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Ban Khao Yai Travel Guide: 105 reviews and 293 photos

Khao Yai National Park

Khao Yai is a big National Park as it covers over 2000 sq KM. It is the first of it's kind that was established in Thailand in 1961. There are tons of waterfalls, magnificent hikes, animals galore, gobs of creepy crawlers, and many kinds of forest to be found here. Apparantly there are Several kinds of deer but we only saw one kind but we saw well over 100 of them! We didn't spot any of the several hundred elephants that were supposed to be residing in the park. We did see quite a few bird species that looked quite cool but I'm not up on my birds so correct identification isn't going to happen. We did get to see this really cool Scorpion on one of our hikes. We did 5 hikes in our 3 days at the park!

Finally make it to Khao Yai National Park

Hadji at the Headquarters

I had first read about Khao Yai National Park in 1984 but never made it until this year (2003). I had contacted my Friends Pla,Ooy and Gop and told them that I would be returning to Thailand in March and was wondering if they would like to do a trip to Khao Yai National Park. And being the great friends that they are they said sure!! I told them the dates that I would be available and they made arrangements at their work for some vacation time. They picked my son and I up at Don Muang International Airport after we finished our 2 wonderful weeks in Myanmar. And we went direct to Khao Yai! So we didn't miss a beat! It was perfect. I know my son and I had a great time even though we didn't see any elephants but the hikes that we did with our friends will never be forgotten!! Thanks to you Pla, Ooy and Gop!!!!!! I hope we can do it again someday!!!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Wonderful Natural surroundings!!
Cons:Didn't see an Elephant!! LOL Oh well....next time...
In a nutshell:Great waterfalls...Great hiking.....

Last visit to Ban Khao Yai: Mar 2003
Intro Updated Aug 16, 2003
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Scorpion Ready for attack - Ban Khao Yai

Scorpion on the trail Warnings and Dangers (12)

Keep an eye on the trail if you hiking like we were in rubber sandals (flip-flops). On the Gong Gheo Hike which we did... more travel advice

Hike to Orchid Falls Things to Do (10)

The hike to Nam Tok Orchid falls is a slippery 1.5 km hike through the rain forest! It was slippery for us as it was... more travel advice

Wild Limes ..don't eat them! - Ban Khao Yai

Do not pick the fruit and leave the area... Warnings and Dangers (12)

We were told by a warden that it's illegal to pick any fruit in the park as it's a National Park and every thing should... more travel advice

Cobra Crossing! Warnings and Dangers (12)

This is the first time I've ever seen a sign along the road that said "Cobra Crossing"! It sure sounded interesting when... more travel advice

Off The Beaten Path (11)
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Hotels (2)
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Transportation (1)
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xty Jan 12, 2006 at 10:14 AM

Great pages of khao yai. Very informative. I plan to go there this weekend, as well as visiting surrounding places like Lopburi, Saraburi, Ayuthaya, if I have time ;)
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deecat Oct 4, 2005 at 2:47 PM

What a spectacular adventure for you and your son! You had great warnings, especially the urninal warning LOL The suspension bridge looks cool, and kids always manage to jumb when on them. Thanks for a terrific vicarious trip.
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tiger9090a Apr 7, 2005 at 11:03 AM

Hornets in the urinal? I think this is the funniest - at least the most unusal warning and danger tip on VT! Great page!
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roamer61 Jan 8, 2005 at 5:04 AM

Very imformative page. Too bad you couldn't get more photos of animals. I plan to go there one day.
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shrimp56 Nov 16, 2004 at 4:42 AM

Well if a cow leaves meadow muffins, I guess the elephant leaves a loaf -- ha ha. Some of us go to Paris, but YOU have all the fun :))))
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grets Nov 4, 2004 at 7:08 AM

What a fab adventure! This looks like my kind of place! Your comments about leeches brought back many memories, as did the sounds of the jungle at night! Shame about the lack of elephants, but that green scorpion sure looks cool!
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iandsmith Sep 15, 2004 at 4:13 PM

Amazing place, well documented. I could learn to live without the scorpions, cobras etc though! Perhaps you could add butter and jam for a tasty elephant loaf snack?
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shivan Sep 15, 2004 at 1:57 PM

nice page, your pics are always unusual
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l_joo Aug 13, 2004 at 11:36 AM

You sure only 20 snapshots on that green little scorpions....
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whitecliff62 Jul 25, 2004 at 12:40 PM

Yo Scott, you nearly got stung on the stinger by a hornet in the urinal hehehehehehehe, i had a little sweling last night, but we'd better not go into that hahahahahahahaha. Wonderful page scott.