Zoos and Amusement Parks
Dusit Zoo or Khao Din
This is an old zoo and is extremely popular. Located next to the Dusit
Throne Hall (National Assembly), Dusit Zoo is very large and houses a wide
range of tropical wild animals. It also serves as a public park and an
area of recreation. In addition to watching the animals it is possible to
conduct studies on wild life from within the zoo. It is open to the public
from 08:00 to 18:00 hours and for more information you are advised to
telephone 281-2000.
The Snake Farm, Thai Red Cross
Inside the compound of the Thai Red Cross at Chulalongkorn Hospital on
Rama IV Road is a huge snake farm conducting venom extraction to make
anti-snakebite serum. Here you can study different species of snakes, and
their venom properties, and observe the milking of snake to extract venom.
The farmis open on weekdays from 08:30 to 16:30 hours, from 08:30 to 12:00
hours on weekends and public holidays. Venom milking demonstrations take
place at 10:30 and 14:00 hours midweek, and on weekends and public
holidays at 10:30 hours.
Daen Neramit (Fantasy Land)
Situated on Thanon Pahon Yothin, beside the Registration Division of the
Royal Police Department at Lat Phrao, Daen Neramit is the first amusement
park in Thailand where there are more than thirty types of imported game
machines including Fantasy Land and Cinderella's castle at the forefront
of the park. It is a dream land in the imagination of a child. Within its
compound there are many restaurants serving different types of food and
refreshments. It is open to the public on weekdays from 10:00 to 17:00
hours and from 10:00 to 19:00 hours during weekends and official holidays.
Admission fees for adults and children are 60 baht and 50 baht
respectively. Children under 90 centimetres in height are exempted from
admission fees. Entrance fees plus all game tickets for Thais and foreign
tourists are 180 and 200 baht respectively. For more information please
call 513-1731-8 or fax to 513-1739.
Dream World
Located at kilometre 7 on Thanon Rangsit-Ongkharak, Thanyaburi District of
Pathumthani Province, Dream World has within its compound a Fantasy Land
and a wide variety of amusement machines and games. It is open during
weekdays from 09:30 to 17:00 hours and 09:30 to 19:00 during weekends and
official holidays. Admission fees plus fee for stage entertainment for
adults and children are 95 baht and 80 baht respectively. Fees including
tickets for all amusement games for adults and children are 250 baht.
Children under 90 centimetres in height are admitted free-of-charge. For
more information please call 533-1152, 533-1447 or 533-1449, or fax
533-1899.
Safari World
Situated on waste land at 99 Thanon Ram Inthra 1, at kilometre 9, Safari
World is divided into two parts. The first part is Safari Park, an open
zoo with wild animals like zebra, deer, giraffe, tiger, lion, bear, bird
and so forth. Tourists may take a drive in this area, using private cars
or taking guided tours which can be arranged upon request, to observe the
animals living in a natural environment. The second part is the Marine
Park and water garden where there is a wide variety of marine animals and
other rare animals, including shows of trained dolphin, bird, seal and
monkey. In addition there are many restaurants and game stalls for
throwing darts, loops, shooting, etc. There is a tram to take tourists on
a tour around the Marine Park.
Taling Chan Floating Market
This weekend market open only on Saturdays and Sundays from 09:00 to 16:00
hours at the pier in front of Taling Chan District Office or Samnak-ngan
Khet Taling Chan. Around that area there are facilities for private boat
tours along the canal to observe the green surroundings of fruit orchards
and the life style of people at Taling Chan. For more information please
call 424-1742 or 424-5548.
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