VISITING THE ANIMALS AT SONGKHLA ZOO

   23RD NOVEMBER 2024    ~ We ventured out a bit from Hatyai on the third day of the stay in Southern Thailand. We drove to Songkhla to visit the animals in the zoo.

The Songkhla Zoo covered a large area and visitors were allowed/expected to drive inside the zoo to a few stations and park the vehicles, and then only go see the animals. You could also just park the car and take the tram. The entrance fee was 350 baht for an adult and 50 baht for the car.

The first two animals which welcomed us were the hippopotamus and the capybara which were put without any companion.

Then we went to the nearby spot where the Penguin Show was about to start. This was one of the attractions of the place as the place was filled up with audience, who were mostly Thai school students, very quickly. We managed to secure the front seats so we could see the Penguin Parade clearly.

The penguins were the stars of the Zoo as the crowd were extremely excited to see them parading out and swimming in the water.

There was the Tiger Feeding Show which was scheduled at 2:30 p.m. that we could not afford to wait.

The video of the Penguin Parade

spot the white tiger

We did not visit all the animals or else we would have to spend longer time there. There were other places that we had planned to see in Songkhla right after.

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EVERLAND PART 3 - THE SAFARI

(1) A distinct feature that makes Everland unique is that there is a safari/mini zoo in the theme park. From the main entrance, we took a ride on cable car going down to a lower ground. Please sit still - I am afraid I might fall off.

(2) We managed to catch a sea lion show. Everything was done in Korean but I still enjoyed the whole performance. 

(3) Then we managed to watch one more animal show involving many kinds of other animals like birds, dogs, cats and guinea pigs. They must have undergone intensive training for this kind of performance.

(4) Then we went on a ride on this amphibian vehicle to see bigger animals with a tour guide unfortunately speaking in Korean. But it did not matter as she was quite cute actually - wearing that fake ears and all.

up close with Mr. (or Mrs./Miss) giraffe

(5) In an open arena, we watched another animal show involving bigger birds. Seriously, how could they train these animals to follow instructions? I was already thinking of switching career at that time.

(6) The last ride in the safari was something like white water rafting. We were in the same boat with 4 Korean boys and girls and I could feel the teen spirit. The ride was not that scary though - you could just get wet once everything was done.

 There were so many things to do in the safari so it was worth the money spent to buy the expensive entrance tickets. There is more to tell... 

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