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FD Ancient City & Crocodile Farm |
| Description |
The Ancient City is a Mini-Thailand, a big open
air museum east of Bangkok. In this project, surrounded by waterways and
gardens, all major monuments ranging from one third of original to actual
size have been reconstructed. |
| Tour Code |
GPS1ACR |
| Destination |
Ancient City, Crocodile Farm |
| Duration |
08.30-18.00
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| Departures |
Daily |
| Private (Y/N) |
Y |
| Meals |
Lunch |
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| ITINERARY |
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The Ancient City, or Muang Boran, is dubbed as the world's largest outdoor
museum. Situated close to the Crocodile Farm in Samut Prakan province,
the 80-hectare city features 109 scaled-down copies of Thailand's famous
monuments and architectural attractions. The grounds of the Ancient City
correspond roughly to the shape of the Kingdom, with each of the monuments
lying at their correct places geographically. Some of the buildings are
life-size replicas of existing or former sites, while others are one-third
scale. Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo It was built in 1950 as Thailands
first crocodile farm. It is now the worlds largest crocodile farm.
It is situated at Tambon Tai Ban, 3 kilometres from Samut Prakan town.
The farm has over 40,000 crocodiles of different kinds in various pits.
Daily shows feature catching crocodiles bare-handed. Another star attraction
for visitors is the elephant show of which performances are held daily
every hour from 09.30 -16.30. Furthermore, you can see tigers, chimpanzees,
and other animals such as gibbons, turtles, boa constrictors, pythons,
birds, camels, etc.
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INCLUDED
Hotel pick-up and drop off
Sightseeing tour with English speaking guide (other languages available
on request)
Meals as stated
Air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance fees and admissions
NOT INCLUDED
Services not mentioned
Driver and guide tips
Expenses of a personal nature
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