Despite being the rainy season, the yearning for a natural environment, peace, morning fog and a cool breeze has prompted tens of thousands of Thai tourists to visit the country’s national parks, since the easing of lockdown restrictions on September 1st.

 

About 24,000 tourists visited Khao Yai national park in the north eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, which is the closest to Bangkok, since September 1st, including almost 8,000 a day over last weekend.

 

The chief of the park told Thai PBS that he believes the key factor drawing so many people to the park is a news report, which went viral, about a bear seen eating an omelette at the Pha Trom Jai cliff, as well as other natural attractions, such as waterfalls and wild species, which emerge from the woods to graze in green fields and to eat wild fruits.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/tourists-return-to-thailands-national-parks-in-droves/

 

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Show me the receipts for the ones that paid for entrance as all people regardless are charged. So a family of 4 would mean that they had 2k vehicles go through the main entrance.  Sure I would love to head up that way, break out the tent and the camping gear and set up camp in one of the many campgrounds, but with it being the rainy season I do not want to be camping in a swamp.

6 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai tourists

 

6 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

About 24,000 tourists visited Khao Yai national park in the north eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, which is the closest to Bangkok, since September 1st,

24,000 in 10 day or 2,400 daily on average.

Hardly record numbers and certainly not news worthy.  Khao Yai national psrk had 4,247 daily visitor on average in 2019.

Best time to visit if not camping.....waterfalls must be roaring.

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

About 24,000 tourists visited Khao Yai national park in the north eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, which is the closest to Bangkok, since September 1st, including almost 8,000 a day over last weekend.

Must have a turn style counter on the way out adding to the number of 'ins' !

13 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Best time to visit if not camping.....waterfalls must be roaring.

...and they're all quite spectacular! 

That is, unless one is a whinging and uptight Farang caught up in their own restless mind.????

Never mind the peaceful beauty of nature.

Anyone been up recently. Last time I went the road had collapsed in some sections. 

All fixed? 

I would imagine the animals have been loving this solitude. 

Well eventually the omlette eating bear will have to head back to Makro for some fresh eggs, so I suspect that the tourists will be flocking to Makro next if the logic hold true.

How did the bear manage to crack the eggs and then fry them?

 

I think we should be told....

3 minutes ago, mrfill said:

How did the bear manage to crack the eggs and then fry them?

 

I think we should be told....

Ordered via Panda......

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The chief of the park told Thai PBS that he believes the key factor drawing so many people to the park is a news report, which went viral, about a bear seen eating an omelette

Amazing Thailand.

1 hour ago, zzaa09 said:

...and they're all quite spectacular! 

That is, unless one is a whinging and uptight Farang caught up in their own restless mind.????

Never mind the peaceful beauty of nature.

Bet you are a ball of fun

33 minutes ago, Aussieroaming said:

Well eventually the omlette eating bear will have to head back to Makro for some fresh eggs, so I suspect that the tourists will be flocking to Makro next if the logic hold true.

Better quality eggs can be found at any local daily market. 

For those that needed to be reminded.

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Amazing Thailand.

Yes indeed, amazing Thailand, this is an advertisement placed today in a Dutch daily newspaper by the TAT

Pay attention they advertise that you can stay in the country without quarantine, they only mention 7 days on holiday on Phuket first.

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Ordered via Panda......

Best laugh of the day. 

4 hours ago, khaowong1 said:

I would imagine the animals have been loving this solitude. 

Not sure the hunters/poachers took a pause as well…..

Hopefully no C19 amongst them...Keep going,????????

6 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

...and they're all quite spectacular! 

That is, unless one is a whinging and uptight Farang caught up in their own restless mind.????

Never mind the peaceful beauty of nature.

Change your medication, mate. The current ones aren't working. Also get an English interpreter to decipher your post. 

20 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Best time to visit if not camping.....waterfalls must be roaring.

Yes indeed, especially in many of the Northern National Parks among the mountains and forests in Lampang, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai Provinces, all familiar to me when I was a Tourist Police Volunteer. Example:-

 

Wang Kaew Waterfall in Doi Luang National Park (Northern Lampang Province, near Wang Nuea off route 120 to Phayao):-

 

Edited September 11, 20214 yr by Burma Bill
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I hope they packed the legal, non-nature-killing sunblock. 

This reporting is getting worse on facts, who cooked the omelette was it mummy bear.

I'd be more impressed if it was a sighting of a bear preparing am omellette

6 hours ago, Peterphuket said:

Yes indeed, amazing Thailand, this is an advertisement placed today in a Dutch daily newspaper by the TAT

Pay attention they advertise that you can stay in the country without quarantine, they only mention 7 days on holiday on Phuket first.

Here's an English one I came across today. Pretty much the same details https://fanclubthailand.co.uk/coronavirus-covid-19-thailand-travel-advice/

......returned in droves.   Others in pickups no doubt.

53 minutes ago, Almer said:

This reporting is getting worse on facts, who cooked the omelette was it mummy bear.

Goldilocks actually ????

Wow, since people are not supposed to feed wild animals, the bears must be very intelligent.

  Eating an omelet is surprising.

   Amazing Thailand indeed.!

Geezer