All destinations
● Best season Isan (Northeast)180 km from Bangkok
Khao Yai National Park
Elephants, hornbills, waterfalls + Pak Chong cafés, farms and vineyards — cool weather (UNESCO)
NatureWildlifeHillsWaterfalls Ideal: 2 days180 km · 2.5–3 hrs
How to go
Van Mo Chit → Pak Chong ≈ 180–200 ฿ (2.5–3 hrs) · Train ≈ 100–400 ฿ · Car 2.5 hrs
Entry
400 ฿ foreigner + 30 ฿ per car (06:00–18:00) · Night safari ≈100 ฿
Stay
Pak Chong / Khao Yai 700–1,800 ฿
Season in Nov ● Best season
Nov–Feb mornings are 12–15°C. Waterfalls have the most water in Jul–Oct, but expect rain and leeches. Mar–Apr is hot and hazy.
Day-by-day plan
3 days
1Day 1
- Van Mo Chit → Pak Chong (3 hrs) — tour or car pick-up
- Park gate (Pak Chong side), Visitor Centre
- Haew Suwat waterfall, 30-min trail
- Lunch at the Visitor Centre
- Pha Diao Dai viewpoint + Nong Pak Chi watchtower
- Haew Narok waterfall (steep stairs)
- Salt lick drive — see elephants at dusk
- Night safari (day trip: leave at 17:00, back in Bangkok by 21:00)
2Day 2
- Khao Yai cafés and viewpoints (Chokchai Farm tour ≈300 ฿)
- PB Valley vineyard tour (≈300 ฿ incl. tasting)
- Lunch at Khao Yai Art Museum / Palio
- Primo Piazza or Ban Tha Chang hot spring (free)
- Sunset viewpoint, Pak Chong night market
- Van back (or stay for day 3)
3Day 3
- Bird watching at Km 33 / Lam Takhong trail (gibbons)
- Kong Kaew waterfall loop
- Lunch, stop at the Saraburi sunflower fields (Nov–Jan)
- Arrive in Bangkok
Food to try
- •Pak Chong night market — grilled pork, som tam
- •Khao Yai farm steak / fresh milk (Chokchai)
- •Khao Yai wine (PB Valley, GranMonte)
Good to know
There is no public transport inside the park. If you go alone, take a Pak Chong day tour (≈1,200–1,500 ฿). For 2–3 people, rent a car. The entry ticket is for 1 day only.
Book directly
Partner sites show live prices.
฿5,350 / per person
3 days · 2 people · ฿10,660