Jungle Golf Club hotels in Nong Nam Daeng

As one of Thailand’s most popular tourist destinations, Khao Yai National Park offers a great variety of attractions that suit the tastes of all visitors. In the park itself, waterfalls, beautiful landscapes and plentiful wildlife are among the draws. Visitors can enjoy a tour around a dairy farm, go shopping at one of Thailand’s biggest designer outlet malls or play golf in the areas on the outside of the park.

Golf courses in the region between the northern boundary of Khao Yai and the Mittraphap Highway include the Kirimaya, Bonanza Golf and Country Club, and Jungle Golf Club. Jungle Golf Club offers novices and experienced golfers a nine-hole course on which to improve their game. Other bonuses of this course are that it is surrounded by verdant forest and its green fees are inexpensive.

Address and contact: Nong Namdaeng Sub-district, Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima 30130; tel: (044) 328 328

Opening times and fees: Daily, early until sundown: green fees – weekdays THB200, weekends THB300

There is a very good choice of hotels near Jungle Golf Club. They provide a convenient base for playing the course here as well as visiting other courses in the region and for trips to Khao Yai. These properties are also close to St Stephen's International School and visiting parents and family often use them when visiting their children.

Jungle Golf Club is located in Nong Namdaeng and is easy to get to for people driving up from Bangkok. The 160km trip takes three to four hours in light traffic. Bandai Ma and Pak Chong rail stations are on the north side of the Mittraphap Highway and many of the hotels near Jungle Golf Club will arrange transportation from them for arriving passengers.

Khao Yai Garden Lodge is one of the hotels within one kilometre of Jungle Golf Club. It is set in nicely laid out gardens and has amenities that include a choice of air-conditioned room types, a swimming pool and a restaurant on site. Other nearby accommodation options such as the Lilawalai Resort and the Eco Valley Lodge, both set in lush vegetation, are relaxing locations for holidays and offer similar facilities. Towards the northern boundary of Khao Yai, the Family Resort is one of the recommended places to stay.