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Wildlife Locations

4 recommended locations. Please contact us for further suggestions.

Gulf of Thailand

Gulf of Thailand

Surrounded by the coastlines of Thailand and Cambodia, the shallow and warm waters offer a diverse marine habitat with extensive coral communities, mangroves and inter-tidal mudflats. This is the only known location to observe Eden’s whales trap feeding and is a great location to find Irrawaddy dolphins. Find Out More

  • Where: Southern Thailand
  • Ideal for viewing: Eden’s whale, irrawaddy dolphin, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, finless porpoise, white-winged tern
  • Excellent for: Whale watching , Mark Carwardine wildlife holidays

Kaeng Krachan National Park

Kaeng Krachan National Park

Thailand’s top wildlife site and largest national park, Kaeng Krachan is a vast, densely forested natural wonder. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its wealth of biodiversity, its habitats and animal and plant life are varied and spectacular. The park offers a fantastic array of birdlife and some excellent mammals. Find Out More

  • Where: Western Thailand
  • Ideal for viewing: white-handed gibbon, stump-tailed macaque, sun bear, lesser mouse deer, grey peacock-pheasant
  • Excellent for: Rare mammal watching, Birdwatching ,

Khao Yai National Park

Khao Yai National Park

One of Thailand’s most highly regarded and oldest national parks, Khao Yai is one of Asia’s largest areas of dry evergreen forest. The park is best known for its population of Asian elephants, but it also supports an exceptional diversity of lesser-known mammals, birds, reptiles and butterflies. Find Out More

  • Where: North-east Thailand
  • Ideal for viewing: pileated gibbon, northern pig-tailed macaque, Siamese fireback, great hornbill, Malayan porcupine
  • Excellent for: Rare mammal watching, Birdwatching ,

Kui Buri National Park

Kui Buri National Park

Known as the best location to see Thailand’s wild elephants, Kui Buri is also a scenic and lush national park with an excellent population of gaur. Home to over 200 Asian elephants and a large population of gaur, the park offers good opportunities to see both of these large mammals, often close together. Find Out More

  • Where: Western Thailand
  • Ideal for viewing: Asian elephant, gaur, red junglefowl, Indochinese roller, crested fireback

View trips to these locations

Wildlife trips

Thailand offers a plethora of forest wildlife hotspots with mountains to the north and lowland rainforests in its centre. Kaeng Krachan and Khao Yai National Parks provide a diverse range of rainforest wildlife, while the Gulf of Thailand offers excellent whale watching.

2 recommended trips. Our trip ideas are offered to inspire you and can be tailored to suit your requirements.

Thailand’s Rare Mammals

Discover Thailand’s selection of fascinating and shy mammals on this outstanding rainforest adventure. Search for sun bears, civets, leopard cats, yellow-throated marten, porcupines and smooth-coated otters alongside charismatic primates, and witnessing gatherings of elephants and gaur. Find out more about Thailand’s Rare Mammals

  • Price (inc. flights): 14 days from £6,895
  • Trip type:
    Group Tour
    Tailor-made can be arranged
  • When to go:
    • J
    • F
    • M
    • D

Trap-feeding Eden’s Whales of Thailand

This very special trip has one specific objective – to see and photograph one of the most extraordinary whale behaviours on the planet – Eden’s whales trap-feeding. This unique land-based tour offers an excellent opportunity to witness this and encounter several other rare cetaceans in the upper Gulf of Thailand. Find out more about Z) Trap-feeding Eden’s Whales of Thailand

  • Price (inc. flights): 10 days from £7,495
  • Trip type:
    Group Tour
    Tailor-made can be arranged
  • When to go:
    • S
    • O

When to go

Thailand can be visited year round, with much of the country being driest between November and April and wettest between June and October. The south-west coast has a more distinct wet season and best visited from November, while the east coast is more favourable year round. 

Seasons

  • Dry season

    Nov to Apr: With little to no rain during the winter months, the weather can be fairly cool
  • Green season

    May to Oct: Thailand’s summer months receive more rainfall and many popular locations are a little quieter

Wildlife events

  • Dec to Mar: Best time to spot mammals at waterholes in Kaeng Krachan National Park
  • Mar to May: Best time for birdwatching and bird photography
  • Sep to Oct: Eden’s whales trap feeding in Gulf of Thailand