Tired of ducking into generic shopping malls when you and your kids want to escape the craziness of downtown Bangkok? Try heading to this aviary, tucked away in the Ambassador Hotel.
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Laura and her kids venture into Chachoengsao province in search of flying foxes and find thousands waiting for them at Wat Po Bang Khla.
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Rot Fai Park (BTS Mo Chit, MRT Chatuchak
Opening hours: 8.30 – 4.30 (closed Mondays)
Cost: Free
About: A wonderful enclosed garden where kids can play among butterflies and learn more about insects at the insectarium.
Crocodile Farm and Zoo
Samut Prakan (30 km outside Bangkok)
Opening hours: 7 am – 6 pm
Cost: THB 300 for foreigners / THB 80 for Thais
About: The world’s largest crocodile farm is home to tens of thousands of crocodiles, as well as elephants, hippos and more.
Rama V Road, Dusit
Tel: 02 282 7111-3 ext 128
Opening hours: 8 am – 6 pm
Cost: THB 100/adult and 50/child
Dusit Zoo is set in a large park, very popular with Thais and foreigners both. In addition to the animal exhibits, highlights include a mini-train and a small amusement park.
Dusit Palace Complex
Opening hours: 9 am – 4 pm
About: One of Bangkok’s hidden secrets, this museum (also known as the Chang Ton Museum) is housed in the former royal stables where white elephants were kept.
99 Panyaintra Road
Opening hours: 9 am – 5 pm
Tel: 02 914 4100
www.safariworld.com
About: An always popular outing with kids, Safari World includes an section where animals roam freely as you explore the area in an enclosed vehicle, and Marine World, where there are many different animal shows.
Petkasem Road km 30, Samphran District, Nakhon Pathom Province
Opening hours: 8.30 am – 5.30 pm
Tel: 02 295 2938
www.elephantshow.com/eng/home.htm
About: Less than an hour’s drive from Bangkok, this attraction offers different elephant and crocodile shows, as well as the possibility to ride and feed the elephants
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Paragon Shopping Mall, Basement Level (BTS Siam)
www.siamoceanworld.co.th
This state-of-the art aquarium has something for the whole family, including dozens of marine exhibits, petting ponds, shows, glass-bottomed boat rides, 4D theater and indoor play area.
Thai Red Cross (Intersection of Henri Dunant with Rama IV)
MRT Sam Yan or BTS Saladaeng
Opening hours: 8.30 – 4.30 (weekdays); 8.30 – 12.00 (weekends and public holidays)
Cost: THB 200/adults, THB 50/children
About: This popular snake farm is also a serious medical research facility. Be sure to time your visit with their daily venom extraction and slideshow.