10 Fun Family-Friendly Things To Do In Khao Yai – Animal Farms, Sunflower Fields, Floral Garden & More

Khao Yai is a rural getaway in Thailand home to many popular tourist attractions like animal farms, themed attractions, vineyards, sunflower fields, and more. In recent years, it has become a favoured destination for tourists looking for a tranquil getaway within easy reach of Bangkok. With the help of our Klook driver, my family and I had an awesome holiday here, and I have created a list of 10 family-friendly things to do in Khao Yai.

1. Primo Piazza

Primo Piazza is a recreation of a rural Italian town – complete with cobblestone streets, sprawling green fields, farm animals, and all the other trappings of a quaint Tuscan village.

For me, the highlight was definitely the beautiful scenery. I simply loved the lush meadows, colourful flowers beds and vivid foliage, all set amidst a tranquil mountainous backdrop.

I also had fun feeding the alpacas and sheep. The adorable animals rushed to the fence immediately whenever they saw visitors with food.

Primo Piazza, Khao Yai
Address: 200/2 หมู่ที่ 10 Mu Si, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30130, Thailand
GPS: 14.5430415,101.3346868 / Google Map Link
Phone: +664 400 9900
Opening Hours: Daily 9am to 6pm (last entry 5.30pm)
Entrance Fees: THB200 (Adults), THB100 (Child)

2. Ban Mai Chay Nam

Ban Mai Chay Nam is a Thai restaurant, museum, and hotel rolled into one. It is located by the river, offering pleasant views for customers while they dine.

The highlight of this attraction is its whimsical museum, which looks like something right out of a fantastical world. Walking around, I saw an incredible variety of childhood toys, antiques and pop culture artifacts.

The restaurant offers delicious traditional Thai food, with the price of most dishes ranging between THB150 to THB200. We had a very satisfying meal here.

Ban Mai Chay Nam
Address: 21 Mittaphap Road, Tambon Pak Chong, Amphoe Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30130, Thailand
GPS: 14.6972883,101.408026 / Google Map
Phone: +66 4431 4236
Opening Hours: Daily 9am to 9pm

3. Manee Sorn Sunflower Field

Manee Sorn Sunflower Field is a large sunflower plantation in Khao Yai, Thailand. It is a popular tourist attraction and is also known as “Rai Manee Sorn”.

I enjoyed visiting this attraction very much! The sunflower fields were gorgeous and it was my first time seeing something like this.

The surrounding scenery was beautiful too. We were surrounded by sprawling green fields and lush palm trees against a backdrop of mountains in the distance.

Manee Sorn Sunflower Field
Address: Mu Si, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30130, Thailand
GPS: 14.572517,101.4410162 / Google Map Link
Opening Hours: Daily 6am to 6pm
Entrance Fee: THB60

4. Palio Village

Palio Village is another Italian-themed tourist attraction. Similar to Primo Piazza, it is home to cobblestone streets, terracotta buildings, water fountains, creeping ivy plants, and all the other trappings of a quaint Italian town. However, unlike Primo Piazza, it does not have any farm animals.

Walking around the premise, it felt like I was inside a real Italian village. The designers have definitely done a good job of recreating the rural Italian vibe here.

For me, the highlight was the entertaining street performances. My favourite was the golden “living statue” – I didn’t even know “it” was a real person until he started moving!

I saw many souvenir shops, clothing stores, craft shops, and toy stores. Therefore, this is a good place to buy some last minute “Khao Yai souvenirs” such as key chains, fridge magnets, etc.

Palio Village
Address: 146/1 ม.4 Palio Khaoyai ถ.ธนะรัชต์, กม.17, Mu Si, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30130, Thailand
GPS: 14.5379964,101.400176 / Google Map Link
Phone: +66 44 365 888
Opening Hours: | Sun to Thurs: 9am – 7pm | Fri: 9am – 8pm | Sat: 9am – 9pm |

5. Thames Valley Khao Yai

Thames Valley Khao Yai is a charming hotel designed like a traditional English manor. The hotel grounds are beautifully landscaped, complete with quaint English architecture, lush trees, a koi pond, and stone arch bridges.

Even though we were not staying at the hotel, we made a quick stop here to check out the beautiful architecture and scenery.

After that, we had tea break at “The Castle”, which is the only restaurant in the hotel. The menu offers a variety of Western dishes, Afternoon Tea Set, alcohol, and sweet beverages. We ordered some cold drinks and smoothies to cool down in Khao Yai’s hot weather.

