Monday, January 10, 2011

Chiang Mai Night Safari

The Chiang Mai Night Safari is quickly becoming a huge tourist draw in Chiang Mai. Where else in the world can you feed a baby white tiger (only 300 in the world) milk while it sits on your lap? Or play with a baby hyena? Or hold and feed a newborn baby puma? We were able to do all these things and more at the Chiang Mai Night Safari! The Night Safari officially opened on February 6, 2006 and has had over 2.5 million visitors since then. We first watched the biggest Musical Fountain and Water Screen Show in SE Asia and then took the Predator Prowl route through the park at around 9:30 PM. This area is primarily carnivorous animals and consists of about 27 species and over 200 animals, including lions, tigers, white tigers, bears and crocodiles. It is a strange experience being so close to these large and dangerous animals at night, but you are perfectly safe thanks to a proven and tested safety system. The safari-goers are seated in an open-air trolly, which really adds to the excitement of being right there with the animals. After our hair-raising predator experience, we went through the Savannah Safari zone. This exhibit is mostly animals from the African savannah habitat and includes 34 species and over 320 animals, such as spotted hyenas, white rhinos, cheetahs, giraffes and wildebeests. This is the closest you will ever have the chance to be to so many exotic animals; certain ones, such as the zebras, come right up next to the trollies! After these two splendid tours, we had the great pleasure of meeting the CEO of the Chiang Mai Night Safari, Mr. Narong Tananuwat. He was more than happy to provide us answers for our many questions about the variety of species and the safety of visitors to the park. Mr. Tananuwat informed us that we were visiting the largest Night Safari in the world, at over 234 acres, and revealed that they are in the midst of expanding the park. The Night Safari's mission is to provide a one-of-a-kind experience while educating park-goers about all species of animals. It is beautifully designed and large-scale in every aspect, yet you are able to find yourself and be at peace with nature. AubParkThailand strongly recommends you devote a night to visiting the Chiang Mai Night Safari to get a unique view of some exotic and wonderful creatures.


Chiang Mai Night Safari

33 Moo 12 Nongkwai, HangDong district, Mae Hia, Muang, Chiang Mai 50230 Thailand

Tel: 0-5399-9000, 0-2357-3580 Fax: 0-5399-9099, 0-2357-3598

www.chiangmainightsafari.com

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