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Zoos and aquariums in Thailand

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17 · Zoos and aquariums

Zebras grazing at Safari World
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Bangkok · Drive-through safari and walk-through zoo

Safari World

Safari Worldซาฟารีเวิลด์

Safari World, on the outskirts of Bangkok, combines a vehicle safari with a walk-through zoo. In Safari Park, drive your own car or ride the park’s coach past giraffes, zebras and white rhinos. In Marine Park, walk between show venues and exhibits featuring birds, land animals and aquatic life.

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An outdoor sign bearing the Khao Kheow Open Zoo name and animal reliefs
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Chonburi · Si Racha · Open zoo in Bang Phra, Si Racha, Chonburi

Khao Kheow Open Zoo

Khao Kheow Open Zooสวนสัตว์เปิดเขาเขียว

Khao Kheow Open Zoo is a large open-range zoo in Bang Phra, Si Racha, Chonburi. Its different areas feature animals ranging from giraffes and white rhinos to pygmy hippos and ring-tailed lemurs.

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The entrance to Chiang Mai Zoo surrounded by tree-shaped decorations
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Chiang Mai · Zoo at the foot of Doi Suthep

Chiang Mai Zoo

Chiang Mai Zooสวนสัตว์เชียงใหม่

Chiang Mai Zoo is an outdoor zoo at the foot of Doi Suthep, with exhibits including capybaras, kangaroos and penguins. An aquarium in the grounds has freshwater and marine displays linked by underwater tunnels.

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A zebra beside a visitor vehicle at Chiang Mai Night Safari
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Chiang Mai · Safari with vehicle and walking programmes

Chiang Mai Night Safari

Chiang Mai Night Safariเชียงใหม่ไนท์ซาฟารี

At Chiang Mai Night Safari, vehicle routes pass through Savanna Safari, an herbivore zone, and Predator Prowl, a predator zone. One route features animals such as giraffes and zebras; the other focuses on tigers and lions.

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Fish in a Siam Ocean World tank (now SEA LIFE Bangkok)
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Bangkok · Indoor aquarium in Siam Paragon

SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World

SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean Worldซีไลฟ์ แบงคอก โอเชี่ยน เวิร์ล

SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World is an indoor aquarium inside Siam Paragon. Explore different underwater environments from the coral reef, seahorse and jellyfish exhibits on B1 to the Ocean Tunnel and penguin area on B2.

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The Underwater World Pattaya building and garden
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Pattaya · Aquarium with an underwater tunnel and freshwater and marine exhibits

Underwater World Pattaya

Underwater World Pattayaอันเดอร์วอเตอร์ เวิลด์ พัทยา

Underwater World Pattaya’s approximately 105-metre transparent tunnel passes from the coral reef through the shark-and-ray Open Ocean to a zone for large Thai freshwater fish. It is an indoor visit on Sukhumvit Road, separate from sightseeing on Pattaya Beach.

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Phuket · Central Phuket Floresta · Indoor aquarium in Central Phuket Floresta

Aquaria Phuket

Aquaria Phuketอควาเรีย ภูเก็ต

Aquaria Phuket is on B1 of Central Phuket Floresta. Its exhibits move from freshwater fish in the Himmapan Forest to reptiles and otters, coastal penguins and rays, and a large marine tank.

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Yellow fish in a tank at Phuket Aquarium
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Phuket · Cape Panwa · Research aquarium on Cape Panwa

Phuket Aquarium

Phuket Aquariumสถานแสดงพันธุ์สัตว์น้ำภูเก็ต

Phuket Aquarium is an educational aquarium run by a marine research institute at Cape Panwa. Its underwater tunnel and display tanks introduce marine life alongside information about marine resources and conservation.

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Exhibit walkway and glass display area inside Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo
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Nakhon Ratchasima · Zoo in Korat

Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo

Nakhon Ratchasima Zooสวนสัตว์นครราชสีมา

Korat Zoo is an open-air zoo in Chai Mongkhon, Nakhon Ratchasima. Its gentle terrain and exhibits modelled on the African savanna are distinctive features. It introduces animals with different sizes and habitats, including giraffes, zebras and antelopes, as well as lions, leopards and white rhinos.

