Top Thailand Day Trips

This was the experience of a lifetime! Beautiful area, amazing food, entertaining staff. The only thing I would improve is the driver. He didn’t say anything so we were unsure how long the ride was, when the drop offs were etc. The Living Green Sanctuary taught us all about the elephants and how they got to be there. The staff was awesome, and lunch was delicious!

An amazing tour. Do not hesitate! The boat had plenty of space for everyone to have a spot to relax. Amazing food. Great and safe adventures. Two, Monkey Man, and Erin provided great service. They knew our names before we arrived on the boat. Very clean.

This a must do experience. Not only did the tour guide Kevin & Mr Ung provide a really good insight to the Thai history during WW2, Erawan Falls was amazing. I should note that the falls can be done by anyone, however if you want to go up to the top, then you need to be fit as there are a lot of step, some that are slightly higher than others. You also need to pay to bring plastic bottles in (from level 2), though you do get your money back when you go back down. It's also good to pack light, as they do have small lockers to hire for a fee (cash only). For the falls, you can go up as far as you can & it's worth hiring a life jacket for 20 baht to swim. A heads up also that there are small to large Mahseer fish that will come nibbling at your feet (mainly to eat the dead skin). It can be overwhelming at first, however once you get used to it, you can swim out and even climb on the rocks/get some really good photos. The only other thing to note - make sure those travelling with you know what the pick up & departure times are, as it is a long drive back to Bangkok and 2x we had to wait for 1 person to both return from the falls and later decide to get a coffee, when we were told strictly the last stop before returning was a toilet only break.

The experience and tour overall was exceptional — we were battling with the weather for some of the day, but it turned out great nonetheless, with breaks appearing throughout the day that ended up creating memorable photo opportunities and experiences. The highlight, however, was our tour guide Tong and his associate “Magic Man”, who was our companion who accompanied and guided us on our hike through the park. I can’t emphasize enough to those that read this that 1) booking private was and is the way to go and 2) requesting Tong and “Magic Man” for your tour is an absolute must. If you don’t do these two things, you’re doing this tour all wrong and probably missing out. Keep in mind the weather obviously when you go — hard to control those factors and there is a chance that during the time of the year you go you may get a lot of rain and fog or haze. Having said that, even with the weather, Tong made educated decisions and adjusted the order we did things in a way that made the best possible sense with the unpredictability of the weather so that we could still get a complete and perfect tour. Highly recommend the tour, and highly recommend the two of them even more.

Our tour guide is absolutely amazing! We had the best day everything was very clear and in a timely fashion The tour guide really cared about our experiences and took so many pictures for everyone! Beautiful tour great time highly recommend recommended

It was really an informative and cultural heavy tour. I admired the beautiful architecture of the temples and our guide AJ was very knowledgeable about each temple. He gave a lot of insight into the Thai people, Buddhist religion as well as historical significance of some of the other provinces and background of a few of the kings. The only thing that wasn't pleasant was the heat, which though expected was underestimated as March and April are the hottest months for the country. They offered as much water as you needed to keep hydrated, there were also enough restroom stops, and even umbrellas at each temple for you to borrow freely. For the price and duration it was a very good tour.

Absolutely brilliant day trip. James was such a fantastic tour guide. Lunch was great, they even had food for vegans! So good to see Maya Bay open again. We think it's much better how it is now. I totally recommend this as a family day trip. My only constructive feedback is for the company to advise that pick up is on the main road near to the hotel rather from the lobby. Luckily they called us via WhatsApp to let us know.

My brother and I took our 84 year old mother along who thoroughly enjoyed this experience. When you walk amongst the elephants, if you are not sure footed (she is) the ground is steep in places so be mindful of that. You are also you in the sun for the majority of the time. From booking, to communication with the tour operate, to pick-up/drop-off, lunch, very funny but interesting introduction to the elephants and educational to boot - this has been a wonderful experience. If you decided to get into the waterhole with the elephants, remember to bring change of clothes and towel as there are showers available but it is unisex. As others have written, this is all about elephants and their preservation - not gimmicky.