Highlights

TRIP START: Bangkok            

TRIP END: Bangkok

LENGHT: 5 Days & 4 Nights

HOTEL: Ecotel Bangkok

             Deluxe Tented Camp

            

 

BANGKOK, JUNGLE ECO TOUR - ERAWAN NATIONAL PARK

 

Price per person

Prices in THB per person, based on two people sharing accommodation. Prices are approximate and can change without notice based on local costs.  

Trip Summary

A value tour of the top sights in Thailand, explore with your private guide, driver and vehicle. Bangkok is considered to be one of the world's top tourist hotspots. According to Travel and Leisure magazine it is Asia's best tourist destination. The city boasts some of the country's most visited historical venues such as the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun.

Erawan National Park is a unique and rugged landscape of high elevation plateaux and steep valleys covering an area of 550 square kilometres and located three hours drive west of Bangkok. Erawan's forests support an amazing array of plants and a diverse range of wildlife, from minute brilliantly coloured insects to the mighty Asian elephant.

This jungle safari provides an adventurous and stimulating insight into the forests and wildlife of western Thailand. We make your trip into the backcountry comfortable and exciting by providing just the right mix of adrenaline, nature interpretation, and more than a few creature comforts. Spend the night deep in the forest in our deluxe tented camp with large comfortable sleeping tents, large dining tent with mosquito net, hot shower, freshly prepared Thai dishes and cold drinks. Erawan National Park is a unique and rugged landscape of high elevation plateaux and steep valleys located three hours drive from Bangkok. Erawan’s forests support an amazing array of plants and a diverse range of wildlife, from minute brilliantly coloured insects to tigers and the mighty Asian elephant. Although they are there, getting to see large mammals such as wild elephants and tigers is difficult so, although we strive to maximize the likelihood of a sightings, we also emphasise the importance of using good “ecological detective work” to reveal the secrets of the forest. Possible wildlife sightings include primates (macaques and gibbon), civets, slow loris, hornbills and a range of other bird life. We will see some of the forests edible plants and take a night walk to investigate the myriad of insects and other creatures that emerge after dark. The diversity of life forms is awesome and each trip proves unique in terms of what we may encounter.

Itinerary Summary 

Trip Itinerary

Day 1 Airport Bangkok hotel transfer with private vehicle, driver.  Arriving  and check-in to the hotel in Bangkok. Enjoy lunch at local Thai restaurant (not included in tour price). Rest of the afternoon enjoy free  time at your leisure. Dinner at your leisure (not included in tour price)

Day 2 Discover three of Bangkok's finest temples: Wat Traimit, with its 900-year old solid gold Buddha, Wat Pho, with its reclining Buddha and traditional massage school, and the Grand Palace. Inside its 61-acre complex you'll encounter what is undoubtedly one of the wonders of the world, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew). Enjoy lunch at local Thai restaurant (not included in tour price).

In the afternoon free time at your leisure or optional atractions.

Day 3

0600 Pick up from Bangkok Hotel Meet the naturalist at Kanchanaburi around 0730. After a 1.5 hour drive we start our journey into the wilderness areas of Erawan National Park, with our team of porters carrying equipment and belongs, leaving you free to experience the wonders of the tropical forest. Along the way you are likely to see numerous exotic birds, and sign of elephant, pig, deer and other large mammals. After a delicious lunch prepared by our field cook and served under our giant mosquito net, either relax at the camp or spend the afternoon with the naturalist examining the fauna & flora of the area, before ending up at the mobile tented camp where cold drinks and a hot shower await you. After a sumptuous Thai dinner, we’ll peel back the darkness using a lighted insect station and headlamps to get a look at the nocturnal side of life.

Overnight: Deluxe tented camp

Walking Distance: 4-6 kms over a period of 4-6 hours..

Day 4

You will be woken by our camp staff offering you a fresh cup of coffee or tea before setting out on an all day trek to explore the area, with the naturalist showing you how to identify and track some of the areas allusive animals.

Overnight: Deluxe tented camp.

Walking Distance: 4-6 kms over a period of 4-6 hours.

Day 5

After a relaxing breakfast, our porters pack up camp, leaving the campsite as it was when we arrived. Our last day in the forest involves a leisurely walk, keeping an eye out for wildlife such as some of the areas hornbill (beautiful large tropical birds that have a unique ecology) and monkey populations. After lunch, we make our finally decent from the Erawan plateau to exit the park and be picked up by our support vehicles at approx. 1600.

Trip Includes

Service of an English speaking professional guide - All ground transport in a private car with driver - Guaranteed departure - Free airport transfers as per the itinerary - Meal plan as per the itinerary (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner) - Specialised and personalised services - All entrance fees to include local government taxes - Flights where indicated as per the itinerary.

Trip Excludes

Laundry - Tips - Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages including mineral water - International airfare - Visas - Optional activities/extras - Vacation insurance.

Trip Terms & Conditions

• We will exercise best efforts to book hotels per the itinerary, however, in busy seasons and with client bookings made within 60 days of tour date we may be forced to offer substitutes. In this case the client will have the option to agree or cancel their booking within one week of the substitution. We will endeavour to confirm final hotel bookings as soon as possible.
• We accept payment via credit card, certified check, wire transfer or money order for your 20% per person deposit. The balance is due 60 days prior to departure and is payable only by certified check, wire transfer or money order (balance can be paid by credit card but we must charge an extra 2.5% to cover the card processing fee - this is not included in the trip price).
• The price shown (THB) is per person NET, and does not include international air fare to/from the trip start point.
• Cost increases in currency exchange, government fees, taxes, surcharges or hotel/lodge tariff increases between quote date and start date are payable by the client.
• Cancellation -Please read our Cancellation & Refund Policy
• Payment of the program price constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions set out at Terms & Conditions.