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Tiger Zoo and Samui Aquarium – One of the attractions of the island, which is usually positioned as children’s attraction. Administratively and geographically they are united and are called “Aquarium & Tiger Zoo”. Located on site Resort Samui Orchid The Ocean Resort, they built a little more twenty years ago. This period was enough for them to purchase popularity and even the status of must see. In our opinion It is more an attraction than a tourist attraction of Samui.

Contents

1 Tiger Zoo
2 Show with animals
3 Aquarium
4 Time and cost
5 How to get there
6 Tiger Zoo and Aquarium on Samui map

Tiger Zoo

Zoo with tigers on Samui is considered to be so kind its largest inhabitants. There you can not just see rare feline species (for example, Bengali tiger), but also take pictures with them. In addition to them, in aviaries live monkeys, otters, parrots, toucans and others representatives of tropical fauna. Small enclosures this rather cells, which reduces the attractiveness of visiting compared with other large zoos of the country. For example, in Khao Kheo, that close to Pattaya, tigers live almost at ease.

Show with animals

Zoo on Samui is the place where visitors entertain a show with animals. Representation begin at 13:00 with the performance of fur seals in a small the pool. Then birds appear on the scene that guess the numbers. and perform other simple tricks. The most spectacular is performance of tigers and leopards. They jump over obstacles and fire rings, perform other circus numbers on the profile.

Between performances of fur seals and parrots is arranged. half an hour break in the restaurant, take a walk around the zoo and take a photo on the background aviaries.

Aquarium

The aquarium on Samui is, of course, much smaller than the Bangkok Aquarium, however, it’s still worth seeing both children and adults. Its interior is a wide darkened corridor, in the walls of which are mounted small illuminated aquariums. There live like a variety of tropical fish that can be kept and in the home aquarium, and large underwater inhabitants – sharks, moray eels As well as various bottom dwellers – crabs, sea hedgehogs, mollusks and invertebrates. The visit bonus is the opportunity to feed the sea turtles.

Time and cost

Aquarium & Tiger Zoo is open to the public every day from 9:30 to 16:30 Tickets for adults cost 750 baht, and children’s – 450 baht. If a the growth of your offspring is less than 100 cm, then it will be allowed for free. Show with Seals starts at 1:30 pm, and with tigers at 2:30. Advise you will come closer to this time, otherwise impressions from visiting will not justify the ticket price. Next to the zoo there is a hotel with a pool, where are allowed tourists.

How to get there

Aquarium and Tiger Zoo on Samui Bay South-east coast of the island, near Ban Harn beach. To drive there can only be a rental car, taxi, tuk-tuk. or as part of the tour. To the place is the main island highway. Go south and read the signs. When you find yourself outside Laem-Set, you can take that profit.

Excursion to the aquarium and the tiger zoo can be ordered in any Samui’s travel agency, but the easiest thing is do on the site samuitours.ru –the tour price will be enter a ticket for all shows, transfer from the hotel and back, swimming pool to beach and light snack. Read more about the most exciting. excursions of Koh Samui.