🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026
The charm of the Khao Yai farms comes down to the highland air — sunny days, cool nights — which keeps the pastures green almost year-round, with mountains and big open sky in every direction. Many farms have built European-style photo corners, complete with windmills, wooden cabins, flower fields, and flocks of fluffy sheep, which is why they've become such popular weekend check-in spots for anyone heading up to Khao Yai.
The farms in this zone fall roughly into three types. First, serious livestock farms like Farm Chokchai with its cow-milking tour. Second, sheep-farm-meets-café spots focused on photos with cute animals. Third, vineyards where you can walk around and taste wine. Plan it right and you can hit all three in a single trip.
Farm Chokchai — the original dairy farm
Farm Chokchai is an old livestock farm that Thais have known for generations, sitting right on the Mittraphap Road near Pak Chong. The draw is the farm tour: a shuttle takes you in to see a real dairy operation, where you can try milking a cow, watch a cowboy horse show, and feed the animals. It's great with kids because they actually learn and touch real animals rather than just snapping photos in passing.
- Hours — daily 09:30-16:30 (tours run in scheduled rounds; fewer on weekdays, more on weekends)
- Farm tour — adults around 120 THB, kids around 70 THB (special activities like ATV and horse-cart rides cost extra)
- Time needed — each tour runs about 1 hour 45 minutes, capped at 75 people per round
- Don't miss — the farm's fresh milk ice cream and pasteurized milk, plus the steakhouse in the Chokchai Steakhouse zone
Tip
On long weekends it gets crowded and tour tickets sell out fast. Book at least a week ahead through Farm Chokchai's website or Facebook page, then show up about half an hour before your booked round.
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Sheep farms — photos with fluffy flocks
If you want that New Zealand look without the long flight, the sheep farms around Pak Chong deliver. Most are café-style farms: pay the entry fee and you get a cup of feed for the sheep and alpacas, wander the pastures for photos against a mountain backdrop, then finish with a coffee in the café. Easy and relaxed — good for young kids and anyone who just wants nice photos without much effort.
Stardoi Farm Khaoyai
A newer sheep farm that's taking off, with fluffy Corriedale sheep, alpacas, horse riding, kayaking, and a mini zoo, all set against wide pastures and mountain views. Entry is around 120 THB per person; kids under 100 cm get in free, and you also get a drink discount coupon for the café. Open daily 08:30-17:30.
Khao Yai Farm Village
A learning farm with sheep, pigs, rabbits and tortoises for kids to feed and play with. It's laid out like a farm village with plenty of photo corners, so it suits families coming with all ages. Open daily 08:30-17:30.
Best time to go
Sheep farms photograph best in the early morning before 10am and in the late afternoon when the light is soft and it's cooler. Midday sun is harsh, so bring a hat and sunscreen.
Vineyards & wineries — taste, sip, soak up the views
Khao Yai and Pak Chong are Thailand's most serious wine-grape growing region, to the point that Khao Yai wine now carries a GI (geographical indication) registration for Nakhon Ratchasima. These vineyards aren't just pretty rows of grapes for photos — they have real cellars, walking wine-tasting tours, and restaurants where you can sit and look out over the vines. The vineyards look their best during harvest season, roughly January to March, when the grapes hang full along the rows.
GranMonte Vineyard and Winery
A Thai family-run vineyard in the Asoke Valley right by Khao Yai National Park, open since 1999, and one of Thailand's leading wine producers with a string of international awards. The tour walks you through the vines and the cellar, then finishes with a wine tasting paired with snacks. Its VINCOTTO restaurant serves European food matched to the estate's wines, and you can get great photos in the middle of the grape rows.
PB Valley Khao Yai Winery
The big vineyard most people think of first when Khao Yai wine comes up. A scenic shuttle takes you through the vines with a guide narrating the whole way, into the cold cellar, and ends with a tasting of several wines. There's a restaurant overlooking the vineyard, plus a cycling tour through the vines at around 120 THB/hour for anyone who wants to move around.
Silverlake Vineyard
A lakeside vineyard on the Sikhio-Pak Chong side, famous for its seasonal flower fields, especially the sunflowers and cosmos. There's a vineyard, restaurants, a café, and loads of photo spots, making it a good all-day spot for families or groups to wander and shoot.
Village Farm & Winery
Over on the Wang Nam Khiao side, with a resort feel in the middle of the vineyard — ideal for staying the night and waking up to a walk through the vines. The restaurant serves both Thai and European food, with steaks, fresh salads, freshly pressed grape juice, and the estate's own wine. It's been used as a filming location for several Thai dramas.
Straight talk
Outside harvest season the vines may have no fruit to photograph — green leaves but bare rows. If you're set on shooting bunches of grapes, call the vineyard to check the season before you set off rather than relying on social-media photos, which are usually taken right at the peak.
Activity farms — fun for the whole family
If you're with older kids or a group of friends who want more than photos, the activity-style farms are more fun. They combine adventure rides, animal farms, and check-in corners all in one place.
Thongsomboon Club
A farm of more than 300 rai set among the hills, with over 17 adventure activities — ATV, zip line, a horse farm, pastures, and the heart-shaped tree corner that went viral on social media. Entry starts around 249 THB/person (includes the trailer ride, a drink, and your choice of one activity), with all-inclusive activity wristbands running around 399-999 THB depending on the package.
2-day, 1-night Khao Yai farm plan
Leaving Bangkok on Saturday morning, this plan hits all three types of farm at an unhurried pace, timed around the best light for photos and the standout food at each farm.
Dairy farm, sheep farm, activity farm
Vineyards, wine tasting, souvenirs
Before you go
- Your own car is easiest — the farms are spread out and far apart, and public transport doesn't reach many of them, so renting a car or driving yourself is far more convenient
- Book tours ahead — Farm Chokchai and the vineyard tours run in scheduled rounds that fill up fast on weekends, so booking ahead is safer
- Dress comfortably and sun-proof — you'll be walking pastures under strong sun, so sneakers, a hat, and sunscreen help a lot
- Budget time per farm — Farm Chokchai takes nearly two hours and vineyard tours about an hour and a half, so don't cram too many spots into one day
- Roads are slippery in the rainy season — Khao Yai gets frequent rain mid-year, so drive slowly and check the weather before heading out
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