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3 stops 7 days
Khao Yai National Park → Buriram → Ubon Ratchathani
By car: 2 days of Khao Yai wildlife → 2 days of Phanom Rung Khmer temples → 3 days for Sam Phan Bok and Pha Taem. Fly home from Ubon.
How to travel this route
From Bangkok to each stop, between stops, and back home.
Times are estimates. Check Google Maps on the day.
Open whole route in Google Maps- Bangkok → Khao Yai National Park180 km · 2.5–3 hrsVan · Train · Car
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- Khao Yai National Park → BuriramAbout 210 km · about 4 hrsBy van, bus or car. Leave in the morning so you arrive before dark.
- 2
- Buriram → Ubon RatchathaniAbout 290 km · about 5 hrsBy van, bus or car. Leave in the morning so you arrive before dark.
- 3
- Ubon Ratchathani → Bangkok630 km · 1 hr flight / 10 hrs busSame way back. Book the return a few days early on weekends.
Day-by-day plan
1Day 1 · Khao Yai National Park
- 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 National Park
- 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 · Buriram
- Bus or car from Bangkok
- Lunch in Nang Rong
- Phanom Rung — walk the naga bridge path to the temple (1.5 hrs)
- Prasat Muang Tam and its old lake (baray)
- Buriram city: Chang Arena, night market at Buriram Castle
4Day 4 · Buriram
- Khao Kradong volcano crater and the big Buddha
- Wat Khao Angkhan (new temple in Khmer style)
- Lunch, then bus or train back
5Day 5 · Ubon Ratchathani
- Arrive in Ubon, rent a car
- Wat Phra That Nong Bua and Thung Si Muang candle park
- Lunch, then drive to Khong Chiam (2 hrs)
- Boat at the two-colour river (Mae Nam Song Si)
- Wat Sirindhorn Wararam (the tree mural glows in the dark at dusk)
6Day 6 · Ubon Ratchathani
- Pha Taem — first sunrise in Thailand + 3,000-year-old cliff paintings
- Sao Chaliang mushroom rocks, Soi Sawan waterfall (rainy season)
- Lunch in Khong Chiam
- Sam Phan Bok (Nov–May) — boat ride in the golden evening light
- Dinner by the river
7Day 7 · Ubon Ratchathani
- Hat Chom Dao sand beach (dry season), Kaeng Tana National Park
- Lunch, then back to Ubon (2 hrs)
- Flight or bus back
Book & go
Partner sites show live prices.
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Khao Yai National Park · 2 days
2
Buriram · 2 days
3
Ubon Ratchathani · 3 days
฿13,060 / per person
7 days · 2 people · ฿26,110