Ban Khao Yai Travel Guide

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Pro

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 Wonderful Natural surroundings!! 


Con

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 too many people in winter 


In a nutshell

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 A "close to nature" place to be, you'll love it! 

 

Explore Ban Khao Yai

Things to Do  

Animals!

Animals!, Ban Khao Yai

 HasTowelWillTravel Says:  The park is host to some amazing biodiversity, across all lines. Having a day or more to enjoy in the park gives you the opportunity to see some incredible animals, and the crown jewel is, of course, the Asian elephant. For many westerners, myself included, elephants are... 

Hiking

Hiking, Ban Khao Yai

 HasTowelWillTravel Says:  Many tours of the park settle for drives to the major highlights, and you really miss a lot of the park. Hiking along some of the 50+ km of trails in Khao Yai is an intimate way of seeing the park. The trails range through the tropical jungle to the open plains. Along the... 

Heo Suwat Falls

Heo Suwat Falls, Ban Khao Yai

 HasTowelWillTravel Says:  There are several different ways to spell the name of this cascade, but they all add up to one thing: beauty. This semi-secluded waterfall is found in Khao Yai National Park and is reached through a steep staircase cut into the rockwall surrounding this little grotto. The... 

Mountain Range

Mountain Range, Ban Khao Yai

 Wann Says:  Khao Yai is located within the Dongrak Mountain Range, Khao Yai's elevation ranges from 200 to 1351 m a.s.l. (Khao Rom) Khao Yai National Park consists of complicated mountains such as Khao Rom, the highest about 1,351 meters, Khao Lam about 1,326 meters, Khao Keaw about... 

Wrinkle-lipped Bats

Wrinkle-lipped Bats, Ban Khao Yai

 kyoub Says:  Millions of Wrinkle-lipped bats sleep in the caves in the daytime and fly about looking for food at night. Around sundown you can see them emerging from the caves in a steady stream. They sound like ocean waves with all their wings beating in the air.This is a fantastic... 

Night safari

Night safari, Ban Khao Yai

 kyoub Says:  We drove out to the park just as it was starting to get dark. There we were told to get into a larger truck. We stood up in the back of it and wished we had brought winter jackets with us.It does get cool once the sun goes down. The guides had large spotlights that they... 

Jungle tour

Jungle tour, Ban Khao Yai

 kyoub Says:  Spend a whole day hiking in the park. Your day will go something like this:We left the lodge at 8:30 am. After our ride to the park in the back of the truck, we arrived at the park headquarters to get a permit. While driving thru the park, we saw a long-tailed squirrel, a... 

See a million bats coming out the cave

See a million bats coming out the cave, Ban Khao Yai

 li-anne Says:  We did the half day tour of Greenleaf. Around 4 oçlock in the afternoon we went into the National Park of Khao Yai. First we visited a spring. It was so clear that it was incredible. Local people were swimming in this pristine water.Then we went to a cave. Inside this cave... 

Explore the rainforest

Explore the rainforest, Ban Khao Yai

 li-anne Says:  We went out in Khao Yai National Park by jeep.We did the full day tour with Greenleaf. First we entered the National Park, then we'd put on the leeches-socks becourse we were in rainseason. We looked for the whitehanded gibbons, which we discovered after a while. The produce... 

Take a good guide - recommendation

Take a good guide - recommendation, Ban Khao Yai

 Rachel972 Says:  We had an excellent guide in Khao Yai in 2006, named Isara Sukkum. Both nature guide in different jungle tours, and the temples in the area. You can make your own plans or get his suggestions and tours. Isara is both a very pleasant person – usual in Thailand, a good... 

Waterfalls In Khao Yai National Park

Waterfalls  In Khao Yai National Park, Ban Khao Yai

 Wann Says:  There are many waterfalls in the area of the national park. The largest and highest waterfall is Haew Narok Waterfall, it is a highlight of this park that I think you shouldn’t miss, it’s located at the south end of Khao Yai National Park. Some other waterfalls is Haew Suwat... 

A taste of wild, wild west

A taste of wild, wild west, Ban Khao Yai

 love2wander Says:  Thong Somboon is a theme park caters to local Thai (I presumed) to have a taste of American wild west - but in comfort. Good for family day outing - especially many activities for youths: ATV driving, horse riding, cable car ride etc 

Trails Within Khao Yai National Park

Trails Within Khao Yai National Park, Ban Khao Yai

 Wann Says:  There are many nature trails of different distances in Khao Yai National Park. Each trail has signposts that tourists can follow. Walkers can also request to have a park ranger from the national park's office accompany them as a guide. The trails within the national park... 

Nightlife  

Khao Yai Nightlife Spotting: Nightlife - Plenty to see

Khao Yai Nightlife Spotting: Nightlife - Plenty to see, Ban Khao Yai

 paul&leonnie Says:  We took a night-time wildlife spotting tour in Jan. 2005 and had a "wild" time - plenty of deer, civet cats, porcupines and our first wild elephant. The tour is in an open truck so bring a coat (can get cold and wet) and doesn't venture far from the Park Headquarters but if... 

Shopping  

Outlet Village Khao Yai: By the highway
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No one comes to Khao Yai for shopping I think but when I come to the national park many times and drive pass this huge outlet place so why not stop by. They are all brand name clothes shops, its huge place, can keep all shoppers busy for many hours. There's also food court and many food and drink conners. For me I just did window shopping and leave.

Written Sep 26, 2007

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What to Pack  

Be prepared

Be prepared, Ban Khao Yai

 kyoub Says:   You will need sturdy walking shoes or hiking boots. Several layers for the night safari.Cool cotton clothing for the jungle tour. Swimwear if you plan to enjoy the waterfalls or pool. Shopping is limited to a small convenience type store nearby. Take what you will... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Caving!

Caving!, Ban Khao Yai

 HasTowelWillTravel Says:  There are some destinations around the Ban Khao Yai area that are interesting to visit. There are a set of caves that run along side the park. The caves are situated near a Buddhist temple, and back in the day, the monks would go into the caves and meditate, to isolate... 

A scenic drive from Pak Chong

A scenic drive from Pak Chong, Ban Khao Yai

 love2wander Says:  Pak Chong is a town about 20KM north ot Khao Yai National Park. There are several resorts, vineyards and golf courses in this area too.I took a leisure 3 hrs drive along Hwy 2247 north from Pak Chong, westward along Hwy 205 and then southward back to Pak Chong along Hwy... 

Favorites  

Crowded on weekend

Crowded on weekend, Ban Khao Yai

 Wann Says:  As the distance is not so far from cities, Khao Yai National Park can be so crowded especially on weekend, long weekend or Thai public holidays, so better consider about this if you don’t want to be in crowded. 

Signs

Signs, Ban Khao Yai

 yen_2 Says:  Most of the streets have signs to where excatly you are going. They even have a public transport taking to the camps you want to go to and around the place. It's a big National park so it's advisable to have a comfy shoes. 

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