Animal Park/Zoo in Khon Kean
Khon Khaen Zoo and Water Park update.
Glad to be of a 'Cervix'papaguido wrote:Awesome...thanks for the update.
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Animal Park/Zoo in Khon Kean
Here is some latest update. Went there yesterday with the whole family and visited both water park and zoo.
- Entrance fee now covers both, adults 100, children 70 Baht.
- The water park is quite popular (problem with parking at the top of the mountain), but after our experience the main reason is that there is nothing similar at all within a reasonable distance, not because it is so good. I wouldn't say it is bad, but the main attraction for us, the water slides, are a total desaster. First there are only 3 slides, 2 identical side by side. Second those 2 are so slooooow that the children have to use their hands on the side to move forward (not enough steepness). Third, the only usable one (orange) is ok for guys that know how to slide quick, but here you see children moving sloooowly downwards. When I went down there I feared I will crash into someones back in front of me who just tries to find out how to move forward...
- But number four finally did it: my 7 year old has used many slides in Thailand, from Bangkok's Siam to whatever. But here he was not allowed to use ANY of those three baby crawlers, because he is under 140 cm! And as expected, no discussion. Slide together with Papa? No. I think the main reason for this restriction is that they noticed how slow the slides are and don't want small children to stand up and fall out of the slides (which are quite high). Of course my little one was terribly disappointed.
Of course you can view it differently: have a nice day at the Zoo (quite nice!) then play around a bit in the several pools just to cool down and refresh.
Here are some tips if you go there:
- easy to miss is the real baby pool with 60 cm deepness and three water mushrooms, as it is outside the surrounding water channel and a bit down (no stairs, have to walk down the hill).
- at the lowest point behind this pool are perfect showers, western toilets and change facilities, that are mostly unused (read clean and undisturbed) because most people miss them (no signs...).
- there is a big blue building, an open food court, beside that baby pool. It is not empty like it looks from above - all the stalls are hidden one level lower, accessible from the pool side. There you have a lot of shadow, chairs and tables (!) to rest and sit. Also the variety of food and drinks is bigger than at the entrance. It's like a hidden gem down there.
- now that they finally do have white tigers they changed their name. The former website has already been taken over by some beauty dontaskme. The official name now is Khon Kaen Zoo (and yes, from Udon it is not half way but shortly before KK), the website is http://www.khonkaenzoo.com/.
- Entrance fee now covers both, adults 100, children 70 Baht.
- The water park is quite popular (problem with parking at the top of the mountain), but after our experience the main reason is that there is nothing similar at all within a reasonable distance, not because it is so good. I wouldn't say it is bad, but the main attraction for us, the water slides, are a total desaster. First there are only 3 slides, 2 identical side by side. Second those 2 are so slooooow that the children have to use their hands on the side to move forward (not enough steepness). Third, the only usable one (orange) is ok for guys that know how to slide quick, but here you see children moving sloooowly downwards. When I went down there I feared I will crash into someones back in front of me who just tries to find out how to move forward...
- But number four finally did it: my 7 year old has used many slides in Thailand, from Bangkok's Siam to whatever. But here he was not allowed to use ANY of those three baby crawlers, because he is under 140 cm! And as expected, no discussion. Slide together with Papa? No. I think the main reason for this restriction is that they noticed how slow the slides are and don't want small children to stand up and fall out of the slides (which are quite high). Of course my little one was terribly disappointed.
Of course you can view it differently: have a nice day at the Zoo (quite nice!) then play around a bit in the several pools just to cool down and refresh.
Here are some tips if you go there:
- easy to miss is the real baby pool with 60 cm deepness and three water mushrooms, as it is outside the surrounding water channel and a bit down (no stairs, have to walk down the hill).
- at the lowest point behind this pool are perfect showers, western toilets and change facilities, that are mostly unused (read clean and undisturbed) because most people miss them (no signs...).
- there is a big blue building, an open food court, beside that baby pool. It is not empty like it looks from above - all the stalls are hidden one level lower, accessible from the pool side. There you have a lot of shadow, chairs and tables (!) to rest and sit. Also the variety of food and drinks is bigger than at the entrance. It's like a hidden gem down there.
