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Thailand - Highlights (Relaxed)

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Thailand - Highlights (Relaxed) 2026

05 Dec 2026 - 18 Dec 2026 (14 days)

THB190,500 NO SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Nigel Redman

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Tour Price (Per person): THB190,500 (USD6,117 * GBP4,702 * EUR5,394 * AUD8,909)

Single Supplement: THB16,000 (USD514 * GBP395 * EUR453 * AUD748)

Flight costs: THB6,600 (USD212 * GBP163 * EUR187 * AUD309)

Thailand - Highlights (Relaxed) 2027

30 Nov 2027 - 13 Dec 2027 (14 days)

THB197,000 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Paul Varney

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
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Tour Price (Per person): THB197,000 (USD6,326 * GBP4,863 * EUR5,578 * AUD9,213)

Flight costs: THB7,200 (USD231 * GBP178 * EUR204 * AUD337)

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*

Thailand - Highlights (Relaxed) 2028

05 Dec 2028 - 18 Dec 2028 (14 days)

THB210,000 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Robert Wilcox

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
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Tour Price (Per person): THB210,000 (USD6,744 * GBP5,184 * EUR5,946 * AUD9,821)

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Thailand - Highlights (Relaxed) 2029

10 Jan 2029 - 23 Jan 2029 (14 days)

THB220,100 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: André Bernon

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Tour Price (Per person): THB220,100 (USD7,068 * GBP5,433 * EUR6,232 * AUD10,293)

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Our Relaxed Thailand Highlights tour is designed around the very best birding sites in Northern and Central Thailand, offering a superb selection of spectacular and sought-after Southeast Asian specials, along with a huge array of migrants from the north, which spend the frigid winters in these warmer climates. Time will be spent exploring the wetlands near Bangkok where we stand excellent chances of finding the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Nordmann’s Greenshank and Chinese Egret. Major reserves visited include Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai and Doi Lang where targets include the stunning Green Peafowl, Siamese Fireback, gorgeous Silver-breasted Broadbill, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Scarlet-faced Liocichla, Green Cochoa – and much more! In addition, culturally Thailand has few equals, and you will have opportunities to visit some of the many spectacular pagodas and shrines that adorn this friendly, varied and spectacular land.

 

Top Birds

Green Peafowl; Mrs. Hume's & Silver Pheasants; Siamese Fireback; Grey Peacock-Pheasant; Green-legged, Bar-backed & Rufous-throated Partridges; Black Baza; Collared & Black-thighed Falconets; Blossom-headed & Red-breasted Parakeets; Crested Treeswift; Orange-breasted & Red-headed Trogons; Red-bearded & Blue-bearded Bee-eaters; Great & Wreathed Hornbills; Great Barbet; Heart-spotted Woodpecker; Silver-breasted, Long-tailed & Black-and-red Broadbills; Sultan Tit; Red-eyed & White-browed Scimitar Babblers; Greater Necklaced, Lesser Necklaced, Silver-eared & White-browed Laughingthrushes; Scarlet-faced Liocichla; Ratchet-tailed Treepie; Spectacled Barwing; Velvet-fronted & Giant Nuthatches; Green Cochoa; Himalayan Shortwing; Slaty-backed Forktail; Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. Lots of waders! Spoon-billed Sandpiper; Great Knot; Nordmann's Greenshank; Asian Dowitcher; Temminck's & Long-toed Stints; Broad-billed Sandpiper; Malaysian, White-faced & Kentish Plovers; Small Pratincole.

Top Mammals

Lar & Pileated Gibbons; Northern Pig-tailed Macaque; Dusky & Robinson's Banded Langurs; Sun Bear; Yellow-throated Martin; Sambar; Stump-tailed & Northern Pig-tailed Macaques; Northern Red Muntjac; Asian Elephant; Black Giant, Indochinese Ground, Finlayson's, Himalayan Striped & Northern Grey-bellied Squirrels.

