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Back to nature! Khao Yai National Park is Thailand’s first national park and is within easy reach from Bangkok. This eco-adventure takes us to an area of outstanding natural beauty, where one can find an abundance of unique flora and fauna.
• Visit Thailand’s oldest and best-known national park;
• Follow trekking trails deep into the heart of Khao Yai;
• The chance to see wild animals in their natural habitat;
• Catch a breath of fresh air from great viewing points;
• Enjoy a Thai lunch at a local restaurant
Additional Info
Duration: 11 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Bangkok, Thailand
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Back to nature! Khao Yai National Park is Thailand’s first national park and is within easy reach from Bangkok. This eco-adventure takes us to an area of outstanding natural beauty, where one can find an abundance of unique flora and fauna.
• Visit Thailand’s oldest and best-known national park;
• Follow trekking trails deep into the heart of Khao Yai;
• The chance to see wild animals in their natural habitat;
• Catch a breath of fresh air from great viewing points;
• Enjoy a Thai lunch at a local restaurant
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Khao Yai National Park, Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Ratchasima Province
An early morning pick-up from your hotel in Bangkok by your guide and driver and head into north-eastern direction marks the start of a nature-filled day. Khao Yai National Park is around 200 kilometres outside of Bangkok and is Thailand’s first and best-known national park. Meaning ‘High Mountain’, this protected zone was established in 1962 and it is so far the third largest in the country. The highest peak in the park is Khao Rom, which rises to 1351 meters. The highest region is located in the north and west of the park, but much of Khao Yai is sandstone plateau with elevations between 600 meters and 1000 meters.
The best known wild life in the park are elephants, gibbons and hornbills, however the areas still have at least 25 large mammals including Asian jackal, Asiatic black bear, Malayan sun bear, tiger, leopard, wild pig and deer. Some 300 something migrant and resident birds’ species have been identified living in the park’s lush forests. The park has an extensive network of marked and unmarked trails and it is necessary to obtain permission to spend nights at park outstations. There are at least 12 trails ranging from 2.5 kilometres to about 10 kilometres in length. Most of these trails are stumped out by the local wildlife.
After enjoying a local lunch at a local restaurant, we head over to the visitor centre of Khao Yai. This centre contains numerous facts and figures about the flora and fauna located within its premises and gives the visitor an idea of the importance of this national park for Thailand. We end the afternoon with visiting two of Khao Yai’s most famous waterfalls, the Haew Suwat and the Haew Narok, each with its own story and characteristics.Late afternoon, we head back to Bangkok and will arrive back at around 6 pm.
Duration: 8 hours
