Up Close And Personal With Wildlife In Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

[@PaddyDoyle.]

Loved this video ❤

[@karlsthailand]

Cheers Paddy. I’m heading back to your favourite Province on Monday

[@baldybrian]

Brilliant video, Karl. Ithink we got in there at the right time: the sounds were awesome, the jungle just came to life. My favourite trail so far. Loved the fading in on the rock on the cliff, great stuff. The jurassic Park expedition was brilliant too. Awesome weekend, mate.

[@karlsthailand]

Glad you enjoyed it Brian. See, I did get around to editing it…..eventually 😂

[@jke360]

Another cracking video, l like it when you include the photos of your earlier visits Thanks Karl 😊 👍🏻

[@karlsthailand]

Cheers. I add them if I think they’re relevant

[@MarkDenson-ld8bf]

As you say Karl it’s the amazing sounds you hear in the Jungle brilliant Thank you again for another great video

[@karlsthailand]

My pleasure Mark. Glad you enjoyed it

[@Ivan-cm6bz]

Another fantastic vlog. Thanks Karl..keep it going. Cheers.

[@karlsthailand]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks. I’m trying. Cheers

[@BernardChristian-x7i]

Hey Karl . Thanks mate another awesome insight video of beautiful Thailand.

[@karlsthailand]

Glad you enjoyed it. My pleasure. Thanks

[@Geoff-s7p]

Thanks Karl. Always look forward to every vdo 😁

[@karlsthailand]

Glad you like them! And thank you

[@สุทธิศักดิ์มธุรพงศากุล]

If we go to a place where we were happy and the same place in our memories Makes us remember old things from yesterday in the same spot.....nature always helps heal our minds. Khao Yai national park is still beautiful and rich in wildlife and trees, waterfalls, canals, and plants. 🤗😊👍🙂🫰❤️🎊🎉🌴🦌

[@karlsthailand]

That’s so true. Thank you for that positive thought

[@ingeborgart4524]

Love the gibbon and jungle sounds

[@karlsthailand]

For me it’s one of the best things about the jungle. Cheers

[@EarthCamper]

Beyond awesome...❤ Videos are coming ready great....

[@karlsthailand]

Thank you so much 😀

[@lemonfarmthailand]

That looks manageable for me. Very nice trail.

[@karlsthailand]

Yes. It’s the easiest of the proper trails at Khao Yai. A bit of up and down and a few obstacles but if you’re of average mobility it should be do able. Thanks again for shouting my channel

[@PedroThai]

gday Karl great vid as usual. love the content. keep it up

[@karlsthailand]

Thanks, will do!

[@christophergale9438]

Love the sound of the birds in Thailand , think the crocodile is long gone now sorry to say maybe they should introduce a few . Nice one again 👍

[@karlsthailand]

Yes, it was so much more exciting when the crocodile was there. Some have been introduced to bolster a small, indigenous population in a bordering national park. Cheers

[@andrewhyland9212]

Well that’s the easiest looking trail I think I’ve seen you on. Love the look of the campsite. You were blessed to work there as a guide, we make our own luck in life. The night time tour must have been what the blitz was like with all those spotlights shooting into the night sky.

[@karlsthailand]

I do enjoy those tours but much prefer them away from weekends where they’re much less likely to scare away any self-respecting wildlife lol. Cheers

[@JBWanders73]

Really liked the pace of this video Karl!

[@karlsthailand]

Cheers Jimmy. I wish I could have controlled the pace of my editing a bit better. Recorded it months ago lol.

[@davidanderson2557]

Top man Carl. I love these videos

[@karlsthailand]

Glad you like them. Cheers Dave

[@WildVision_1]

Nice film Karl, brought back memories of myself camping at Pa Gluay Mai.. i saw that croc in the river about 17yr ago.

[@karlsthailand]

Yes, the crocodile was there for many years but you must have been one of the first to see it. Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you

[@Glyn69]

Great video and content Karl , that trail looked ideal to walk , plenty of shade also It was wonderful scenery, and it was nice to put the old pics in as a contrast

[@karlsthailand]

Glad you enjoyed it Glyn. It’s the trail at Khao Yai that most people are likely to enjoy. Cheers

[@scottlawrancephotography5938]

Ive spent quite some time in thailand over the past 25yrs and really enjoy your videos Karl.. Thankyou

[@karlsthailand]

Thanks very much Scott, sounds like we both still appreciate Thailand after many years.

