can anyone tell me if there are any tiger zoo's near Pattaya, phuket or Koh Samui,
im travelling there in november and would like to go to one so if anyone knows of anything in these areas, it would be much appreciated.
thanks
2007-09-26 06:22:39 · 5 answers · asked by Mr. Self Destruct 3 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Thailand
I am not sure which state of Thailand it is in. It is called the "Sriracha Tiger Zoo".
This is the address: Sriracha Tiger Zoo
P.O Box 16, Sriracha
Chonburi, 20110 Thailand
Hope it helps.
2007-09-26 06:35:17 · answer #1 · answered by Mermaid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a smallish zoo (it's more of a park really) on Samui. If I remember rightly it's in the south east. I once stayed at the southern most part of Lamai beach and it took me about 15 mins to cycle there. It's quite well signposted, and appears on any tourist map of the island.
They have many animals, and do a bird of prey show as well as a tiger show. You can also have your picture taken with a tiger. Personally I was a bit dubious about the tiger show. The tigers looked in good health but being a bit of an animal lover I didn't exactly thoroughly enjoy watching them jumping through rings of fire...
2007-09-26 09:30:39 · answer #2 · answered by Doug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For "freezacrowd"
I am not sure which "tiger zoo" in Kanchanaburi you mentioned. But if you are alluding to the "Tiger Temple" then you are misinformed.
The Tiger Temple is NOT a zoo. It is a temple where buddhist monks raised and took care of orphaned cubs (many are now full grown) The tigers live there - they are NOT domesticated and as much as tourists can go and see the tigers - they are still wild animals. They are NOT given drugs to keep them docile for tourist to take photos with them. The temple DO raise money from tourists so they can one day make a "reserve" where the tigers can live free.
Google "tiger temple" and you will get more info.
2007-09-26 16:32:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sri Ratcher Tiger Zoo is well worth a visit, It is near Pattaya, You will see baby Tiger cubs suckling on a mother pig (sow ), and Piglets suckling on a mother Tiger,,While I was there I Saw a huge female Tiger minding 6 piglets, The piglets could climb on her while she was laying down, and sometimes she would just swish them away with a huge paw, so that the piglets would go tumbling accross the cement floor, only to scamper back for more.
At the outbreak of bird flu over 50 Tigers died after being fed infected chickens..
There is a Tiger Zoo also at a Wat in Kanchanaburri but I saw one report of maltreatment of the animals there
2007-09-26 12:32:24 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mermaid just answered you... its the Sriracha Tiger Zoo, which is about an hour and a half away from Pattaya.
Good luck and have fun!
2007-09-26 09:24:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