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Khao Yai,History of Khao yai, in 1902, 30 families from south if Khao yai moved into the Khao yai hills. They famed rice, hunted wildlife and collected forest products. The present grasslands along the road near the Head Quarters (HO) area are evidence of these villages and farms. In 1932 when Thailand became a Constitutional Monachy, the government closed Khao yai because the are had become a hideout for political criminals. In 1959 his excellency field marshall Sarit Tanarat, and then Prime Minister, asked the Agriculture and cooporative department and the department of interior to look into the setting up of a national park's system. In 1962 Khao yai became the 1st national park under the national park act of 1961. It is managed by the Royal Forest Department.
Khao Yai is a national park in Thailand. It is very large the part of national park cover 4 provinces is Nakhon Rachasima, Saraburi, Prachinburi and Nakhon Nayok provinces. Khao yai was the country's first national park. The place is famous in Thailand and have many activities at here. Khao yai be suitable for people like nature and hiking.
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Since being declared Thailand's first national park in 1962, Khao Yai has been a very popular attraction. People go there for various outdoor activities ranging from education, camping, trekking, wildlife watching, bird watching, mountain biking and even river rafting.
Access by road is easy and as you approach the park both sides of the road are lined with restaurants, mini-marts, guesthouses, resorts, lodges and golf courses. It may be that there are too many people coming here and the forest is in danger of being destroyed.
The destruction of Khao Yai has been so heavy at times that in 1992 the government of Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun ordered the park to be closed for reforestation purposes. Some hotels and resorts as well as golf courses were scrapped as a result.
After a while, Khao Yai was reopened and welcomes tourists again, but this time there was an attempt to be more cautious about tourism development.
Yet problems still remain, especially regarding encroachment and the amount of garbage caused by tourism. Please try to be good tourists and to travel with respect for nature.
The area around Khao Yai (Big Mountains) rises from 400 m to 1351 m above sea, and it is advisable to bring along a pullover/sweater. Temperatures are considerably lower than those of Bangkok. Especially during the winter months from November to February it can be cool at night. From December to May there are huge numbers of flowering trees and shrubs, in addition to wild orchids and other rare plants, which can be found only here. Winter is also the best time to spot wild elephants. In February birds come into full song with the onset of the mating season, although you can spot migrant winter birds from further North until May. From March to May is the warm season and many trees flowering. In June the rainy season starts and normally lasts until the end of September. From middle June up to the end of of July also many wild orchids are blooming. At this time also many different beautiful butterflies can be seen fluttering through fragrant jungle air. During this season it rains 2-3 hours during the daytime and Khao Yai often changes into a forest in the mist, that many holiday makers find extremely charming.
When to go:
Every day
How to get there:
By car
From Bangkok : take the Pak Chong or Prachinburi routes.
Prachinburi route : take highway No.305 from rangsit-ongkarak road to nakhon nayok and follow highway no.33, and then turn left at Narasuan ring road and follow highway no. 3077 and after about 10 km you'll reach the park headquarters. This route is a shorter distance from bangkok but steeper. This route is also more scinic and has many points of interest. Heaw Narok waterfall is a short distance if you take this route.
Pak Chong route : Follow highway no.1 to Saraburi province, then turn right to route no.2 which goes to Pak Chong. And then take highway no. 2090 for about 20 km and you'll reach the entrance. The Pak Chong is longer.
