Elephant and Animal Watching in Kuiburi National Park - Join Afternoon Tour
Description
Kuiburi National Park is the only place in Thailand where more than 320 protected wild elephants live and you will have the unique 90 - 95% opportunity to see them in this untouched wildlife. In addition to Asian elephants and gaurs, the other relatively common mammals are golden jackals, various deer, langurs, white-handed gibbons, Burmese hares, Malay porcupines and wild boars. Kui Buri has a rich fauna of birds with over 260 species currently. Crested falcons, grey peacock pheasants, ferrous partridges, Tickell's brown hornbills, white-crowned hornbills, brown fish owls, yellow-ventilated green pigeons, white-fronted dwarf-eared owls, mustache hawks, red-necked hornbills, blue-collared parrots, chestnut-nickel fork tails, red-bearded bee-eaters, maroon woodpeckers.There are also birds like the Crested Fireback, Indian Roller and Asian Openbill bird or even gaurs and leopards.
Tour Options
Itinerary
After a one-and-a-half-hour drive, we reach the Kui Buri Visitor Center and transfer from the national park to a guided safari vehicle. We travel to the Huai Luek Wildlife Area and wait for the elephants and other animals to forage. We also visit the beautiful dry-humid forest and observe birds such as the Crested Fireback, the Indian Roller, and the Asian Spoonbill! Occasionally, we may also spot gaurs and leopards. Please note before booking: This trip is not a zoo visit. There are approximately 320 protected wild elephants left in this national park, and the chance of seeing elephants in the wild and on rough terrain is about 90-95 percent. However, we cannot guarantee 100 percent that or how many elephants you will see. Sometimes you will see them from a distance or just a few hundred meters away. There are also many other animals to observe, such as birds and gaurs. We will stay in the park about 3 Hours or sometimes until it is getting almost dark.
After visiting the national park, we will have a typical Thai dinner at a Thai restaurant near the national park to support the locals before returning to your hotel
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pickup service is available in the Hua Hin, Cha Am, and Pranburi areas. We’ll confirm the pickup time the day before the tour once all bookings and pickup locations are finalized.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(93)
We had the pleasure of the driver and guide who was to ug, they were good at spotting the animals. So we got to see a lot Really good experience Can warmly recommend Schedule observed.
It was an incredibly beautiful experience, including the sighting of a herd of elephants with about 30 animals in front of us while crossing the road.
Easy clean process. Group of 8 with efficient pickup at each hotel. Engaging guide. Good ranger with good sightings in the park. Open air riding in pickup truck was a surprise as well as focus on four viewing stations where most got out of the truck.
Great experience with the agency and M our guide! Message on Tripadvisor and Whatsapp the day before to confirm and specify the pick-up. (Allow about 30 minutes to gather everyone). M was smiling and friendly, allowing us to experience this incredible moment while providing relevant information at the right time. We were lucky to see a lot of elephants (about thirty) and dozens of gaurs. The park staff was great too :) Thank you!
I glad that I did the tour. Our guide Amp was an excellent how providing commentary on the way when things of interest came along. As we approached the park, the Mango Trees, Pineapple Fields, and Rubber Trees were interesting to see on the Farms. Once we arrived at the parks we drove out in pick-ups. You should understand that the main view is at 2 view points. We spent an hour an a half at the first one with a number of other people. We didn’t see much the first hour and then a number of gaur came through the forest and we also saw a Thai deer and a number of birds. Al we were leaving one of th guides spotted an elephant (or 1/2 an elephant, as we could only see the back). Bring some snacks for this part. We then left for the 2nd viewpoint where you only stop for 15 to 20 minutes. Here we saw a male elephant and a heard of gaur. We then headed out and stopped for dinner. Dinner was very nice and they had the food on the table as we walked up. This is a national park experience and there is no guarantee that you will see anything, so in the end it was well worth the trip.
Fab experience saw elephants, monitor lizards and hornbills. The guide was brilliant and was really enthusiastic.
It was a fantastic trip, best day of Thailand ever, tour guide Mr.B is so attentive and friendly
Wonderful adventure would highly recommend
A safari at 2 pm with 35 degrees in the shade!!! Result in 3 hours of time: 5 elephants at 50, 1 buffalo in a pond and 2 varans!!!! A DISASTER , to flee where you have to love to waste your time and money..... Not worth a visit
Thank you for your review. I’m sorry to hear that you felt your time and money were wasted. I also apologize for the hot weather in the national park, though the climate in Thailand is generally very hot year-round. I’m sorry as well that you only saw five wild elephants, but as stated in the description before booking, we cannot guarantee how many elephants you will encounter.
We were picked up at the resort by the world's most beautiful guide. It was a long drive, but he was very knowledgeable and told a lot about what we saw along the way. When we arrived we were so lucky to get to see four wild elephants, one stood about 30 m from us. It all ended with a delicious dinner on the way back. Can definitely be recommended. Great day.