[@doubleunderfire7964]

Awesome! My first visit to khao yai is in 4 days and I’m using your videos to prepare and get psyched! Thanks for sharing yuur experience!

[@karlsthailand]

Yes, please do. In Khao Yai it’s better to have your own transportation and do some research before you visit to get the most from your trip. Have a great visit

[@misterkwai]

Yay another video to watch! Reminder: stay away from funny-looking deers at Khao Yai! :)

[@karlsthailand]

Yeah, that was a lesson that cost me dear…or is that deer lol. Cheers

[@MarkSantaCruz]

That was great Karl, all sorts going on on this one. A nice bit of reminiscing with the old photos. And good to see you remembering Mike. A variety of wildlife wandering around on this video. I loved the ol' deer having a bit of a graze outside the tent. You are an expert on elephant poop! I hope the tour moves on. Cheers Karl.

[@karlsthailand]

Yes Mark, years of exposure have honed my elephant poop credentials lol. Cheers

[@jonhobson3592]

Great stuff 😅 & good to look back on old photos ..

[@karlsthailand]

Yes, I have a long history with Khao Yai. Glad I still have the pictures. Cheers

[@jonhobson3592]

@@karlsthailand good stuff. I hope to go there sometime !

[@disco88100]

Did this trail a few times in the past years. Love it and love how your video takes me back. Also, in that bend right after the restaurant area I spotted a huge King Cobra

[@karlsthailand]

Glad you enjoyed it! You do see snakes at Khao Yai but not that often. You did well to see a King Cobra there. Cheers

[@GottoLoveThailand]

Hope you are well Stay Safe

[@karlsthailand]

Thanks Dave. Likewise

[@llttf]

We walked the cliff trail in early March and came across a couple of Serows on the boardwalk. I am not sure how rare they are but it was a thrill for us to see and photograph them,

[@karlsthailand]

That’s brilliant. I’ve spent plenty of time in Thai National Parks and have even seen wild tigers twice many years ago but I have never seen a serow before so consider yourselves very fortunate. Cheers

[@DJR382]

Excellent content 👍👍 I felt like i was watching a feature on PBS!

[@karlsthailand]

Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for the compliment. I try

[@mariettathornton5924]

Love this video Karl!! Are you still using your iPhone to film this? It looks amazing…everything is so clear! Wowww!!! This trek is awesome & gotta love the campsite ⛺️ Thanks for sharing 😊

[@karlsthailand]

Thanks Marietta. These days I use my IPhone 14 Pro for some shots and a DJI Osmo Action 4 for others. I still do my editing on my iPhone. Cheers

[@dongoldney]

Bloody funny all the spot lights 😅😅😅😅

[@karlsthailand]

It gets a bit much on busy weekends but can be fun, especially if the elephants make a showing. Cheers

[@MrSchijtzooi]

Thanks Karl.

[@karlsthailand]

My pleasure. Cheers

[@gregoryfrancisjames5071]

Hi Karl, I'd be interested to know what would happen should you be lucky or unlucky and meet an elephant on such a trail.

[@karlsthailand]

It’s happened before. You just quietly turn back, there’s no arguing with wild elephants! Cheers

[@cryptocrusader6078]

Karl what Camera equipment are you using?

[@karlsthailand]

On that video I used a DJI Osmo Action 3 (Since upgraded to the OA 4)and my iPhone 14 Pro. Cheers

[@TonyHedges]

Trail number two at Khao Yai. Seems like my sort of trail, Karl. I am more interested in birds, wildlife and scenery. I'm not really into macho "going up the side of a mountain" type stuff. I'll leave that to you, you madman! How long did it take to walk the trail? It seemed from your video it was ten minutes, but I am sure it was longer. Was it a circular route, if not, how did you get back to your starting point? Ah, I definately want to get more aquainted and familiar with Khoa Yai. I have been there several times, but it always feels like I am "passing through". Perhaps I have to sleep there to make it feel different to passing through? I am still in Blighty, just getting some things sorted before I come back. Taking a bit longer than I thought, but hey, thats life. Good video.

