The
Khao Yai Camper
Duration:
3 Days/2 Nights
Routing:
Bangkok – Khao Yai National Park – Bangkok
Spend two nights in Khao Yai's sub-montane
evergreen forests and grasslands, home to 2,500 plant
spieces, 67 different kinds of mammals and over 300
species of birds. |
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1 : Bangkok – Khao
Yai National Park |
|  Depart
your Bangkok hotel at 0600 for the 2-hour transfer
by private vehicle to Khao Yai. Stop for breakfast
and a short familiarization briefing from your guide
before you head off into the forest. As you trek through
the forest be on the lookout for gibbons and the myriad
of birds that inhabit this area. Around midday you
will meet the field staff who will greet you with
cold drinks and lunch. Relax in the dinning tent before
setting off for the final leg to the overnight camp.
Spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing or bird watching
around the camp. After a hot shower, settle down to
dinner under the stars. Around 8pm, head out on a
night walk with your guide to look out for nocturnal
wildlife in the grasslands. Possible wildlife sightings
include sambar, porcupine, palm civet, small Indian
civet and barking deer.
NOTE: Walking distance is 5-7 kilometers
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation:
Forest Campsite
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| Day
2 : Wildlife Trekking in Khao Yai National
Park |
|  Your
wake up call is a hot fresh cup of coffee or tea delivered
to your tent by our camp staff. Spend the first hour
of daylight bird watching and looking out for wildlife
around the camp before settling in to a hearty breakfast.
Depart the camp for a morning walk to track down a
family of pig-tailed macaque and gibbons that inhabit
the area. Return to camp for lunch and a chance to
kick-back with a book. Depart the camp at 3pm for
the walk to a nearby mineral lick and forest wetland
which is sometimes visited by large mammals such as
elephant and gaur. Go back to the camp for a welcome
hot shower and dinner before another optional night
walk.
NOTE: Walking distance is 5-7 kilometers
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation:
Forest Campsite
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| Day
3 : Khao Yai National
Park – Bangkok |
|  Awaken
early for wildlife and bird watching before breakfast.
Depart the camp around 9am with a sack lunch (sandwiches
and fruit) for the start of the walk out of the forest.
Today you head out on a different route, which takes
you through forest inhabited by a number of gibbon
families. Spend time with your guide getting close
to these amazing forest acrobats. Exit the forest
around 4pm, and transfer back to Bangkok.
NOTE: Walking distance is 6-8 kilometers
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation:
None
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| Rates
and Other Information |
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