Survivor CBS confirms Thailand as Survivor 5 location 05/01/2002 CBS announced the location Tuesday (April 30), confirming earlier reports that the Thai government had issued permits to the show to film in the country's Tarutao National Park. Read More RELATED NEWS 'Survivor: Thailand' castaway Clay Jordan dies at age 66 after hospitalization'Survivor: Thailand' winner Brian Heidik arrested for shooting puppyCBS pressure leads RI paper to drop column by 'Survivor:Thailand's Helen Glover TAGS: Survivor