Thailand Bird and Wildlife Photography Tour

  • Photo Tour | March 1-14, 2026
  • Maximum 6 Photographers
  • North Thailand Pre Tour | February 23-March 1, 2026
  • Photo Tour | November 6-20, 2024 & November 6-20, 2025
  • Amboseli and Tsavo Extension | November 20-25, 2024 & November 20-25, 2025
  • Maximum 6 Photographers

Thailand Bird and Wildlife Photography Tour

  • Photo Tour | March 1-14, 2026
  • North Thailand Pre Tour | February 23-March 1, 2026
  • Maximum 6 Photographers

ABOUT THAILAND PHOTO TOUR

This tour focuses on photographing the birds of Thailand as well as primates and other wildlife.  We will spend one week at the premier bird photography lodge in Thailand which is near Keang Krachan National Park.  There are blinds on the property and several other sets of blinds outside the property which attract a large variety of birds which can be photographed at close range.  We will also have two days of bird photography at Khao Yai National Park which has a large variety of birds and mammals.  We also spend two days photographing shorebirds on the Gulf of Thailand including the endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper.

  • We will spend one week at the premier bird photography lodge in Thailand which is near Keang Krachan National Park.
  • We also spend two days photographing shorebirds on the Gulf of Thailand including the endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper.
  • We will also have two days of bird photography at Khao Yai National Park.
  • We will have a good chance for large hornbills such as the Wreathed and Great Hornbill.

Cost & Logistics

$5,900
Photographer

$5,300
Non-Photographer

$700
Single Supplement

$2,300
Deposit

It does not include airfare to get to Thailand, drinks other than water, tips and items of a personal nature such as phone calls or laundry.

Number of Participants: Maximum of 6 photographers with a maximum of 10 total participants (including nonphotographer spouses and companions).

Itinerary

March 1st – Arrive to Bangkok International Airport.  Transfer to a nice hotel in downtown Bangkok. 

March 2nd – Transfer from Bangkok to the Gulf of Thailand.  We stop for a morning shoot on the way near Bangkok then head to the Chao Sam Ran area on the Gulf of Thailand.  The salt pans and mudflats here support a large variety of shorebirds and waterbirds including Greater and Lesser Sand Plovers, Painted Storks, Terek Sandpipers and of course the Spoon-billed Sandpiper.  Hotel: A nice hotel on the Gulf of Thailand

March 3rd – We will have a boat trip on the Gulf of Thailand and visit a spit which has large numbers of shorebirds and terns.  We also spend more time on the salt flats photographing shorebirds.  Brahminy Kites and Kingfishers are often photographed in this area.  Hotel: A nice hotel on the Gulf of Thailand.  

March 4th – Morning photography on the coast followed by transfer to our lodge near Keang Krachan National Park.  The lodge has wetlands and gardens which attract a large variety of birds.  There are numerous Pied Hornbills on the property and there are a couple of photography hides as well as feeders.  Lodge:  The premier birding lodge in Thailand, it’s very comfortable and well run. 

March 5th to March 10th – Based out of our lodge we will spend each of these 6 days either in Keang Krachan National Park or photographing from hides which are near the park.  This time of year the Broadbills, Kingfishers and Bee-eaters are calling and/or nesting making it fairly easy to photograph these spectacular species. The hides attract a large variety of birds including Kalij Pheasant, Red Junglefowl, Green Magpie, Crakes, Laughingthrushes, Flycatchers and many others.  In addition, they attract quite a few small mammals including Lesser Mouse Deer and several species of squirrel. Lodge: The premier birding lodge in Thailand, it’s very comfortable and well run.  

March 11th – We check out of our lodge after a morning session and head to a Khao Yai National Park.  This is the oldest national park in Thailand and it’s mix of hill forest and savannah support a large number of bird and mammals species.  In the afternoon we will visit a roost of the Red-breasted Parakeet.  Lodge: A nice lodge outside the park.  

March 12th – We will spend the full day in Khao Yai National Park.  We have a good chance for large hornbills such as the Wreathed and Great Hornbill, as well as spectacular species such as Red-headed Trogon and many others.  There are good numbers of Sambar and Muntjac Deer as well as Gibbons.  Hotel: A nice lodge outside the park.  

March 13th – We spend the morning photographing in Khao Yai National Park, then head back to Bangkok in the afternoon.  Hotel: A nice hotel close to the Bangkok International Airport

March 14th – Fly home with great images and memories.

North Thailand Pre Tour

COST

$3,150
Photographer

$2,700
Non-Photographer

$300
Single Supplement

Itinerary

February 23rd – Arrival to Bangkok, Thailand, pickup at airport and transfer to a nice hotel. 

February 24th – Morning flight to Chiang Mai, Thailand.  Transfer to a nice hotel in Fang.  Afternoon photography of Pond Herons, Kingfishers, Harriers (hopefully Pied), Bee-eaters and other birds in the rice paddies nearby.

February 25th – We will have four full days of photography in the Doi Lang area.  Some rare and fantastic birds can be reliably photographed here including Mrs. Hume’s Pheasant, Giant Nuthatch, Mountain Bamboo and Rufous-throated Partridges.  There are feeding stations which attract a large number of species including Scarlet-faced Lichocichla, Himalayan Bluetail, Dark-backed Sibia, Rusty-naped Pitta, Red-tailed Laughingthrush, White-bellied Redstart, Rufous-bellied and Large Niltavas, Ultramarine Flycatcher and many others. 

March 1st – One more morning of bird photography then we will fly back to Bangkok to prepare for the main tour. A nice hotel in Bangkok.

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Jure Novak | Nature Photographer

Jure Novak is a full time nature photographer, tour leader and filmmaker from Slovenia. His work is widely published in Slovenia and he is one of the filmmakers of “Wild Slovenia”, a motion picture. Jure is an excellent birder and bird guide in addition to being a very talented photographer. He uses Sony gear.

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