Headed off into Khao Yai NP just before 9:00 with first stop at Nong Pak Chee Observation Tower. It was 1 km walk along a path to the tower, which was beside a large watering hole and salt lick. Apparently it is a good place to spot wild elephants, guar, barking deer, wild dogs and monkeys.
We heard a lot of noise from the
jungle, which we thought were birds and monkeys, and just up the
road at the Visitors Centre we saw a family of deer when we stopped for
coffee. Twice we stopped at the side of the
road to get pics of macaques, which looked like they were waiting to be
fed by
passing cars. 
Last stop was
at Namtok Haew Narok (waterfall).
We walked down 1km to a viewpoint of the 150m, 3-tier waterfall – worth
all those stairs! Back at the top
we saw a small snake beside us when we stopped for a drink.
It was beautiful roads through the park with great, scenic views and endless gentle curves. To counter that, once we got out on Hwy#33, it was dead straight and flat – but quick to our end point at ‘Aranyaprathet’ – right at the Cambodian border. We are staying at “Le Blocs” tonight, which is a grouping of individual shipping container rooms in a funky, garden setting.
Departure:
9:00
Arrived: 3:00
Total driving:
2:30 hrs
Total
distance: 208 km
Khao Yai NP…Prachin Buri…Sa Kaeo…Aranyaprathet
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