In general, I am rather indifferent to zoos, because, perhaps, to I don’t feel passionate animals on them is interesting. Just think, this or that sluggish one is sitting in a cage brute, and even stinks from it, as a rule. My scent is such that I can smell for a mile. But I was repeatedly told that this is all because that I was not in any Asian zoo. I heeded the advice experienced, scored on his skepticism and went to the Chiang Mai Zoo, I was just then the bike was leased (how to rent a bike) on several days, which simplified the delivery of the body to the place (margin cities).
The content of the article
- 1 Zoo in Chiang Mai
- 2 Aviary
- 3 panda at the zoo
- 4 Prices and opening hours
- 5 How to get to the zoo
- 6 On the map
Contents
Zoo in Chiang Mai
I must say that I changed my opinion pretty quickly. Of course, I still don’t like animal exploitation and all that, but from I like / dislike this, nothing changes anyway, and zoos in the world both were and will be, it is important that the conditions in them were close to the natural. Moreover, the reality is that not all species can survive on their own without human intervention. Yes and the animal baby show somehow necessary. But oh well, I already moved away from the topic of the article.
What is there that attracts the attention of many people? First of all, it is a huge territory with different zones and pavilions, which you can navigate either by bus or on the monorail or on foot. Everywhere everything is green, beautiful, comfortable. Most animal pens fit as closely as possible into the landscape and look like natural, only one aviary for birds the size of a couple of hectares of what it costs!
Since I am very far from zoology, I cannot say how there are a lot of different kinds of animals here, but I think it’s enough. there is here and the aquarium of the Oceanarium type in Bangkok, but I don’t got here And the most important thing they want to see is a couple мимими здоровенных панд.
Naturally, there are additional entertainment and places where relax. That is, in general, I would consider the zoo as beautiful park for walking with children. Will be there, go. By the way I also recommend the Khao Keo Zoo, which is not far from Pattaya, it with even more scope made. In principle, after him Chiang Mai no longer looks so good.
Immediately after entering Chiang Mai Zoo
The flamingo, also at the entrance, was never able to catch it with a heart got up
Monorail road at the zoo
There is an air conditioner inside each compartment.
Predators are behind such a moat
Tigger did not like something, tossed back and forth
Sleeping lion
Koals persistently turned away from me, and a couple
Chiang Mai Zoo
One of the playgrounds for children
The original entrance to the aquarium
Zip-line over the lake for 125 baht
Buses to move around the zoo
The driver says something very interesting in Thai, and I looking around
On the one hand monkeys are sitting
On the other hand, elephants can feed
Aviary
This is just a mega thing. A huge cell in which you find yourself as in some chirping paradise. You walk along the paths, and around the birds, the birds! They eat papayas, fly, croak something in theirs, they just don’t sit down. You feel like a little liliput, which was launched in cage with a parrot, only here instead of the usual wavy one, a whole flock of birds of all stripes. In fact, some birds are very large, even scared to approach, kotsnet beak and no half arms.
It should be noted that such bird excitement is not always in this cage. The last time I was there, only a couple of birds saw, or slept, or hid everything. What it depends on, I do not know. Like the weather was not much different.
Heavy chain closes the entrance to the aviary
As in the Truman Show, the world has borders
Aviary is a large cage
This kind of pelican
Some blue birds fizzled at me, I thought that I would take away the papaya
There is even a sink inscribed in the landscape!
Next to the aviary pass performances for children
Panda at the zoo
To pandas I was skeptical too, think black and white bears, we also have similar, though, separately black, separately whites. Where does this universal emotion come from? But, probably, they really cool. Children should definitely enjoy, especially when they sit on a chair and eat bamboo, humanly so.
I want to come up, sit down next to me, and say: “Well, my friend, how do you live here? “Then take a bamboo stick too, pull away from the necessities, and look off into the distance, chewing, and periodically waving a hand to annoying visitors.
Already with this poster you can begin to squeeze mimimi
The first pavilion with pandas, here they are behind glass
Pavilion 2 open
Panda sits in a chair and hamster bamboo
Let’s take a closer look, mimi))
Snow Dome next to the pandas, there are -7 degrees!
Prices and opening hours
Hours of the whole zoo: from 8 am to 5 pm
Ticket price to the zoo: 150 baht for an adult and 100 baht for child (height up to 135 cm).
A visit to the pandas is paid separately and costs 100 baht. adult and 50 baht per child, you can pay at the entrance to the zoo, and about the pavilion with the pandas.
A visit to the Snow Dome costs 150 baht per adult and 100 baht with child
Moving by bus or monorail costs 30 baht per adult and 20 baht per child (coupons are given, that is, you will have several trips). Bike parking costs 10 baht, with no time limit.
The price of the ticket to the aquarium is 450 baht per adult and 350 baht with child If you are going to visit the zoo and the aquarium, you can immediately buy a comprehensive ticket – 520 baht per adult and 390 baht with child Complex ticket Zoo + Pandas costs 250 and 120 baht respectively on the adult and the child.
Also here you can ride on a troll (cable) above the lake for 125 baht from an adult and 80 baht from a child, or karting for 25 baht. Prices are actually quite small and no one forces use all services at once, I assure you, there and just without additional entertainment is something to do, and not the fact that enough time to get around.
By department: – Pandas 9:00 – 17:00 – SnowDome 9:45 – 16:45 – Aquarium 10:30 – 16:00 – Children’s water park 10:00 – 16:00
It is better to come early, as there is every chance not to be in time See all interesting. I saw 2/3 in 3 hours, and then the zoo shut down
The official website of the zoo – http://www.chiangmai.zoothailand.org
Right next to the zoo is a climb to the mountain to the temple of Wat Doi Suthep, only it is unlikely you will have time to go there in one day.
The scheme of the zoo in Chiang Mai
How to get to the zoo
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The zoo is located on the outskirts of Chiang Mai in the northwest. You can get there on any tuk-tuk or on the songteo, the last It will cost about 40 baht if you go from the center of Chiang Mai. Catch any songteo in the city, just stop and say you need in Zoo. He either agrees or says no. To faster just such a songteo to find, you can go to the upper left corner square, there begins the street Huay Kaew (Hua Kao), so she leads to the zoo (going from the square to the west). There is such a songteo easier just catch.
An even easier way is to take Grabtaxi. More expensive songteo, but the price that’s OK too.
On the map
P.S. And if you are in Bangkok, you can go to the Dusit Zoo, It is simpler, but also not bad. My son Egor liked to feed there are sheep and giraffe.
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