- now that they finally do have white tigers they changed their name. The former website has already been taken over by some beauty dontaskme. The official name now is Khon Kaen Zoo (and yes, from Udon it is not half way but shortly before KK), the website is http://www.khonkaenzoo.com/.
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Went to the zoo this past weekend. A very enjoyable day. When we arrived at the entrance the cashier wanted to know how old I was. Over 60, got in for free.
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Animal Park/Zoo in Khon Kean
I went to the zoo in Udon recently. It only had one dog. it was a shitzu.
Animal Park/Zoo in Khon Kean
The Khon Khean zoo continues to expand and improve.. We took some friends down today and found the entrance larger and fancier.. No double pricing with 100 baht for adults but over 60's (for us old farts) FREE!! Once inside the visitors center has clean western style bathrooms (no TP though) and a covered queue to get on the people movers which cost about 20 baht per person.. Additional animals and new enclosures are there with the "Monkey House" having Chimpanzees and Orangutans in open areas. Near the entrance is a covered auditorium for seal performances which for now are free and frankly not to entertaining but they're getting there. Up the hill from the "Zoo Zone" is the "Water Park Zone" near the top of the hill along with the "Africa Zone" which has giraffe's zebras, ostriches, camels and other herbivores along with the "Sky Bridge" where you can walk over the very large savannah like enclosure.. Today it was raining on and off so some of the enclosures had put their animals back in their sleeping areas. This place is a fantastic day trip from Udon, cheap, relatively close by (about 65-70km from the ring road) and well worth your time.. Their FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E0%B8%A ... 0082085345
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Good half day trip to the zoo today.
100 bht for the missus and free for the young one. They asked how long I have lived in Thailand wanting 150 bht from falang. Drivers license fixed that double pricing issue.
Good drop off/pickup was had by the buses ( 25 bht adults and 10 bht kids, maybe 4 on duty and one a double carriage ) Prices for the golf carts same as reported earlier, 300 bht / hr plus 200 deposit. Not many people today, maybe a god send as it would have been hard in the heat with a crowd.
Not a huge amount of animals on duty with the heat but the Bird aviary was a highlight for me.
A good day out and if the water park further up the hill is needed next time won't go late. Parking would be a nightmare on a crowded day.
100 bht for the missus and free for the young one. They asked how long I have lived in Thailand wanting 150 bht from falang. Drivers license fixed that double pricing issue.
Good drop off/pickup was had by the buses ( 25 bht adults and 10 bht kids, maybe 4 on duty and one a double carriage ) Prices for the golf carts same as reported earlier, 300 bht / hr plus 200 deposit. Not many people today, maybe a god send as it would have been hard in the heat with a crowd.
Not a huge amount of animals on duty with the heat but the Bird aviary was a highlight for me.
A good day out and if the water park further up the hill is needed next time won't go late. Parking would be a nightmare on a crowded day.
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Passed this place many times over the last 10 years and finally bit the bullet and went today.
As per previous notes THB 100 for adults (including falang with driving licence) and my 2 grandchildren (4 & 2 years) were free
Golf buggy was THB 300 for every hour which was just enough time. As a tight Yorkshireman I floored it through the final deer enclosure to avoid the 2nd hourly charge!
Saw signposts to the water park but never looked in.
An enjoyable morning and worth a visit.
As per previous notes THB 100 for adults (including falang with driving licence) and my 2 grandchildren (4 & 2 years) were free
Golf buggy was THB 300 for every hour which was just enough time. As a tight Yorkshireman I floored it through the final deer enclosure to avoid the 2nd hourly charge!
Saw signposts to the water park but never looked in.
An enjoyable morning and worth a visit.
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Good to see you werent part of any vehicle incident
http://www.thephuketnews.com/five-kille ... -53080.php
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Yeah, I knew about this. Plenty of signs now where the incident occurred warning of a steep hill and to go slow. Given it appears to have been caused by mechanical failure, it wouldn't have prevented this accident.wazza wrote:Good to see you werent part of any vehicle incident
http://www.thephuketnews.com/five-kille ... -53080.php
Not sure if it was as a result of the accident or whether it was always the case but, I was told off on a couple of occasions when I stopped my golf cart in a non-specified parking area (I didn't understand the signage at first). Good for them if so - too late for the deceased but, good practice.
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Good to see some response in being a little more proactive, following on from the tragic incident