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Sarah & TomUnited Kingdom · February 2026
★★★★★
“We didn't want a tour. We wanted someone who knew the country to make the week work. That is exactly what we got.”
Private tour
Khao Yai Wild Weekend
Three days from Bangkok: rainforest, a night safari, a waterfall and a vineyard lunch.
Khao Yai Wild Weekend is a 3-day private trip from Bangkok, from $420 per person, with two nights at a farm stay, a guided day in the national park and a night safari. It is the shortest genuine wildlife break from Bangkok.
Duration3 days / 2 nights
From$420 pp
GroupPrivate · 2–6 travellers
StylePrivate tour
Three days from Bangkok: rainforest, a night safari, a waterfall and a vineyard lunch.
Best for: A short wild break from Bangkok. 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.
Three days is enough because the driving is only 2.5 hours each way. The first afternoon is a winery and a farm stay; the full day is the park with a wildlife guide, the Haew Narok waterfall trail and the grassland at dusk; the last morning is a market and the drive back.
It is not a zoo and nothing is guaranteed, but Khao Yai has around 300 wild elephants, plus gibbons, hornbills, civets and porcupines on the night drive. The guide is the difference between seeing trees and seeing animals.
Day by day
Day01
To Khao Yai
Drive from Bangkok, afternoon walk and night safari.
Day02
Park day
Dawn bird walk, Haew Suwat waterfall, afternoon at the vineyard.
Day03
Return
Morning at leisure, drive back to Bangkok by lunchtime.
How the days are paced
Three days, one hotel, 2.5 hours of driving each way. One full park day and one night drive.
What changes the price
$420 per person is based on private · 2–6 travellers sharing a room for 3 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
- 2 nights
- Private car and guide
- Park fees and ranger
- Vineyard tasting
- Breakfast daily
Not included
- International flights
- Meals not listed
- Travel insurance
Good to know
From $420 per person, based on private · 2–6 travellers, 3 days and 2 nights. 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: international flights, meals not listed. 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.
Yes from Bangkok — it is the only place you can be in real forest within three hours. Not worth it if you are coming from Chiang Mai.
From about six for the day activities. Night drives are better for older children who can stay quiet.
What you will see
National park
Khao Yai National Park
Thailand's first national park: 2,168 square kilometres of rainforest, waterfalls, gibbons and wild elephants.…
Khao Yai · Full dayTHB 400
Winery
PB Valley Vineyard
A working vineyard in the Khao Yai hills, with tastings, a restaurant and vineyard tours.…
Khao Yai · 2 hoursFrom THB 350
Experiences on this trip
What travellers say about trips like this
DH
Daniel H.United States · April 2026
★★★★★
“Fourteen days and not one wasted morning. The only thing I would change is staying a fourth night in Krabi.”
YT
Yuki T.Japan · August 2026
★★★★★
“The guide explained the railway history without dramatising it. Careful, honest and very well organised.”
Reviews are from travellers on comparable itineraries, not this exact departure. All 2,400 are on the reviews page.