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Khon Kaen · Zoo in Khao Suan Kwang

Khon Kaen Zoo

Khon Kaen Zooสวนสัตว์ขอนแก่น

Khon Kaen Zoo is an open-air zoo in Kham Muang, Khao Suan Kwang, outside Khon Kaen city. Its exhibits include animals such as giraffes, capybaras and Asian elephants, and a skywalk running above the African zone.

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Two tigers walking side by side at Ubon Ratchathani Zoo
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Ubon Ratchathani · Zoo in Kham Yai, Ubon Ratchathani

Ubon Ratchathani Zoo

Ubon Ratchathani Zooสวนสัตว์อุบลราชธานี

Ubon Ratchathani Zoo is a jungle-park-style zoo that retains the trees and vegetation of Dong Phu Wuan National Forest in its exhibit layout. The forest paths connect the animal areas; a 2025 government feature mentioned giraffes, ostriches and Kaki the pygmy hippopotamus.

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A sign with animal sculptures at Songkhla Zoo
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Songkhla · Zoo in Khao Rup Chang, Songkhla

Songkhla Zoo

Songkhla Zooสวนสัตว์สงขลา

Songkhla Zoo is an outdoor zoo on Khao Rup Chang. Its animal exhibits include tapirs, small deer, giraffes and birds. Feeding programmes for wildlife, seals, penguins and tigers have different weekly rest days.

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A sea urchin in an exhibit tank at Bangsaen Aquarium
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Bang Saen, Chonburi · Aquarium and museum of the Burapha University Institute of Marine Science

Bangsaen Aquarium

Bangsaen Aquarium & Museumสถาบันวิทยาศาสตร์ทางทะเล มหาวิทยาลัยบูรพา

The Bangsaen Aquarium is a seawater aquarium and marine museum at Burapha University’s Institute of Marine Science. Its exhibits are arranged by habitat, from tide-pool hermit crabs, sea urchins and anemones to coral-reef fish and animals in the large tank.

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A school of fish swimming in an exhibit tank at Bueng Chawak Aquarium
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Suphan Buri · A freshwater and marine aquarium in Suphan Buri

Bueng Chawak Aquarium

Bueng Chawak Aquariumสถานแสดงพันธุ์สัตว์น้ำบึงฉวาก

Bueng Chawak Aquarium is spread across several buildings in a lakeside attraction complex in Suphan Buri. Visit the freshwater tanks and tunnel in Building 2 separately from the marine tunnel and shark tank in Building 3.

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Waghor Aquarium sign and garden in front of the building
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Prachuap Khiri Khan · Aquarium in King Mongkut Memorial Park of Science and Technology Waghor

Waghor Aquarium

Waghor Aquariumพิพิธภัณฑ์สัตว์น้ำหว้ากอ

Waghor Aquarium, in King Mongkut’s Science Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan, presents six aquatic environments ranging from mountains and rivers to mangroves, coasts and the sea. In the large tanks and glass tunnel you can see living animals; the specimen section lets you compare body structures.

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Nong Khai Aquarium building and fish sculpture in front
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Nong Khai · Khon Kaen University Nong Khai Campus aquarium

Nong Khai Aquarium

Nong Khai Aquariumพิพิธภัณฑ์สัตว์น้ำจังหวัดหนองคาย

Nong Khai Aquarium, also known as the Sirindhorn Aquarium, belongs to Khon Kaen University’s Nong Khai Campus. Its distinctive 34-metre sloping tunnel descends from the upper-floor marine fish exhibit to the freshwater exhibits downstairs.

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Nakhon Sawan · Aquarium in the Nakhon Sawan lake visitor complex

Bueng Boraphet Aquarium

Bueng Boraphet Aquariumอาคารแสดงพันธุ์สัตว์น้ำบึงบอระเพ็ด

Bueng Boraphet Aquarium is a separate aquarium building inside the Nakhon Sawan lake tourism complex. Its 24-metre freshwater tunnel and more than 33 tanks feature freshwater fish, marine life and species from outside the area.

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Aquarium facilities

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