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71 Rama V Road, Dusit
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Dusit Zoo: Dusit Zoo
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  • volopolo
  • Updated By volopolo on August 15, 2009
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  • Dusit zoo, Bangkok - Bangkok
    Dusit zoo, Bangkok
    by volopolo, 4 more photos
    Dusit Zoo
    "Khao Din"

    Not the best, but it is an excellent zoo to visit.


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    Name: Dusit Zoo
    Theme: Animals, Zoo, Lake, Park, Small museum and relax
    Close to: Vinanmek Mansion, Wat Benchamambovit
    Location: Dusit, Bangkok
    City: Bangkok
    Pictures in the web: Dusit Zoo
    Last Visit: September 2007


    My Photos
    First Photo: Hippo in Dusit Zoo
    Second Photo: Dusit Zoo
    Third Photo: Elephants in Dusit Zoo
    Forth Photo: Elephants in Dusit Zoo
    Fifth Photo: Elephants in Dusit Zoo

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  • Directions: Near the Vinmanek Teak Palace
  • Website: www.thailandbethere.com
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    Dusit Zoo: Zooish Excursion
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  • richiecdisc
  • Updated By richiecdisc on August 15, 2005
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  • would be charming if even just a park - Bangkok
    would be charming if even just
    a park
    by richiecdisc
    The Dusit Zoo is one of the premier facilities of its kind in all of Southeast Asia with an incredible assortment of birds (800), mammals (300), and reptiles (200) in a lush shady setting that doubles as a great getaway from the noisy hectic city. It’s a good place to observe Thais as it attracts more locals than foreign visitors. As with all of Bangkok, there is cheap and tasty food/snacks. At only 20 B (50 cents), it is a bargain. The best part was as soon as we entered the compound, before we even got to the enclosures, we spotted a huge monitor lizard in the scenic lake that is the park’s centerpiece. It looked like a crocodile but was so sleek and elegant on getting out of the water.

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  • Directions: Near the Vinmanek Teak Palace
  • Website: http://www.zoothailand.org/dusit/
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    Dusit Zoo: Dusit Zoo
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  • SirRichard
  • By SirRichard on October 21, 2003
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  • The entrance - Bangkok
    The entrance
    by SirRichard
    Once part of the Royal Dusit Palace, this park was made zoo in 1938.
    It has a big lake where you can hire paddleboats too. There are many food stalls and is a good place to come for a walk on weekends. Elephants rides anda nimal feeding shows are other attractions here.

    Open 08-18h. 20 Bahts admission fee

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  • Directions: Near the Vinamnek Teak Palace and the National Assembly hall.
  • Website: http://www.zoothailand.org/dusit/
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    Dusit Zoo: Dusit Zoo
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  • SumTingWong
  • Updated By SumTingWong on April 19, 2003
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  • Tiger at the zoo - Bangkok
    Tiger at the zoo
    by SumTingWong
    Dusit Zoo in Bangkok is a nice place to spend an afternoon. Here you can relax and see some of the world's most interesting animals. There is an awsome snake room at the zoo (although it costs about 20 baht extre to enter, well worth it). Dusit Zoo is also one of the only places in Thailand where you can still see a Tiger!

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    Dusit Zoo: Dusit Zoo
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  • Nemoa
  • By Nemoa on December 10, 2005
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  • Elephants at Dusit Zoo - Bangkok
    Elephants at Dusit Zoo
    by Nemoa, 4 more photos
    Quite a good zoo. Children will probably love it as it has the usual guests: tigers, giraffes,hippos and the rest. The elephants were as you can imagine quite popular.

    There is as well a lake where you can rent one of those waterboats with pedals and pedal for half an hour ( 50 baths the 1/2 hour) and see the gardens. In the lake there are fish, alligators and turtles. Careful not to run them over ;-)

    The access to the zoo is really cheap, 30 baths per person and as I said children will love it and it won't break the bank

    The grounds used to be originally the private botanical gardens of king Rama V and you can see still the different species of flora cultivated here.

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  • Directions: Between Dusit Park and Vinnamek House.
  • Website: http://www.zoothailand.org/dusit/
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    Dusit Zoo: When you are fed up with the traffic
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  • arni
  • Updated By arni on May 9, 2007
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  • Dusit Zoo - Bangkok
    by arni
    When you are fed up with the traffic, head for the Dusit Zoo ('kau din' in Thai). Forget about the animals, allthough the Zoo has improved in the last couple of years, and watch the Thai families peddling on the lake. Or rent a boat yourself. Lots of benches and shady trees here.

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  • Directions: Near the Vinmanek Teak Palace
  • Website: http://www.zoothailand.org/dusit/
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    Dusit Zoo: Dusit Zoo
    slasty
  • By slasty on January 21, 2007
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  • A good place to visit for a few hours. The Zoo is quite large and is surrounded by gardens. The entrance fee is about 20 baht. The Zoo has Elephants, Hippo's, a very good monkey display, Lions, Tigers, Black Panthers, birds, Sun Bears, reptiles, and other animals.

    A good place to spend a few hours walking around there is also plenty of shade around the grounds. The Zoo is very popular with Thai's for having family picnics. Across the Road from the Zoo is the Kings palace which is interesting to look at from the outside. Will take 10-15 mins by Taxi from Siam area of the city.

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  • Directions: Near the Vinmanek Teak Palace
  • Website: http://www.zoothailand.org/dusit/
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    yuet29
  • By yuet29 on October 30, 2004
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  • Dusit Zoo - Bangkok
    by yuet29
    There is not much to see in Dusit Zoo. But it is still a nice place to spend an afternoon or evening if you have no other places to go.

    The entrance fee for Dusit Zoo is 30B and it charged extra 10B if you want to enter the reptile section.

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  • Directions: Take bus #70 from KhaoSan.
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    Dusit Zoo: The Biggest Zoo in Thailand!!!!
    kenari
  • By kenari on July 16, 2006
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  • Dusit Zoo - Bangkok
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  • Directions: Near the Vinmanek Teak Palace
  • Website: http://www.zoothailand.org/dusit/
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    Dusit Zoo: Dusit Zoo
    dd99
  • Updated By dd99 on August 30, 2007
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  • Hippos - Bangkok
    Hippos
    by dd99, 4 more photos
    Dusit Zoo makes for a fun day out, whether you're with kids or not. The place is quite large, and the animals are in enclosures (mostly not cages) with pleasant walkways and gardens inbetween - and quite a few kiosks as well so you can keep yourself well watered and snacked. There are also paddleboats on the lake, games for kids... We went midweek, and the place was quiet apart from a few school groups.

    Figure at least a few hours for this place, which makes a nice break from the city. We took a boat to Tha Thewet and then a tuk tuk. Entry to the zoo was 100B each.

    There is a central food court, with few English speakers around - but all have their basic menu with an English translation. Cheap and tasty...

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  • Directions: Near the Vinmanek Teak Palace
  • Website: http://www.zoothailand.org/dusit/
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