Summary

Nowhere in Thailand is exotic wildlife more accessible than in Khao Yai National Park, some 3 hours northeast of Bangkok.  Your naturalist guide & support team know the jungle habitat of large birds including Great Hornbills, and mammals including White-hand Gibbon, Gaur, Asiatic Black Bear, and even wild Elephants.   Visit a waterfall, park HQ, a bat cave, on this non-strenuous 3 day adventure with naturalist guide. 

Highlights

• Walking easy jungle trails to watch large & exotic birds and mammals
• Swimming at the huge waterfall, seen in the film “The Beach”
• Camping in the Jungle
• Isan cuisine, starting with spicy papaya salad and spiced, grilled chicken.
• Getting to know the local people of our support team 

Good for...

• Adventurous groups of friends, couples and families (no kids under 12 please)
• Naturalists, and anyone fascinated by exotic wildlife and who wants to see animals up close; photographers

Day 1: Bangkok – Khao Yai National Park

Depart your Bangkok hotel at 0600 for the 2-hour transfer by private vehicle to Khao Yai. Stop for breakfast and a short familiarization briefing from your guide before you head off into the forest. As you trek through the forest be on the lookout for gibbons and the myriad of birds that inhabit this area. Around midday you will meet the field staff who will greet you with cold drinks and lunch. Relax in the dinning tent before setting off for the final leg to the overnight camp. Spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing or bird watching around the camp. After a hot shower, settle down to dinner under the stars. Around 8pm, head out on a night walk with your guide to look out for nocturnal wildlife in the grasslands. Possible wildlife sightings include sambar, porcupine, palm civet, small Indian civet and barking deer. NOTE: Walking distance is 5-7 kilometers. (L,D)

Day 2: Khao Yai Park All Day Nature Watching

Your wake up call is a hot fresh cup of coffee or tea delivered to your tent by our camp staff. Spend the first hour of daylight bird watching and looking out for wildlife around the camp before settling in to a hearty breakfast. Depart the camp for a morning walk to track down a family of pig-tailed macaque and gibbons that inhabit the area. Return to camp for lunch and a chance to kick-back with a book. Depart the camp at 3pm for the walk to a nearby mineral lick and forest wetland which is sometimes visited by large mammals such as elephant and gaur. Go back to the camp for a welcome hot shower and dinner before another optional night walk. NOTE: Walking distance is 5-7 kilometers. (B,L,D).

Day 3: Khao Yai Park – Bangkok

Awaken early for wildlife and bird watching before breakfast. Depart the camp around 9am with a sack lunch (sandwiches and fruit) for the start of the walk out of the forest. Today you head out on a different route, which takes you through forest inhabited by a number of gibbon families. Spend time with your guide getting close to these amazing forest acrobats. Exit the forest around 4pm, and transfer back to Bangkok.  NOTE: Walking distance is 6-8 kilometers. (B,L)

Costs depend on the season when you travel, and number of people in your group.  An indication of the cost for this itinerary is between US$350 – US$450 per person based on four people travelling in high season

We act responsibility by contributing to local communities, ensuring we work with reliable suppliers and paying our staff and guides a fair wage, so that you, the traveler, can sit back and enjoy your holiday in the knowledge that you have booked through a well established, professional, reputable and responsible tour operator. For more information about us please click here  

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Tour includes:

• English speaking tour guide(s) + jungle porters, support team

• All transfers and transportation

• Accommodation: Camping in Tents in the Jungle

• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary

• All guided sightseeing fees and entrance fees as per itinerary

• Liability Insurance

Tour excludes:

• Meals and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary

• Travel insurance

• Personal expenses

• Tips & gratuity

• Domestic Airfare

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