KHAO YAI NATIONAL PARK TREKKING (FROM BANGKOK) TOUR

Khao Yai became Thailand?s first official national park on September 18, 1962. It is situated in the provinces of Nakorn Ratchasima, Sara Buri, Nakorn Nayok and Prachin Buri. Khao Yai is a part of the huge evergreen forest in Don Phaya Yen. Khao Yai area covered a total of 2,168 square kilometers or 1,355,396 rai.

Being part of the huge evergreen forest, Don Phaya Fai (later renamed as Don Phaya Yen) dominates the high plateau of Issan and the central plains. Khao Yai has maintained its fertile state despite the surrounding area development. It is an important source of many rivers, and home to a variety of plants and wildlife. As a result, Khao Yai has long been renowned as one of the country?s most popular natural attractions for both Thais and foreign visitors and regarded as an Asian Heritage Park.

ITINERARY

06:00 hrs

Meet your English-speaking guide in the hotel’s lobby. Depart Bangkok for the 2 hour drive to Khao Yai.

07:00 hrs

En-route to the park we stop in Nakhon Nayok province at a local fruit market where you can enjoy mango, rambutans and many more exotic fruits

08:00 hrs

Arrive Khao Yai National Park. Within this refreshing and scenic landscape, with it?s bizarre mountains, there is still untouched jungle, mountain streams and many waterfalls, with a preserved animal world, which includes wild elephants, buffaloes, deer?s porcupines, varieties of monkeys, parrots and parakeets, huge hornbills and another 250 species of birds.

08:30 hrs

Start Waterfall Traveling

Heaw Narok Waterfall
The biggest and highest waterfall in this area, is situated in the south part of Khao Yai National Park. The waterfall is a three-level cascade, its water drops step by step from 60-meter high of first level to the second and third level with about 90 degrees, approximately 150 meters, to its very deep abyss which is very fearsome when the water falls heavily in the rains.

Pha Kluy Mai Waterfall (Orchid?s Cliff Waterfall)
The waterfall is a medium-size waterfall, which has Wai Dang (Red Orchid) grow on its cliff and be the symbol of its area. The waterfall is be reached by walking.

Heaw Suwat Waterfall
Being well known by many people, Heaw Suwat Waterfall is situated at the end of Thanarat Road and three kilometers from Pha Kluy Mai Waterfall by walking. There is water dropped from 20-meter high cliff onto a pond below which is appropriate for playing water but not in the rains because there are very much cold and heavily flowing water.

12:30 hrs

Thai Lunch at local restaurant.

13:30 hrs

Visit Pha Daew Dai Viewpoint, located on the route leading up to Khao Khaew. To reach the point, visitors must park their cars on the roadside and walk 200 meters through hill evergreen forest. Pha Daew Dai is an area of flat ground on a wide steep cliff. From this point, visitors can view Khao Rom. On the right hand side in the far distance is Thung Ngoo Lueam. Khao Samor Poon and evergreen forest in Prachin Buri Province encompass this area of grassland.

14:30 hrs

Depart from Khao Yai National Park. En-route visit Jungle House Camp to experience a 45-minute elephant ride with a trusted mahout (elephant caretaker) through the lush forest.Elephant riding in the jungle crossing the creek.

15:30 hrs

Depart from camp to Bangkok. Enjoy a scenic drive through the beautiful countryside.

17:30 hrs

Arrive your Bangkok Hotel.

Do and Don?t
Please don?t sound the horn of your car or turn on the headlights when you encounter wild elephants on the road. They may become stressed and frightened and attack. Park your car and keep some distance between you and the elephants, at least 15 meters away. Wait until they go back into the forest. Most importantly, don?t get out of the car.
Don?t feed animals in the park. They are familiar with humans and may approach you for food. Feeding animals affects their natural behavior. In addition, some foods cause problems in the animal?s digestion system.
Don?t bring your pets with you. Pets and wild animals may transfer diseases. Don?t release your animals into the wild. They can?t compete with wild species for food and territory and will probably not survive.
Please do put your rubbish in the bins provided. It?s even better if you take your rubbish with you when you leave the national park. This will help the park staff a great deal and help keep the park clean.
Avoid any activities that may disturb or pose dangers to animals and plants in the forest.
Don?t bring threaten items such as guns, hunting tools, crackers or fireworks of any kinds and don?t behave in a way that upsets or disturbs other people. The park is for everyone to enjoy.
Please help care for the natural beauty of the park as laid down be the National Park Act of 1961 or recommendations made be the park officers.