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Dusit
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Located
near Vimanmek Palace, Dusit Zoo is opened
to the public everyday from 8.00 am- 6.00
pm. Tropical animals to be found include
great grey kangaroos, Sumatran rhinoceros,
Siamese crocodiles, gaurs, lesser mouse
deer, American bisons, etc. Admission fee
is 20 baht.
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Crocodile
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A
very large farm with over 30,000 crocodiles
can be seen in Changwat Samut Prakam about
30 kms from Bangkok. Both fresh and saltwater
crocodiles are fed here, as well as a large
number of other creatures, including elephants,
gibbons, lions and snakes. It is open daily
from 7.00 am6.00 pm. Show-times:every hour
from 9.00-11.00 am and 1.00-4.00 pm daily,
with additional shows at 12.00 am and 5.00
pm on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.
There is an admission fee of 300 baht.
In
addition, you will enjoy dinosaur museum,
where more than 13 species of life-size
creatures of dinosaurs and skeletons are
on display, and a slide multivision presenting
stories on extinct animals and human beings.
Admission fee for the dinosaur museum is
60 baht per person.
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Pasteur
Institute (Snake Farm) |
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This
interesting spot is located at the corner
of Henri Dunant Road and Rama IV Road west
of Chulalongkorn Hospital. It is a section
of the Thai Red Cross, where one can have
cholera, smallpox and typhoid inoculations
as well as rabies treatment. The institute
has become a popular tourist attraction
because of its large colleaion of live poisonous
snakes. The Snake Farm is open to the public
every day between 8.30 am and 4.30 pm on
weekdays and 8.30 am-12.00 pm on public
holidays. The extraction of venum from the
snakes is demonstrated daily at 10.30 am
and 2.00 pm on weekdays and at 10.30 am
on public holidays. Admission fee is 70
baht. Labour Museum Located near Makkasan
Raiway Station, Nikhom Makkasan Road, Phayathai.
Here, labour history of Thailand from the
past to present is put on exhibition. The
museum is open daily with no admission fee
during 10.00 am5.00 pm except for Mondays,
Tuesdays and national holidays. Call 253-0880
for more details.
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Safari
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It
is located at Km. 9, Ram Indra Road, Min
Buri, covers an area of some 170 acres and
is divided into 2 parts. The first, the
Safari Park, houses a large variety of animals
like zebra, Jeers, giraffe, birds, tigers,
lion, bears, etc. in natural habitat, Visitors
can drive their own cars or have a good
look from one of the Safari World's air-conditioned
coaches. The second, the Marine Park, exhibits
marine and some rare animals. Visitors can
enjoy performances by trained animals like
dolphins, birds, seals, and monkeys. Restaurants
and game shops are also scattered within
the area and tram senice is provided for
those wishing to have a look around.
Safari
World is open daily between 9.00 am-4.30
pm. Admission is Bahtt 400 for adults and
Bt 300 for children.
Bus
services: No.26 from Victory Monument goes
to Km.9 Ram Indra Road, from where a mini-bus
service serves Safari World.
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Samphran
Elephant Ground & Zoo |
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Just
only 1 km. before reaching the Rose Garden
you can visit another crocodile farm in
Thailand called "Samphran Elephant
Ground & Zoo". The 60-acre farm
comprises a beautiful environment where
many different wild animals and 10 thousands
of crocodiles can be seen.
The
farm is open daily from 8.00 am - 5.30pm.
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