Private Tour | Erawan Falls | day tour from Bangkok
Our tours are private, meaning no others will share the transfer or the guide with you.
Kanchanaburi Province in west Thailand is home to several natural and historical sites popular among both local and foreign tourists. Erawan National Park in the province, with its famous falls, is no doubt one of the most iconic attractions in Thailand but it is also one of the most beautiful falls in entire Asia.
What?
A day-tour to Erawan Falls includes transfer from Bangkok, visiting Erawan National Park where you can hike up to all seven tiers enjoy swimming in the ponds and visiting a nearby cave. The cave may get closed if there has been heavy rain lately, in case, you will be able to visit The Bridge over River Kwai in the Kanchanaburi City instead.
Where & When?
This full day tour can be booked all year round except on long week-ends and holidays when the waterfalls get too overcrowded.
Our guide will meet you at 6:30 am in your hotel’s lobby in Bangkok. Driving time to the falls takes about 3 hours & 15 mins. After the tour you will be taken back to your hotel, with expected return time to hotel around around 7 to 8pm.
During the dry season there is not much flow of water but it will be beautiful as the water gets crystal clear.
When to book?
For the high season months from November to April, we recommend booking a few months in advance because for certain periods the guides may get fully booked. Though, for certain dates there may be guides available even when booked days/weeks before.
Tour details in short:
- Duration: 1 day
- Type: Private tour
- Price: 1,800 Baht and up (per person, depending on group size)
- Group size: 1 or more people
- Grade: Easy to moderate
- Transport: SUV or minivan with a/c from Bangkok
- Start: 6:30 am
- End: 7 pm
What to bring:
- Swimwear, towel and dry clothes if you would like to swim
- Hiking or sport shoes
- Mosquito spray, sunblock lotion
How much?
This tour is strictly private. You'll be accompanied by an English speaking licensed guide and no other people will join you; the best way to explore the falls! The listed prices below include relatively new and air conditioned SUV or minivan with professional driver, entrance fees, refreshments, lunch, coffee/tea and snacks.
| Pax | Rate per person |
|---|---|
| 2 | 3,850 THB |
| 3 | 2,900 THB |
| 4 | 2,620 THB |
| 5 | 2,290 THB |
| 6 | 2,070 THB |
| 7 | 1,920 THB |
| 8 | 1,800 THB |
Tour rates include:
- English speaking guide
- Transportation with SUV or minivan from Bangkok
- National park entrance fees (300 Baht per person)
- Lunch
- Coffee/tea break
- Snacks
- Water
Reviews from our guests
By: Justin D. | posted Mon 14 Oct, 2024
This tour was amazing! Every detail from hotel pickup until the return was planned and communicated perfectly. Our guide Jackie was excellent. He provided guidance on the 2 hikes that we did (Phra That Cave and Erawan Falls). If you're looking to visit this area, I highly recommend booking with Thai National Parks.
The Phra That Cave is a very steep hike. Although relatively short, it includes a lot of stairs to reach the top. If you're in moderate to good physical shape, I highly recommend this hike.
However, the gem of this tour was Erawan Falls. This set of cascading waterfalls is absolutely amazing. Jackie led us to all 7 tiers, which was somewhat strenuous at times. However, you can reach several lower tiers with minimal effort if you don't want to hike the entire falls.
By: Alyssa Matchett | posted Thu 5 Sep, 2024
Great tour. Driver was on time. Our tour guide was great took tons of pictures and was knowledgeable about all our questions. Would highly recommend.
By: Sarah Liddle | posted Fri 26 Jul, 2024
Our guide was great! Super friendly and we loved the cave and waterfall tour. Such an amazing experience!
By: Sydney | posted Wed 10 Jul, 2024
My group and I had such a pleasant experience on our tour. We booked about 4 days in advance, and communication came extremely fast and answered all our questions. Our driver Aod was wonderful and showed up early, stopped when we needed to for a restroom and snack break, and dealt with all the traffic to and from Bangkok. Our tour guide was Fang, and he was amazing. He was very knowledgeable about the landscape and its history, and was kind enough to take lots of pictures of us. He gave us plenty of time at each destination to explore and take photos, and I couldn’t recommend him enough.
By: Rain Gibney | posted Fri 28 Jun, 2024
We had a wonderful day hiking and swimming at Erawan falls. Our guide, Fang, was fantastic! He went at our pace, took lots of pictures of us, and even carried our life jackets for us on the way up, and my daypack on the way down (when I was wearing my life jacket). He told us about the plants and animals in the park as well. Erawan is a long day trip from Bangkok, but definitely worth it. It’s beautiful and peaceful.
By: Franck Barman | posted Sat 25 May, 2024
The day tour from Bangkok to Erawan Falls with our guide Jackie was just perfect!
Jackie was very friendly and explained everything very well. I highly recommend this tour!
By: Jessica Ward | posted Fri 5 Apr, 2024
Great day. Picked up on time from hotel in comfortable, air conditioned van, and picked up our lovely guide in Kanchanburi. The waterfalls are incredibly beautiful and we loved being able to swim in them. The walk up to the different levels is easy enough, just hot! Saw lots of lizards and colourful butterflies. We stopped for lunch at a Riverside cafe (delicious selection of food), then had a bonus visit to the bridge over the river Kwai and a little long boat trip before heading back to Bangkok. A great day out and highly recommend.
By: Wenwen | posted Thu 21 Mar, 2024
Excellent tour, highly recommended.
By: Matt S | posted Sat 2 Mar, 2024
Andy was a great tour guide! He's certainly speedy, but we were able to see a lot of stuff and he's fun along the way! Lunch was also a huge spread that we weren't able to even eat all of.
By: Dolores Csabai | posted Thu 22 Feb, 2024
I guess you expect me to rate the trip not my review :D.
It was great though strenuous. Maybe it was great because it was strenuous. The guide was sweet, knowledgeable, friendly. Keep him :D.
The snake in the cave was okay.