[@karlsthailand]

Cheers Tony. Yes you need to have a plan to get the most out of Khao Yai and most people “just pass through” like you say. I’d say 2 hours is about right for trail 2. I just hitchhike back to wherever the car is. It’s just one road so every car is going your way. It’s acceptable in National Parks. Cheers

[@eamonncoyle6863]

What’s the difference between a porcupine and a range rover? The pricks are on the outside on a porcupine, good travels

[@karlsthailand]

🤣

[@radleysmith7528]

Nightjar; as in Ornithology concerning branch of zoology with emphasis on the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds. Thirsty work for a couple of "field trip" experts! Question remains whether this latest safari ended with extinction event discussions over a couple of Night Jars at some notorious local Avery🤣

[@karlsthailand]

Actually we were stone cold sober……on this trip anyway 😂 Cheers Radley

[@DaleBurns-Maddison-uk3vp]

Can you recommend a good guide who knows their stuff?

[@karlsthailand]

If you mean for Khao Yai? You can hire NP rangers. I’d recommend Kammuan, if you book in advance you can ask for him. He has quite a story to tell. He’s the guy I interview in this video Man Fights Tiger at Khao Yai National Park - Incredible Story of Survival kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5yUo6SAg72njtU

[@archiebald4717]

The idea of a lone crocodile, is rather tragic. A lot of wildlife in SE Asia has been decimated by poaching. Partly for home consumption, partly for transportation north to fill bellies in China. The pressure of tourism has also been quite destructive,

[@karlsthailand]

Indeed. I don't think tourism was to blame for the demise of the Siamese Freshwater Crocodile though. It has very particular terrain requirements and was rendered virtually extinct by the locals decades ago. Rumour has it that the one I saw had been released there although one of the NP's in that conservation area does still have a now bolstered, natural population. They are also making an assisted comeback at Bung Boraphet in Nakhon Sawan. Khao Yai has been changed by tourism though and I do miss the days when you could could hear and sometimes even see wild tigers there. Thanks

[@rtheprizeisright7323]

Any snakes?

[@karlsthailand]

They have plenty there but you don’t see them that often. I find I see more snakes in and around rural villages, seen plenty in those areas. I did a video with snakes in it a few years ago. Snakes in the title. Cheers

[@kittenastrophy5951]

I went to Khao yai just this 13 May and the ranger at the Haew Suwat box told me that the crocs were caught and not anymore let them live there on Lam Takhong. I didn't go to check myself as I believed him. That's my fault of being gullible.

[@karlsthailand]

What he told you was probably true. A few months before I saw the crocodile a young Dutch lady tried posing next to the crocodile and got bitten. It was bad publicity for Khao Yai and there were always murmurs that it had been moved. That’s the way they do things here. I don’t think you’re gullible at all, this happened 6 years ago now. Cheers

[@kittenastrophy5951]

@@karlsthailand 🧡🧡 I also asked permission to walk to the Khao Laem field crossing the Lam Takhong and denied by ranger too. He said the policy has been changed again and tourist not allowed to trail walk to any ranger stations on Khao Yai freely as I have done sometime ago. Only the permitted easy trails possible. The storm came in too. What a sad day for me 😕😕.

[@karlsthailand]

@kittenastrophy5951 Yes, things have changed a lot. That trail to Khao Laem is a mini road now anyway, the same applies to the old trail to Khlong E Tao. A lot of National Parks now don’t want you to hike any of the trails without hiring a local guide, even the easy trails. I can see the aspect of sharing the NP resources with the locals but it’s becoming very expensive at some of them to just walk even the most mundane of trails.

[@kittenastrophy5951]

@@karlsthailand Couldn't agree more👍👍. We can chat the whole day and night of this issue and some other annoying problem for "advance tourist" or naturalist generated by bureaucrats nowaday. 💖💖

[@yosamonleepilar2396]

99% of Thai who visited Khao Yai dont bother to enter the trails....they prefer to camp in a comfort zone and eat som tum.....555!!!

[@karlsthailand]

That’s so true 😂

[@jamesanglin3032]

So Karl, did you feel like as big a sucker as the people that were paying you 30yrs.ago??? One time please stop and try to locate some of the sounds we hear in your vlog… It really just sounds like “canned music”!!! Take care… Jim

[@karlsthailand]

If we’d have paid for our tour we might have lol. In all honesty I’m not that hot on bird life. I can recognise the call of a hornbill and that’s about it! Cheers

[@jamesanglin3032]

@@karlsthailand I’ll just have to be Happy with what I get!! Haha… will Look for an Asian bird book. Thanks Again for the great Vlog Karl…