Khao Yai National Park Checkpoint - Pak Chong — Attraction in Nakhon Ratchasima Province

I was fortunate to visit Khao Yai multiple times. If you want to see some nature and wildlife, you can get both here. Cost: An adult foreigner will pay 400 THB (2025), access with a car will cost around 30 THB on top. For a one time trip I would recommend a guided tour. They will make sure that you will get the best experience. If you want to get around by yourself, take a car. The various locations are some kilometers away from each other, connected by a normal road. You can also stay inside the park overnight. There are multiple cabins (nothing fancy but totally acceptable) available and if you want to, you can also camp there. Tents can be rented. Although it is not really necessary I would recommend to use good footware, especially if you would like to walk some trails. For some of them it is recommended to have a guide, some you can walk by yourself. I would also recommend to get some sun screen and good bug repellent. Also wear long clothes, leeches are a thing during the rainy season. You can get special leech socks at the visitor center or you can put your pants into your socks. You will look a little bit silly but it is helping You can get some food at the visitor center or at the main waterfalls. Toilets are at every major location. With a bit of luck you can see wild elefants, mostly in the afternoon. In my experience the chances are better to see them in the "winter months" Common animals are deer, monkeys, monitors and all sorts of birds. In the evening you can have a chance to see wild dogs (nothing strays) and porcupine. If you can, bring so binoculars and a camera with a...

Khao Yai is supposed to be Thailands number one National Park. When you put the 2 words next to each other. Thailand and National Park. It doesn't make any sense. Thailand has a terrible history of cruelty towards animals and destruction of rain forest. This has to be one of the most overrated and overpriced tourist attractions in Thailand. There is still some rain forest and jungle left in the National Park. Its just been divided by sealed roads running throughout the National Park. Not what you really want to see in nature. Especially when Thai people are the worst drivers in the world. On average there are around 20,000 road deaths per year. You can understand why its nearly impossible to see any wildlife inside the National Park. You can understand how scared the elephants must be with out of control Thai drivers speeding up and down the roads in there pick up trucks. That is why you dont see any elephant in the National Park. Probably early and late afternoon when the park is close. Thats when elephants can freely cross the road without being hit by an out of control driver. The National Park is the usual Thai scam to trap naive foreign travelers. Always charge the tourists 10 times what the locals pay at the gates. Tell them that there is plenty of wildlife freely walking around the park. Thailand is going to lose on a lot of overseas business...

This is the best park I have travelled through in Thailand I could hear the monkeys going berserk in the trees along with the elephants sounded like they were having a party walking back from the view point there was a swarm of bees flying down towards the trees obviously causing chaos with the monkeys and elephants back on the road square headed birds flying around red deer standing having dinner insects reptiles go around another corner 2 elephant standing in bush looking at me then I hear crunching behind me I said to my girlfriend do not say a word stay absolutely still 3 more elephants stood at side of road staring at us eventually they raced past us 1 at a time scared yes an experience I will never forget 7 elephant in total evening time down to the bat cave the place is like a huge open zoo with waterfalls hills scenery it's a beautiful place ride drive walk through whatever keep a camera switched on keep eyes open and stay calm and enjoy beautiful nature I have travelled everywhere in Thailand this place is at the top of places I would recommend to visit very me much looking forward to returning again the rangers are also very helpful people with advice and information it's a must visit place if you like nature scenery wildlife remember stay calm and the animals...