8 Wildlife Tours in Thailand to Build a Day Around

1.Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand Full-Day Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 364 reviews · 6 hours · from $80Our pick

Full-day visit to Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand from Hua Hin, with an ethical elephant feeding, Thai buffet lunch, and guided animal stories.

“Pick up time was precise, once we arrived at the lodge instructions were clear. The guides were friendly and answered any questions. It was a beautiful place to see the animals who were being rehabilitated. And the lunch was delicious!”

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2.Khao Sok: Private Waterfalls and Wildlife Half-Day Trek

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 337 reviews · 4 hours · from $48Best value

Half-day Khao Sok trek with a guide, wildlife spotting, and swims at Bang Hua Raet and Wing Hin waterfalls.

“Aunnie was the greatest! We saw a lot of animals and he did his best to make the activity fun and informational at the same time.”

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3.Khao Sok 2-Day Cheow Lan Lake, Wildlife & Ethical Elephants

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 35 reviews · 2 days · from $369

Cruise Cheow Lan Lake by long-tail boat, sleep on a floating raft house, bamboo raft the Sok River, and observe ethical elephants with no contact.

“We loved the boat trip (from the boat on the lake we could watch wild elefants), the caves and river rafting was very relaxing.”

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4.Khao Sok Jungle Sunset Wildlife Encounter & Bamboo Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 28 reviews · 8 hours · from $106

Khao Sok jungle safari with Sok River bamboo rafting, Monkey Temple stop, sunset wildlife hunt by flashlight, and Thai buffet.

“Overall good tour. Shawn is a great person. Would be good to exchange the big dinner with a smaller lunch.”

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5.Kayak and Long-Tail Boat Nature and Wildlife Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 16 reviews · 5 hours · from $48

Half-day Ko Lanta nature tour mixing calm long-tail cruising, **kayaking**, mangroves, monkeys, and the skull rocks of Koh Phee.

“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 year old son. Guides were not super informative about the nature, but always kind and helpful. Tour was well organized with pick up and drop offs.”

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6.Wildlife Rescue and Elephant Rescue Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 15 reviews · 12 hours · from $167Top rated

Bangkok wildlife rescue tour to WFFT: private transfers, tram ride, Thai lunch, and an ethical elephant refuge day.

“The trip itself was excellent. the driver was great. Tour guide was great. food was super good. the prices for optional stuff was very reasonable. The only downside I noticed was I had booked a tour that was supposed to be no more than 12 people on it, but there was about 28 people on my bus/group and the other groups were probably as full. so many kids it got rather nuts at times.”

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7.Khao Sok Park: Jungle Kayak Adventure & Wildlife Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 14 reviews

Kayak Khao Sok jungle canals for wildlife and swimming time, then visit Wat Tham Pla Fish Cave temple to feed sacred carp.

“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, wat mooie vogels en knappe bergen. Maar opnieuw, 120 euro is absurd….”

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8.Cheow Larn Lake – Hiking – Cave Explore – Wildlife Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · 9 hours · from $128

Cheow Lan Lake day trip with Coral Cave stalactites, jungle trekking, kayaking, bamboo rafting, and a longtail wildlife safari plus Thai lunch.

“Excellent trip, well managed, guide Winnie was great, beat the crowds and had a group of only 6 of us - you could see other much larger groups queueing - wouldn’t have been anywhere near as good. The place is stunning, activities all just the right amount of time, lunch was great. Perfect for family with 2 kids aged 8 and 10”

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