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Kiew Open Zoo located at Tambon Bang Phra, covering a vast area
of around 3,000 rai. The zoo can be reached by either one of
two ways : first from Sukhumvit, one can follow the Bang Phra
Reservoir route passing the Bang Phra golf course for another
19 kilometers or, second, one may follow the new State Highway
36 following direction signs. The open zoo, operated by the
Dusit Zoo Authority in Bangkok, has a large number of animals
such as deer, bulls, monkeys, gibbons, hippopotami, bears, kangaroos,
banteng, elephants and peacocks etc. Visitors can stroll around
the grounds and observe the animals closely. There is also a
large aviary with hundreds of varieties of birds covering an
area of around 5 rai that visitors can also enter for close
viewing. The zoo is open daily from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Admission
fees : 20 Baht for adults, 5 Baht for children, 20 Baht per
car, 40 Baht per bus. School children in uniforms 5 Baht. Additional
information may be obtained by calling (038)311561 |
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