Thames Valley Khao Yai
Address: ถนน ธนะรัชต์ Mu Si, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30130, Thailand
GPS: 14.5351231,101.3808169 / Google Map Link
Phone: +66 44 009 999
Hotel Reservations: Click here

6. The Bloom by TV Pool

The Bloom by TV Pool is a large flower park where visitors can admire beautiful flowers against a backdrop of majestic mountains.

Other than the flowers, the park offers plenty of photo opportunities such as a floral archway, a large ferris wheel, a floral carriage, giant paper windmills, and more.

We spent less than one hour here, because there isn’t much to do other than taking pictures. In addition, it was really hot because there are very few sheltered areas in the park.

The Bloom By TV Pool
Address: 357 หมู่ที่ 5 บ้านโนนกระโดน, Phaya Yen, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30320, Thailand
GPS: 14.5762566,101.2368738 / Google Map Link
Phone: +66 92 279 1666
Opening Hours: Daily 8am to 8pm
Entrance Fees: THB100 (Adults), THB50 (Child)

7. PB Valley Khaoyai Winery

PB Valley Khaoyai Winery is a beautiful winery that also offers professional wine tasting tours. During the tour, if the season is right, you might even get a chance to pick fruits around the vineyard.

After the tour, you can dine at the onsite restaurant, The Great Hornbill Grill, which offers delicious Western and Thai dishes. If you wish, you may also buy some wines and souvenirs at the PB Valley’s Wine & Souvenir Shop.

Make sure you book the winery tour in advance because it is quite popular. If not, you can actually just walk around the vineyard for free and take pictures.

PB Valley Khaoyai Winery
Address: 102/2 Moo5, Mitraparp Road Payayen Pakchong Nakhon Ratchasima 30320, Thailand
GPS: 14.5753407,101.2346589 / Google Map Link
Phone: +66 85 4811 741
Opening Hours: | Sun to Thurs: 8am – 8pm | Fri & Sat: 8am – 10pm |

8. Pak Chong Night Market

Pak Chong Night Market is a small night market in Khao Yai selling street food, local produce, cheap clothes, and other fashion accessories. The stalls are lined along both sides of a short street that is around 600 metres long.

Like all night markets in Thailand, I saw plenty of vendors selling sumptuous street food. These included barbecued seafood, waffles, skewered meats, mango sticky rice, pork trotter rice, and more. I was especially impressed by the huge prawns!

Around half of the night market is home to clothes stalls. The clothes were cheap, but they were not as trendy as the ones sold at Bangkok night markets.

Pak Chong Night Market
Address: 2422 Tambon Pak Chong, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30130, Thailand
GPS: 14.7045011,101.4116617 / Google Map Link
Opening Hours: Daily 5pm to 10pm

9. Strawberry Picking In Khao Yai

Strawberry Picking in Khao Yai is a small beautiful farm that lets visitors pick strawberries for a fee.

Unfortunately, when we visited it wasn’t the strawberry season yet so there weren’t any strawberries to pick. Luckily, the scenery was beautiful, so the wife and I took plenty of pretty pictures here.

If you are interested, you can buy strawberries, strawberry jams, strawberry wines and other strawberry products at the shop on the farm.

Strawberry Picking in Khao Yai
Address: Mu Si, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30130, Thailand
GPS: 14.5425006,101.3769041 / Google Map Link
Opening Hours: Daily 7.30am to 6pm

10. Farm Chokchai

Farm Chokchai is a large and beautiful farm home to animals like cows, goats, sheep, rabbits and even elephants. There is no entrance fee for the open farm area.

However, if you choose to join the paid farm tour, you will get to experience a wide variety of fun activities like horse riding, a tractor ride, an ATV ride, a dairy production session, ice cream tasting, a cowboy rodeo show, and more.

Make sure you book the farm tour in advance because it is really popular. Otherwise, you can simply explore the open farm area for free.

Farm Chokchai
Address: 169 หมู่ที่ 2 Mittraphap Rd, Nong Nam Daeng, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30130, Thailand
GPS: 14.6547661,101.3463402 / Google Map Link
Phone: +66 2532 2846
Opening Hours: | Mon: CLOSED | Tue to Sun: 10am – 8.30pm |
Tour Times: | Mon: CLOSED | Weekdays: 10am & 2pm | Weekends & PH: 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm |

Map of Khao Yai Attractions