Rebirth’ Filming Locations And How To Visit Them

Jurassic World: Rebirth, the latest installment in the Jurassic Park franchise, opened on July 2 and has already grossed more than $318 million worldwide.

Its critical reception was stronger than Jurassic World: Dominion in 2022, albeit still lukewarm compared to the audience’s response, which continues to pack theatres for dinosaur action.

Will moviegoers turn into set-jetters, eager to explore the film’s exotic backdrops across Thailand that brought the fictional Ile Saint-Hubert to life?

Indeed, interest in Jurassic World: Rebirth is not stopping at the box office. Google Trends data shows breakout searches for everything from cast details and trailer footage to filming locations.

Thailand was already enjoying a pop culture spotlight earlier this year thanks to The White Lotus Season 3, which aired in February and was filmed primarily on Koh Samui.

Now, Jurassic World: Rebirth puts another region of Thailand, Krabi, in the spotlight. Is the country is on the verge of yet another tourism surge?

Tourism Authority of Thailand listed all filming locations, from Ban Ba Kan in Northern Ao Luek that provided the terrain for fast-paced jungle chase scenes to the famous Railay Beach that often featured prominently in aerial shots throughout the film.

However, the film’s primary locations in Thailand all lie within national parks or protected areas. Visiting them responsibly is essential. Here is where Jurassic World: Rebirth was filmed and how to visit each site with care for the environment.

Khao Phanom Bencha National Park, Krabi

Khao Phanom Bencha National Park showcases its beauty during the movie’s jungle treks and dense rainforest sequences.

Its towering trees, misty peaks and cascading waterfalls were a natural fit for the film’s deep-island terrain, with hiking trails that lead to hidden caves and panoramic viewpoints.

The five-tiered, over 260-foot Huai To Falls was the filming location where Dr. Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey) falls through the trees and lands in a pool of water.

The park is about 12 miles north of Krabi Town, spanning over 50,000 acres. It is the smallest national park in Thailand, yet it is home to a diverse array of wildlife, including white-handed gibbons, stump-tailed macaques, mouse deer, wild boars and over 120 bird species.

With only 20,000 annual visitors and minimal infrastructure, Thailand’s smallest national park may not be ready for a blockbuster tourism surge. If set-jetters begin arriving in large numbers, the park’s fragile ecosystem and limited facilities could face serious strain. In delicate ecosystems like this, responsible travel is not just recommended, but required.

Ko Kradan, Hat Chao Mai National Park, Trang

Kradan Island (Koh Kradan) is prominently featured during the beach landing and coastal hideout scenes. Sunset Beach is where Duncan Kincaid’s (Mahershala Ali) boat crashed.

However, according to an interview with production designer James Clyne by Conde Nast Traveller, most of it is CGI. Travelers eager to visit the beach will not find it exactly as it appears in the film.

The island is part of Hat Chao Mai National Park in Trang Province, about a 45-minute boat ride from the mainland.

Its white-sand beaches, coral reefs and crystal-clear waters provided the perfect cinematic backdrop for the film’s opening moments as characters arrive on the fictional island’s shores.

But with growing attention comes greater responsibility. The coral ecosystems here are delicate and increasingly vulnerable to warming seas, pollution and tourist activity.

Travelers visiting this island should help protect it by choosing reef-safe sunscreen, avoiding contact with corals while swimming or snorkeling and refraining from standing on or collecting marine life.

Ko Kradan’s natural beauty is already vulnerable, a fact made clear by its annual closure to tourism from August 1 to September 30. The two-month break is part of a conservation effort to allow its ecosystems time to recover and regenerate.

Ao Phang Nga National Park, Phang Nga Bay

Ao Phang Nga National Park has already appeared in the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, and now it adds another Hollywood title to its résumé. Its towering limestone karsts rising from emerald waters were the backdrop of several scenes in Jurassic Park: Rebirth.

“It is already a famous destination as there is lots of boat tours in the bay. However, some parts are more crowded than other. The area around James Bond Island and Koh Panyee tends to be overcrowded but there is still area more preserved around Koh Yao Noi,” advised Elisa Lopez, product manager for Thailand at EXO Travel.

The park is also home to Thailand’s largest native mangrove forest, a critical ecosystem that supports a wide range of wildlife. The park hosts around 180 bird species, including the rare mangrove pitta and seven types of kingfishers, as well as smooth-coated otters, dusky leaf monkeys and crab-eating macaques. Rare sightings of dugongs and finless porpoises highlight the park’s marine importance.

The park is easily accessible from both Phuket and Krabi. The main access point, Tha Dan Pier in Phang Nga Town, is roughly 40 miles northeast of Phuket and about 60 miles northwest of Krabi.

Klong Root, Krabi

Klong Root offers a quieter moment in the film, capturing scenes of peaceful freshwater canals. It is where the surviving protagonists of the film attempt to evade dinosaurs by walking chest-deep in water through the mangrove forest.

Klong Root features jungle-lined streams and crystal-clear waters, making it a popular spot for kayaking and swimming.

The village of Nong Thale, where the entrance is located, is about 10 miles from Krabi Town.

Jurassic-Themed Tourism Grows Beyond Filming Locations

Beyond the filming locations, Bangkok is preparing to take the franchise experience a step further. Jurassic World: The Experience, a sprawling 65,000-square-foot immersive exhibition featuring animatronic dinosaurs, VR-enhanced sets and full-scale recreations of Isla Nublar, is set to open on August 8.

The installation marks a strategic move to attract set-jetters, leveraging the global buzz around the film to drive a new wave of movie-inspired tourism.

Hotels are also gearing up to welcome set-jetters drawn by Jurassic World: Rebirth. At Banyan Tree Krabi, guests can book a Jurassic-themed experience that includes a half-day longtail boat excursion to Hong Island, a three-hour tour of Klong Root and a custom guidebook detailing filming locations for those planning to explore the sites independently.

“It didn’t surprise us at all that the film’s producers would call on Krabi as the setting for a dinosaur habitat,” said Haruethai Maneerat, general manager at Banyan Tree Krabi. “I can’t count the number of times I’ve had guests remark that the landscape is so abundantly natural.”