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The ones worth your time.
The 12 wildlife tours travellers book most, with what each one includes, who runs it, and what you pay.
A 6-hour ethical day trip from Hua Hin to Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand with a guided animal walk, lunch, and elephant feeding.
“It was a really nice trip /activity. Everything very well organized and the lunch was also tasty!”
Half-day trek in Khao Sok National Park with a wildlife guide and waterfall swims at Bang Hua Raet and Wing Hin for $48.
“Diamond was an excellent guide! He was very kind and informative, and he immediately spotted wildlife that I would have never noticed on my own!”
Private Kuiburi National Park afternoon safari from Hua Hin: hotel pickup, open-back jeep wildlife viewing, dinner, chance to see wild elephants.
“Bobby is an amazing guide! Very interesting stories, nice park and we saw 21 elephants, birds and cows. Very very recommended mostly if you ask for Bobby!”
Hua Hin wildlife rescue tour: WFFT elephant refuge, wildlife hospital, tiger rescue centre, and lunch with pickup and A/C.
“Tigre et elephants Mais a part a l arrivee bonjour en francais le reste perte de temps et stress car tout explication en Anglais etant francais j ais perdu mon temps dans a attendre les discours en langue inconnue”
Two days in Khao Sok: Cheow Lan lake cruising past Gui Lin cliffs, caves and kayaking, an overnight raft house, and ethical elephant sanctuary views.
“From being picked up at our hotel, our guide Ding was excellent. His English is great Every activity planned in the itinerary was well guided and informative. The only down side is the morning at the raft house, if you’re hoping for quiet to take in the dawn lake atmosphere then you’ll be disappointed because…”
Glide the Sok River on bamboo rafts, spot wildlife at sunset with flashlights, visit a monkey temple, and end with a Thai buffet in Khao Sok.
“Shane was such an amazing guide. Really helpful and so friendly. Had the best day out!”
Kayak caves, see skull-shaped rocks on Koh Phee, feed monkeys in Ko Lanta mangroves, with hotel pickup for $48.
“It was a fun half day. Visiting some islands in longboat and then kayaking around one of them. The views were spectacular in my opinion. It was short and sweet. A highlight was seeing and meeting monkeys. Two cheeky monkeys even boarded the boat on the way back to the big delight of my 8…”
Ethical Bangkok elephant and wildlife rescue day-trip with private transfers, guided sanctuary tour, Thai buffet lunch, and tram ride.
“Amazing guides and very informational. Long drive from and to Bangkok but was definitely worth supporting an actual sanctuary that’s support animals and not exploit them.”
Kayak quiet jungle canals near Khlong Sok, swim and snack, then visit Wat Tham Pla Fish Cave to feed giant carp and spot monkeys.
“We betaalde €120!! Voor een 2tal uurtjes kajakken. Zelf kajakken, de twee gidsen deden lekker hun ding op hun eigen kano. De gidsen waren super vriendelijk en we kregen onderweg een stop met koffie en wat fruit. Maar €120!!!! voor 2 personen, 1 kajak is ongezien veel geld voor deze activiteit. We zagen enkele aapjes,…”
Cheow Lan Lake day trip: longtail boat, kayaking, Coral Cave stalactites, jungle walk, and wildlife safari in a small group.
“Sehr empfehlenswerte Tagestour auf dem atemberaubend schönen Cheow Larn See. Unser Tourguide hat sich bestens um unsere Sicherheit gekümmert und uns auf besondere Sehenswürdigkeiten hingewiesen. Auch sehr interessant waren die Hintergrundinformationen. Bei der anschließenden Dschungelwanderung hat mir unser Guide sehr aufmerksam über steilere Stellen hinweggeholfen. Diese Tour werde ich bestimmt bei unserer nächsten Thailandreise wieder…”
Kayak or long-tail boat through Ko Lanta mangroves, meet friendly monkeys, and watch wildlife with hotel pickup in 3 hours.
“our guide was friendly and helpful. we saw some amazing mangrove and it's residents. the meeting with macaques was magnificent. the restaurant at the end had a real family vibe which I loved.”
Half-day bird watching in Khao Sok National Park with an English guide, jungle walks, and chances to spot 300+ bird species.
“We were able to experience a very special morning with Jane. The early morning hours were more than worth it: while the first rays of sunshine warmed the park and its wildlife, we were all alone in this enchanting nature. Jane brought us closer to the fascinating bird world with a lot of passion and…”
