Khao Yai National park is one of the popular destinations among Thai people for a short getaway including myself. It is just 3 hours drive by car from Chonburi to Khao Yai
Khao Yai established in 1962, was Thailand’s first national park covering 2,168 square kilometers including evergreen forests and grasslands. The park lies largely in Nakhon Ratchasima province but also includes part of Saraburi, Nakhon nayok and Prachin Buri provinces.
In 1984 the park was made an ASEAN Heritage Park, and on July 14, 2005 Khao Yai National park together with Tublan National Park อุทยานแห่งชาติทับลาน, Pang Sida National Park อุทยานแห่งชาติปาง สีดา ,Ta Phraya National Park อุทยานแห่งชาติตาพระยา and Dong Yai wildlife sanctuary และเขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าดงใหญ่ was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Dong Phayayen–Khao Yai Forest Complex (ผืนป่าดงพญาเย็น-เขาใหญ่).