Private Tour | Kui Buri elephant safari | half day
Kui Buri National Park is known to be the best place in Thailand to spot elephants and relatively good chance to spot gaurs, and that sometimes in big herds. Gaurs are the biggest cattle species and the fourth biggest land-mammal species in the world. Other possible sightings during the tours include sambar deer, banteng and wild boar.
What?
Due to strict regulations this half-day wildlife safari tour doesn't include any hiking activities apart from leaving the vehicle for short walks to viewing areas, we will only be allowed to do safari driving. During our tour we scan the forest edges on grassland areas known to be prime elephant habitat in hope to see mainly elephants and/or gaurs.
Tour itinerary
From 2:30 pm till 5:30 to 6 pm
Wildlife tours in Kui Buri National Park are strictly regulated and limited to certain hours. After a mandatory registration we will get assigned an open-air vehicle with driver and an assistant. The tour will begin by driving slowly into the reserve on the main dirt road north heading to the main grassland areas. While driving slowly, we will search for any wildlife including birds or any other smaller/bigger animals.
Our first stop will be a viewing area where we leave the vehicle in hope to spot wildlife, mainly elephants. We will later on continue to the next viewing area at the end of the road, best known for spotting gaurs, but also elephants and sometimes bantengs.
During the tour, your guide will give you information about the habitat, wildlife and history of the park.
The type of assigned vehicle is an open-air pick-up truck driven by locals. It is the Kui Buri National Park's policy to let locals do the driving, a policy that showed to be a success in reducing the poaching in the park.
Where & When?
Kui Buri National Park lies about 1.5 hours driving distance from Hua Hin and nearly 4 hours from Bangkok. We can offer private transfers from Bangkok, Hua Hin or other destinations. The park is open all year round.
Tour details in short:
- Duration: half day
- Type: Private tour
- Price: 1,050 to 3,500 Baht per person
- Group size: 1 or more people
- Grade: Easy
- Transport: Safari vehicle
- Start: 2:30 pm
- End: 5-30 - 6 pm (depending on time for sunset)
What to bring:
- Rain clothing
- Insect repellent
- Sunblock lotion
- Hat or cap
How much?
Our half-day safaris are private tours. You'll be accompanied by an English speaking licensed guide and no other people will join you; the best way to explore Kui Buri Wildlife Watching area!
| Pax | Rate per person |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3,500 THB |
| 2 | 2,000 THB |
| 3 | 1,600 THB |
| 4 | 1,300 THB |
| 5 | 1,200 THB |
| 6 | 1,150 THB |
Tour rates include:
- Entrance fees
- English speaking guide
- Drinking water
Reviews from our guests
By: Karina | posted Mon 6 Jan, 2025
Nice Tour
By: Claire Walters | posted Sat 4 Jan, 2025
What a great tour! We loved it! Our guide Som was fantastic, so kind and really looked after us. We were very lucky during our visit and saw lots of elephants. We saw a family crossing the road, a herd drinking and playing in the water and a large herd in an open space. It was amazing, an experience we won’t forget
By: James Lang | posted Tue 31 Dec, 2024
The guide Som was kind, knowledgeable and helpful and everything was easy to manage once we arrived. We appreciate the conservation and peaceful coexistence with elephants and guar. The only problem was the map directions to the meeting point were not correct. I suggest to give guests the name of the meeting point and not the coordinates
> Tour operator's response
Dear James,
Thank you for your feedback. We're glad to hear guide Som did a great job as usual.
Not sure why there was a problem with the location.
The google maps link we provided is correct, not sure why you had trouble opening it, perhaps an issue with internet connectivity? And in the booking details we did indicate the name of the meeting point. If you enter the name "Entrance, elephant observatory site, Kui Buri" in google maps it will direct to the exact meeting location. So, we did exactly what you suggest ;)
The coordinates we only provided after you notified us that you couldn't find the place using the provided google maps link.
Not sure why it caused a problem. Our other guests haven't had a problem with it.
But anyway, glad it all worked out in the end.
Thank you for booking with us!
By: Emily Crossley | posted Tue 24 Dec, 2024
We had the most wonderful experience here. Our tour guide was so helpful and answered any questions, as well as making us laugh a lot! I would definitely recommend the tour with a guide and we saw so many wild elephants!
By: Thomas Moentnich | posted Sat 21 Dec, 2024
Wir hatten eine wundervolle Zeit.
By: Kendall Jones | posted Sat 14 Dec, 2024
Guide was very patient and informative, and seeing elephants in the wild was incredible. We had a great time!
By: rebecca lo | posted Sat 7 Dec, 2024
I LOVED THE PARK WITH MY LIFE!! IT WAS SUCH A GOOD EXPERIENCE!!
SOM was AMAZING! LOVE HER
By: James | posted Wed 4 Dec, 2024
Som was incredibly knowledgeable and took great care of us, we had the best afternoon watching the wild elephants and horn bills and it was simply magical. All very well organised and clear. Staff were polite and friendly. Everyone did their best to ensure we saw as many elephants and other wildlife as we possibly could! We loved whizzing through the jungle in the open top jeep!
By: James | posted Sat 30 Nov, 2024
We saw lots of elephants include young babies and a male with tusks. The tour guide was very good and showed us the best places to stand when viewing the elephants. The only downside was that we were late starting as our taxi driver drove very slowly and parked up a couple of times to meet a friend who was going to transfer his passenger. However, the other driver was already at the park so this delay to us and the other 3 guests in our group was totally unnecessary.
By: Ryan Black | posted Sat 5 Oct, 2024
Great tour saw about 15 elephants. This is a national park that’s care about its wildlife with limited hours and only a few viewing areas where you can walk around.
