Background

Rising to an elevation 1,328 m, Khao Yai is one of Thailand's best-known national parks and only 2 hours drive from Bangkok. Dominated by lush, tall-stature, dry evergreen forest with occasional grassy clearings, the park supports birds such as four species of hornbills, the red-headed trogon, sultan tit, coral-billed ground cuckoo, crested-serpent eagle, Radde's Warbler, Greenish Warbler, Sulphur-breasted Warbler, Siberian Rubythroats, and Thick-billed and Blunt-winged Warblers to mention just a few. Also home to a range of other widlife, you will most likely see mammals such as deer, monkeys and maybe elephant on your stay in the park.

Itinerary

Day 1 (B,L, D)

Depart your Bangkok hotel at 0600 for the 2-hours travel by private vehicle to Khao Yai National Park. Breakfast enroute before heading out to Khao Khieo mountain, an area dominated by hill evergreen forest above1,000 m. After lunch, set out on a roadside birding tour in the area of the headquarters and take a short easy walk through the grassland habitat of Nong Phak Chi for birding and on the lookout for some of the other wildllife that inhabits the park. Possible sightings include Wild Dog, Sambar Deer, Stock billed-Kingfisher, Bright-capped Cisticola, Hill Myna and Wreathed Hornbill. After dinner, we head out on a nighttime spotlighting trip on the look out for deer, civet, porcupine, slow loris and possibly elephant. Overnight: Juldis Resort.

Day 2 (B, L)

Spend the morning birding in some of Khao Yai's best evergreen forest. Look out for Red-headed Trogon, Slaty-backed Forktail, Blue Pitta, Greater Flameback, Dusky Broadbill, Banded Broadbill, Blue-winged Leafbird, Green Magpie, White-crested Laughingthrush and many more. Depart the park at approximately 1500 for the transfer back to Bangkok. Arrive back at your hotel at approximately 1900.

Meals: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner