It’s another rip off for tourists, but this time it’s Kao Yai National Park.
Last weekend I went with my Thai wife and her family. We all piled into a large 4 x 4 and headed to Kao Yai. We stayed at a great resort and the stay was a good one. On the last day of our visit, we decided to go to Kao Yai National Park to take a look at some monkeys and to grab a bite to eat.
When we got to the entrance to Kao Yai National Park, my wife’s father paid 218 Baht in total for a car of 8 adults and two kids ( yes, it was a large 4 x 4 ) but they jokingly told me not to open the door and to stay low.
 I realise why when I saw the entrance fees:
Once again, as with Ocean World at Siam Paragon, the prices for Thais was written in Thai, but it worked out at something like 25 Baht per adult and less for kids but the tourist prices were:
Kids = 200 Baht
Adults = 400 Baht
The Kao Yai National Park seems to have very little that justifies the fee. Admittedly, we didn’t go very far into the park but from what I could see, it was the same as going up Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai (which is free).
It’s another example of Thailand ripping off the tourists and being sneaky about it by hiding the fee that Thais pay.
It’s bad enough that the fee is 1,600% higher than the fee Thais pay, but it’s made worse when there’s nothing really there to justify the price.
Rip Off Thailand in a nutshell really.
