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Home to a variety of rescued elephants, the Phuket Elephant Park provides its visitors with an opportunity to observe and interact with these gentle creature in their natural habitat. Set in a national park, a half day tour of this sanctuary lets visitors watch elephants take mudbaths and forage amongst the green foliage, for a beautiful and heartwarming experience.
Phuket Aquarium sits at Cape Panwa on the southern tip of the island, run by the Phuket Marine Biological Center, so it is a research station with a public gallery rather than a commercial park. The tanks cover Andaman Sea species, reef and mangrove habitats, with a short walk-through tunnel. It takes about an hour, which makes it the one stop here that fits a wet afternoon rather than a whole day.
A rescue camp in the hills above Bang Tao rather than a zoo, and it does not offer elephant riding, which is the first thing to check anywhere in Phuket. Visits are built around feeding and washing the elephants, so you are in the water with them rather than watching from a distance. If you would rather not handle the animals at all, look for an observation only sanctuary instead. Book direct and allow half a day.
Phuket Bird escape is a tourist favourite, with its beautiful gardens and a colourful abundance of feathered beauties everywhere. You can find a great variety of exotic species here including parakeets and bright parrots. The bird show provides some thoroughly enjoyable avian entertainment, and you can also get a picture with some of these pretty creatures posing demurely on your shoulders and heads!
The Phuket Cobra Show and Snake Farm pulls a large crowd, who are eager to witness these deadly creatures, including the king cobra, do some great tricks and performances. The trained and courageous men even get a kiss from these venomous snakes! Talk about deadly kisses not being for the faint-hearted!
Worth knowing what you are booking before you book it. Things to do in Patong covers the rest of the island's attractions, and watersports in Phuket the sea.
This post was published by Joysurjya Hagjer