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I am with my favorite animals today!. As you might know... I am a big fan of the cat family. My first pet was a cat but where I am today is a place filled with big cats !!!
Tiger Kingdom
The Tiger Kingdom is a new attractions in the Kathu area a part of Phuket.They open everyday from 9am-6pm. It's really close to where I live and right next-door to this place is a Go-Cart track. You can spend your morning or afternoon getting both activities in if you want. At Tiger Kingdom, you can get up close with real live fully grown tigers. These are the options at Tiger Kingdom.
Tigers at Tiger Kingdom are raised by their trainers since young. The trainer employ to take care and gain trust and encouragement to train these big cats and over time the Big Cat are use to human and often see us as one of the family.
In Tiger Kingdom, They have many staffs and all are well-trained and experienced to take care of these wild animals and safety for visitors.
As I went in to touch my baby tiger I was surrounded by 3 male staff to take care of both the tiger and myself.
Here is my ticket: 1,300 Baht to spend 15 minutes with my tiger. Smallest size they have!.
How To touch them
Our Big Cats are handled and petted everyday by visitors , so even the roughest of petting will not bother these Big Cats. It’s normal to them, if you touch them too gently though ,it will feel ticklish and irritated, especially to a sleeping tiger. The best way is to cuddle and touch the cat firmly to make it feel comfortable.
They also mentioned not to touch the head, face and paws area as they are sensitive to those area.
Dos And Donts
We were asked to wash out hands and place our shoes in lockers, wearing slippers into the petting area.
My Tiger name is BaiBou in Thai means Lotus flower leaves. She is such a playful cat and she was moving around all the time. The cat here looks healthy and happy.
There are also bigger sized tigers.
They have a pool for themselves !!!
Are these tigers drugged?
Most visitors came and spend short time in Tiger Kingdom. Most people see that the cats are sleeping but what they don't know is cats are cats and they sleep up to 18 hours a day. I am also told that these cat do not have a fully tiger instinct until they are up to 2-3 years old. At a younger age they are trainable and do what human tells them. After a certain age they are sent up north to a big forest area to spend their wild life.
There's a nice waiting area with food and snacks for visitors!.
Also a nice gift shop with all things tigers !!! So cute !!
I had a lovely time here today. In high season from November to February I heard that it is packed here so I chose the right time to visit during this time. !!
Thank you for your comments and upvotes
Much love,Suzana ❤️