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Well, if the idea is to just wander and travel around, I would make do with the 135 + 1.4TC.
In my case, I am going to India in a few weeks, I travel light, but for tele, I bringing an E-P1 and pany 45-200, which gives me 400mm equivalent. I really don't shoot much tele for travel photography, but even if I did, I could not imagine needing longer than 400mm equivalent.
For elephants, you will find that you can walk right up to them, they are kept around towns for the tourists, there really are no indigenous elephants in Thailand (or if you can find them, but they are acclimated to people). For monkeys, they are also right there close in most cases. 135/ 135 +TC should do the job. Birds? not really my department, can't speak much there. The only SE Asia birds I ever shot were in the Kuala Lumpur sanctuary (quite an excellent experience) but that is not in the mountains of northern Thailand. Hey, bring what you want to bring, but travel in general isn't that easy, its hot, humid and you just can't leave something of that value in the hotel room.
If you can afford hiring a car & driver and stay at the Four Seasons, well, then you will probably be fine. I don't know how you travel. But, have fun, Thailand is an interesting place to shoot, bringing low light lenses is a great idea, more important than long lenses, IMO. Have fun!
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Ya I know different interests. I just found the 300 or 400 a royal pain in the butt for part of a day never mind babysitting it for weeks. I saw more than a few folks there kicking themselves for bringing a 100-400 with them when I was there couple years ago never mind a pie plate. Just get into the glass rental game Lars, recession on and all a way to supplement those Euros. Have fun all...