Habitats Covered

lowland and montane rainforests, mangroves, wetlands, coastal mudflats

Expected Climate

cool but generally comfortable in the higher areas, warmer and more humid lower down. Rain and mist is possible

Max Group Size

10 with 1 Rockjumper leader & local birding leader

Tour Pace & Walking

UNDEMANDING: This tour is ideal for birders and wildlife enthusiasts of all experience levels. It’s suitable for most mobility levels and offers a relaxed pace, ensuring an enjoyable experience for everyone.

Undemanding. Suitable for all birding / wildlife interest levels.

Accommodation

Comfortable.

Ease of Birding

Moderate. Many species provide visuals in open conditions but get trickier within forested environments. Flocks can be fast moving & high in the canopy. ID challenges amongst lots of waders & Phyllosc

Other Attractions

pagodas and temples, great food, rainforests, friendly people

Photographic Opportunities

Good to very good, depending on habitat.

What our clients say about us

Glen Valentine
MB, Thailand - Asian Birding at its Best (Small Group) 2026

This was a great tour! Glen is so gifted at finding and hearing birds, and remembers for weeks if someone missed a bird to help them see it the next time. He is also such a nice and positve person in general. The local guide Uthai was a little curt at times, but so knowledgeable and endearing by the end of the trip. He always ordered food in advance so we ate as soon as we got to the restaurants, and the food was excellent. The trip does have a couple long 14-hour days when we did night-birding before returning to the hotel. My suggestion to Glen was to take a short break after lunch in the vans for a nap or a rest when there is a midday lull in the birds. I am hoping to do a future tour with Glen as a guide! Thank you.

Forrest Rowland
SK, Thailand 2019

I had a wonderful trip to Thailand with Forrest as our leader. Every aspect of the Rockjumper trip surpassed expectations. From the pre trip support, wonderful fellow trip participants, amazingly delicious food, our helpful and kind Thai drivers, and of course Forrest, who has to be the best guide out there. His energy, enthusiasm and knowledge, along with a patient and friendly demeanor makes him a joy to be with. Kudos to the Rockjumper organization and I look forward to taking part in a future tour.

André Bernon
LM, Thailand - Asian Birding at its Best II 2025

Both the Rockjumper guide, Andre Bernon, and the local guide, Uthai Treesucon, were excellent. They were superior at identifying birds by sight and sound and at getting everyone to see them. Both were very patient. I appreciated that we birded from dawn to dusk most days. They took care of us very well including trips to the pharmacy when needed. Uthai ordered the meals in advance so that we did not waste a lot of time looking at menus and we had the opportunity to try many different dishes. Our meals were generally ready as soon as we arrived at the restaurants/lodges. The vans were very comfortable and the drivers were kind and helpful. Jiang and Lif prepared tea/coffee and snacks from the back of the van and set out lawn chairs for us midmorning every day. They also prepared a you-tube video of our trip that I really appreciated. The only improvement that I would suggest is to try to schedule visits to the major national parks, like Doi Inthanon for example, during the week and to avoid arriving there on weekends or holidays. The parks were crowded and the traffic was bad when we were there.

Robert Williams
MS - Thailand 2019

The guides, Rob Williams and Uthai Treesucon, were top notch and helped us to see many species of birds. We were allowed time to view or photograph them. They worked well together. Uthai was very good to the drivers, an important part of the trip. Rob was passionate, funny, very sociable and somehow managed to locate a frogmouth in a banana grove. It was a great privilege to be with Uthai. He taught me a lot about Thai customs, and was patient with everyone in the group. He helped me when I got sick, and he noticed if someone hadn't seen a bird, and tried to get them on it. The trip was beautifully planned and somehow we were wheels up at 6 am every day. It was a very well planned trip.

André Bernon
CB, Thailand 2018

As for the Tour itself, it was excellent – Andre Bernon is a super leader, not just an excellent birder but very good with all the trip details, dealing with problems, staff etc. nothing was too much trouble. He is a thoroughly good bloke into the bargain. A great asset.

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