Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai ‘Wanna touch a tiger with your bare hand just once in life time?’
Speaking tigers, surely some people must get goose bumps. They are, you know, hunters and carnivores. Even they are in the same species as cats, but you may still be afraid that they’re not as cute as cats anyway.
In another way, some people are interested in tigers, thinking that they are strong and look powerful. However, when you visit the zoo, you will normally see tigers inside their cages. The cages are always high and made of super strong iron, in order to prevent tiger from rushing out and attack tourists.
This may be your regular experience of seeing tigers. But how about switching to something new? For those who like tigers, do you really just want to look at them from distance? Don’t you want to touch them at least a few moment for once in you lifetime?
If that so, let’s go and find a tiger to touch. Huh?! Touch a tiger?! Yes, you’re not hearing it wrong. There is this place called ‘Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai’ , the place that allow tourists to do this.
Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai is a tiger zoo. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions, because, in fact, many people are excited. They’ve never touched an alive tiger before. So, when they heard about this place, they wanted to go to.
All tourists who go there have same purpose of getting close to the tigers. These tigers are Bengal, but some of them are Indonesian. You can watch them closely, taking their photos, hug them, or even scratch their bellies. You may have already seen some friends uploading their photos of hugging these tigers on Instagram, Facebook, or whatever. For the first moment, you might got shocked. You might thought that your friends could have been attacked by tigers. Yeah, don’t worry. Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai is a famous vacation place anyway. Therefore the authorities must have already planned strict safety rules for tourists.
Here are the rules of visiting Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai:
- No flash.
- Don’t bring your belongings into the tiger cages.
- Don’t touch the tigers’ heads or front paws. Instead, get yourself in the back position of the tigers, then walk toward them slowly. Then you can touch their backs and bodies.
- Don’t run. Don’t shout. Don’t do anything like this inside the tiger cages. These factors can stimulate the attention of the tigers and therefore make them out of control.
- Adults must tell their children to follow these rules strictly.
Proof it yourself! When you arrive Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai, you can’t just bouncing around and dive into a tiger cage. No! That’s not a right thing to do! Absolutely not! You have to be careful. If you want to take photos with a tiger, or want to hug its fluffy body, then you must tell an authority of the zoo first. Yes, that’s right! There will be zoo authorities all over the place, in order to take care of tourists’ saftety closely. They will always give you instructions about how to play and touch tigers. Be confident! You will be absolutely safe as long as you obey the authorities. Moreover, once you get close to these tigers, you will not fear them at all. They have been beeing raised in perfect condition all along since they were just cubs. That’s why they’re not savage as normal tigers. In fact, they’re really cute and playful, almost as much as cats.
Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai opens daily from 9:00-18:00. You can relax yourself here. You may start with playing with the tigers first, then you can walk to the restaurants in the zoo to grab something to eat. Lastly, stop by at the souvenir shops.
This place doesn’t require any ticket fee to enter. But, if you want to play with the tigers, you have to pay, of course. The prices are different, depending on the kinds of tiger. At first, you may think that these are expensive. But, however, you have to understand that there are a bunch of tigers in the zoo. The authorities need lots of money to take care of them.
Therefore these following prices are suitable anyway. :
- Big Tiger 550 THB (16 years old or >160 cm.)
- Giant Tiger 750 THB (16 years old or >160 cm.)
- Snow-White Tiger 750 THB (16 years old or >140 cm.)
- Golden Tabby Tiger 750 THB (16 years old or >140 cm.)
- Package02 1200 THB Big Tiger + (1 from Giant Tiger or Snow-White Tiger or Golden Tabby Tiger) (18 years old or >160 cm.)
- Package03 1700 THB Big Tiger + Golden Tabby Tiger (1 from Giant Tiger or Snow-White Tiger) (18 years old or >160 cm.)
- Package04 2400 THB Big Tiger + Golden Tabby Tiger + Giant Tiger + Snow-White Tiger (18 years old or >160 cm.)
- Walk around 299THB
More details:
Contact the zoo: Tel. : 053-860704 Website:www.tigerkingdom.com
How to get there
Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai is located at 51/1 Area 7, Rim Tai, Mae Rim District, only 10 kilometres away from Chiang Mai downtown. Therefore it is easy to go to. You just grab a personal car, or a red two-line truck. Then travel along, going pass Mae Rim District Office until you reach the intersection. After that, you should turn into the path of Mae Sa Waterfall. Then continue straight for about 200 metres on Irrigation Canal Road.
Nearby Places
If you fall in love with the atmosphere of Mae Rim District, then you probably don’t want to just tour in the Tiger Kingdom. You will want to visit other places too. So, here are some others tourist attractions in Mae Rim that you may be interested.
The nice and peaceful community on mountaintop. Fill your lungs with sweet air there. The place is surrounded with greenery, mountains, trees, and lots more. On top of that, you can grab delicious food in the restaurants. You can bring back souvenirs, or you can even spend the night by booking some shelters.
At Mae Sa Elephant Camp, these elephants again found their self-worth, whether as artists, entertainers, or just elephants. Here, you will witness their incredible talents as well as learn about their livelihood as domesticated elephants.
- Dara Pirom Forest Temple
This temple was built in Lanna style. You can notice Lord Buddha’s footprints and His relics. The area is enormous. You can walk leisurely around.
- Chiangmai Erotic Garden
For those who love art, don’t miss this place. This place is full with sculptures in erotic style, as its name says. However, the area is surround with natural atmosphere too.
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