Day 1: Bangkok – Khao Yai Leave from NRGH. 06.00 on your own with taxi to the Northern bus terminal, where you have to catch the bus to Pak Chong 07.00 from gate no. 78. In Pak Chong there will be a minibus waiting for you when you arrive 10.00. Activities include a mountain bike tour 20-50 km through lush and beautiful areas around the national park. The Bat cave, where millions and millions of bats come flying out of the same cave. After dinner you can relax in the cosy restaurant, or you can enjoy the special quietness that surrounds the area around Khao Yai national park. You sleep on the resort the first night.
Day 2: Trekking in Khao Yai After breakfast 06.30 you depart with all your gear from the resort and go to the Rangers headquarters. Bring as little as possible because it is a hard trek. On the way you have to cross rivers filled with water, depending on the season. You will also pass some saltlicks, where wild elephants stop by to get natrium. You have t o be a part of the team and help finding wood for the bonfire, and make everything ready for the night. Sleeping will take place in hammocks with mosquito nets built in. (B,L,D)
Day 3: Trekking in Khao Yai Breakfast from 07.00 am before the trek starts at 08.00 am. The trek is 11 km towards Tad Daa Puuk and takes all day. On the way you can be lucky to see some of the 400 wild elephants that lives in the park or some rare birds. The lunch will be served in the middle of the jungle, Again you are sleeping in hammocks. (B,L,D)
Day 4: Khao Yai - Bangkok
After breakfast it’s time for the last 3 hours of trekking in the jungle. You will return to Eco Valley Lodge, where you can jump in the pool and get a refreshing shower. When everybody is ready the mini van will take you back to the bus station, from where you will get on the local bus back to the Mo Chit bus station in Bangkok. Expected arrival at the bus station is around 19.00 pm. The trip ends on the bus station and the transport back to your respective hotel is your own responsibility. (B,L)
Remember to bring:
• Changing clothes. Ask the service office regarding the different seasons. • Bathing suit, towel, mosquito spray/oil, camera, walking boots or trainers • Your own sleeping bag, Thai/English phrasebook • 3 long sleeved shirts (black or army) 2 pair of trousers / jeans IMPORTANT
Things incl. in the tour:
• Rucksack, sleeping bag, hammock, mosquito net, flashlight, binoculars • Machete (knife), leech socks • Food and water on the trek (lunch on the 2. day - breakfast on the 4. day
General word explanation: B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner
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