PB
Peter B.Canada · January 2026
★★★★
“Excellent guiding and a beautiful route. One hotel was below the standard of the others and they refunded the difference without argument.”
Private tour
Khao Yai Day Trip from Bangkok
A long day out of Bangkok: rainforest trail, waterfall and a night-safari style drive before returning.
A private full-day trip from Bangkok to Khao Yai National Park, from $145 per person, with a wildlife guide, a waterfall walk and a night safari on the way out. It is 12 hours and leaves at 6am.
Duration1 days / 0 nights
From$145 pp
GroupPrivate · 2–6 travellers
StylePrivate tour
A long day out of Bangkok: rainforest trail, waterfall and a night-safari style drive before returning.
Best for: A day in real jungle. The route runs Khao Yai. Everything below is a starting point: hotels can be upgraded or simplified, days can be added, and any element can be removed.
Khao Yai is 2.5 hours from Bangkok by car, which makes it the only place where you can be in genuine monsoon forest and back in the city the same night. The catch is that a day trip gives you the middle of the day, when the animals are asleep — which is why this itinerary stays for the late afternoon and the night drive before returning.
The route covers the Haew Narok waterfall trail, the grassland at Nong Pak Chi where elephants come to graze at dusk, and a spotlighting drive on the way out. Gibbons are usually heard rather than seen at dawn; in the afternoon you get hornbills, macaques and, if you are lucky, a herd on the road.
What happens
- Haew Suwat waterfall
- Ranger-led forest walk
- Gibbon and hornbill spotting
- Vineyard stop on the way home
6am depart Bangkok, park by 9, trail and waterfall, late lunch, back by 7pm.
How the days are paced
Twelve hours including five hours of driving. One 1km waterfall walk and one 90-minute night drive. Return to Bangkok around 10pm.
What changes the price
$145 per person is based on private · 2–6 travellers sharing a room for 1 days, with mid-range four-star hotels as standard. Nothing is added locally: the entrance fees, boats and guiding are already in the number.
Deposit is 20% to confirm, balance 30 days before arrival. Free changes up to 45 days out.
What’s included
Included
- Private car and guide
- Park fees
- Lunch
Not included
- Drinks
- Tips
- Travel insurance
Good to know
From $145 per person, based on private · 2–6 travellers, 1 days. The quote includes the hotels, guiding and transport listed under “What’s included”; international flights and travel insurance are not included.
Yes. Every itinerary on this site is a starting point. Days can be added or removed, hotels upgraded or simplified, and the route reordered around your dates — we re-cost it as many times as you need before you commit.
Not included: drinks, tips. Everything else listed under “What’s included” is in the quote, and we do not add local payments on arrival.
Three to six months ahead for the best hotels, and by September for travel over Christmas and New Year. Green-season trips can usually be arranged with six weeks’ notice.
Possibly — around 300 live in the park and the grassland at dusk is the best chance. It is a forest, not a reserve, so nothing is guaranteed.
It is a long day. If you have an early flight the next morning, take the two-day version instead.
Experiences on this trip
What travellers say about trips like this
HL
Hannah L.New Zealand · May 2026
★★★★★
“Three weeks is a long time to be organised. Nothing fell through, and the one thing that did — a cancelled flight — was rebooked before we reached the airport.”
MK
Michael R.Germany · February 2026
★★★★★
“Three drafts of the itinerary before we paid anything, and every change was answered the same day. The guide in Chiang Mai was worth the whole trip.”
Reviews are from travellers on comparable itineraries, not this exact departure. All 2,400 are on the reviews page.
