National park fees in Krabi

If you book one of the snorkeling tours to the islands around Krabi or visit one of the many mainland attractions, visitors will have to pay a National park fee. How does this work and what are the National Park fee prices in 2018?

National park fees in Krabi

Did you know that you can find many wild animals in the national parks in Thailand? Think of monkeys, elephants, leopards tigers and bears. They all live in rainforests around the country. Most of them are national parks to protect the environment. You can find a very diverse range of flaura and fauna here and it’s home to many endangered animals. Thailand has 127 national parks in total. 105 national parks can be found on land, 22 of them are marine parks.

To be able to actually protect the environment, Thailand imposes a national park fee on every visitor. The Thai government explains that this system helps them to manage the tourism business in a better way. It helps to control the number of tourists to preserve the areas and to improve the safety standards of tours and ferries visiting the places. The money is used to preserve the eco systems and local governments get their share to make this happen.

Krabi island national park fees 2018

If you book a tour to one of the islands around Krabi, you will have to pay the national park fee. This applies to 3 island groups around Krabi: the 4 islands, the Hong islands and the Phi Phi islands. You won’t be able to visit these islands without paying the fee. If you decide to book a (private) combination tour to visit the 4 islands and the Hong islands, you will have to pay the entry fee for both national parks. Unfortunately no exception is allowed by the Thai government. The prices for an island national park entry in Krabi are as follows:

Children under 3 years old don’t have to pay the entry fee. If you are a Thai resident, the costs of the national park fee are considerably less. Please contact us to find out the park fees for locals. In general you will pay around THB 40 per adult.

Mainland Krabi national park fees 2018

On the mainland of Krabi you can find a number of national parks. The prices are usually lower than visiting one of the islands:

Children under 3 years old don’t have to pay the entry fee. If you are a Thai resident, the costs of the national park fee are considerably less. Please contact us to find out the park fees for locals. In general you will pay around THB 40 per adult.

How do I pay for the national park fee in Krabi?

You are requested to present this in cash together with the remaining balance to the tour guide on pickup from your hotel or guesthouse. The land tours will include the national park fee in the tour price. With the island tours the park fees are not included. This is done to make sure the system stays transparent and fees are collected in an honest way. Please check your booking voucher to see the total price and hand it to the tour guide on pickup from your hotel as well.