating and exciting as it was. The way he can spot wildlife, drive safety and keep conversation was really something special. Thank you Tata. Don't forget the alphabet :)
By: Maya Ciani | posted Tue 3 Sep, 2024
Me, my husband and my 14 year old daughter really enjoyed the tour. Seeing wild life is not easy (you need patience and luck!). We did not see elephants, but we saw some other animals among which a unexpected giant scorpion, a family of gibbons and beautiful “banana birds” as my daughter called them. Our guide Rose and the good driver (I didn’t get the girl’s name, sorry!) were very nice and enthusiastic and they allowed us to get all our our time! ขอบคุณ!!
By: Ka Ka Ng | posted Wed 14 Aug, 2024
Our guide was excellent and very experienced, has great passion of showering us anything that he can, and especially chased the elephants successfully for few times, and we were very lucky to experience all these moments, especially in a very close distance, it's all because of the experience and passion of our guide, Thank you so much! and the drop off and pick up drivers were excellent too, punctual and in good manners in personality and driving safe. Thank you so much, you guys are perfect team, the administration also make me feel very ease to get all the information that I need and always replied quick, thumb up!
By: Anne Woolfitt | posted Sat 10 Aug, 2024
We really enjoyed our tour to Khao Yai. The communication via email/the website went really smoothly and TonTan travel did a great job staying in touch with us and providing us with the right information. Ryan was our guide for the day and he was amazing. He went out of his way to show us as many animals and plants as possible. His English was good and he looked after us very well. We had a lovely lunch near the visitor centre. All in all it was a great day! Thank you!
By: Dominik Meier | posted Thu 1 Aug, 2024
Ray , our guide was excellent! Dominik
By: Alison Barham | posted Sun 28 Jul, 2024
Booking the tour was easy and Ton was very patient and helpful with my questions. I got his details from some research through TripAdvisor everything they said about him and the company proved true.
Alex was our guide and arrived on time and did his utmost to give us a view of a range of creatures from spiders and snakes to gibbons and squirrels. He could spot a lizard disguised by a branch at a distance while driving - we were amazed! We enjoyed the trek too and all the time he was listening and looking for things to show us. We felt we had had a good day after sighting two varieties of deer as we heading towards the park entrance, but then he got a message about an elephant and off we went at speed. Sure enough we got to see the elephant and despite the circus of other vehicles, it was still magical. Thank you Alex and Ton, you helped make memories we as a family won’t forget in a very long time.
By: Benedikt | posted Sat 27 Jul, 2024
Die Kommunikation war von Anfang an freundlich und extrem schnell. Obwohl wir sehr kurzfristig (weniger als eine Woche vorher) um eine geführte Tour gebeten hatten, wurde uns diese verbindlich und zu einem fairen Preis zugesichert.
Mit Apple bekamen wir einen engagierten, kenntnisreichen und absolut sympathischen Guide, der uns per Jeep und zu Fuß durch das schöne Gebiet geführt hat. Immer wieder entdeckte er Vögel und Affen, in Bäumen hängende Vipern und Skorpione auf der Straße. Sogar einen Elefanten haben wir gesehen, ganz am Ende nach fast zehn gemeinsamen Stunden mit Apple. Ein leckeres Mittagessen war im Preis inbegriffen, dazu hat Apple uns mit Muffins und Wasser versorgt und mit unserem Handy diverse Fotos sowie Kurzvideos durch sein Fernrohr für uns gemacht. Wir alle (einschließlich dreier Kinder) waren begeistert. Ach ja, am Ende hat Apple uns noch zurück zum Hotel gebracht, klatschnass vom Regen aber reich an bleibenden Eindrücken:)
By: Angie Ang | posted Mon 1 Jul, 2024
tour was very well planned. Our guide rose was very patient and thoughtful and we got to see lots of animals such as hornbills and giant squirrels, although we didn't get to see the elephants..experience was nonetheless memorable
By: Adrian Huang | posted Wed 19 Jun, 2024
Overall, my family and I enjoyed the tour.
Our guide, Joanna, was very friendly and good with the kids.
The weather was a bit warm, but we were provided with chilled water. June is probably not the best time to go for this tour if you want a higher chance of spotting elephants. But we still managed to see other wildlife including a family of Gibbons, lots of monkeys and deer.
By: Chengqi Gao | posted Thu 30 May, 2024
Tour guide was very knowledgeable.
Great service, fast taxi and very engaging tour.
She also took great photos
