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Summary
This jungle safari provides an adventurous and stimulating insight into the forests and wildlife of western Thailand. We make your trip into the backcountry comfortable and exciting by providing just the right mix of adrenaline, nature interpretation, and more than a few creature comforts. Spend the night deep in the forest in our deluxe tented camp with large comfortable sleeping tents, large dining tent with mosquito net, hot shower, freshly prepared Thai dishes and cold drinks. Erawan National Park is a unique and rugged landscape of high elevation plateaux and steep valleys located three hours drive from Bangkok.
Erawan’s forests support an amazing array of plants and a diverse range of wildlife, from minute brilliantly coloured insects to tigers and the mighty Asian elephant. Although they are there, getting to see large mammals such as wild elephants and tigers is difficult so, although we strive to maximize the likelihood of a sightings, we also emphasise the importance of using good “ecological detective work” to reveal the secrets of the forest.
Possible wildlife sightings include primates (macaques and gibbon), civets, slow loris, hornbills and a range of other bird life. We will see some of the forests edible plants and take a night walk to investigate the myriad of insects and other creatures that emerge after dark. The diversity of life forms is awesome and each trip proves unique in terms of what we may encounter.
Day 1: 0600 Pick up from Bangkok hotel. Meet your naturalist at Kanchanaburi . After a 1.5 hour drive we start our journey into the heart of Erawan National Park. Our team of porters will carry both personal and group gear, leaving you free to investigate the mysteries of the tropical forest. En route to our base camp, we’ll get a look at some of Erawan’s 300 or so bird species, and use the mammal sign we find to get an insider’s view of this unique area. After a delicious lunch prepared by our field cook and served under our spacious field tent (complete with mosquito net), you can either relax at the camp or spend the afternoon getting to know the local fauna & flora, before returning to base camp for a cold drink and a hot shower. After a sumptuous Thai dinner, we’ll peel back the darkness using a lighted insect station and headlamps to get a look at the nocturnal side of life.
Overnight: deluxe tented camp.
Walking Distance: 5-7kms.
Meals: [L,D]
Day 2: Our wake up call is a hot fresh cup of coffee or tea (it gets surprisingly chilly at 600m!) delivered to your tent by our camp staff. Next we trek deeper into the forest on the look out for elephant sign and other interesting fauna & flora. A pack lunch and some time to relax after a full morning of activity is followed by a leisurely walk out of the forest to met the Wild Watch vehicles at the trailhead and be back to Bangkok by 1800.
Walking Distance: 6-8kms.
Meals: [B,L]
Includes meals, where indicated and all guide fees, entrance fees, accomodation and transport
Also includes
- Transportation and accommodation whilst on the field trip. All drinks in the forest are also included.
- Meals as indicated
- Field equipment: we provide tents, sleeping bags, sleeping bag liners, sleeping mats, field showers, first-aid equipment, climbing equipment, and other equipment necessary for activities in the field.
- Park entrance fees
- Travel Insurance. You also need your original travel insurance
Thing to bring
- Light walking boots or sports shoes
- Camera and binoculars (very useful)
- Long trousers and long-sleeved shirt for walking in the forest
- Mosquito repellent, sun hat and sun cream
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