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The
Phuket
Tiger
Kingdom
might
not
be
to
everyone’s
taste,
but
we,
however,
took
an
hour
to
stop
over
and
see
for
ourselves
if
animals
were
at
least
well
treated.
This
new
Tiger
Kingdom
is
located
just
next
to
the
well-known
and
long-established Go-Kart race
track,
just
before
climbing
the
hill
leading
to Patong
Beach.
The
place
is
surprisingly
large,
clean
and
very
well
organised
and
as
soon
as
you
enter,
you’ll
see
the
several
options
offered
to
the
visitors.
There
are
four
sizes
of
tigers:
smallest,
small,
medium
and
big
and
the
price
is
according
to
the
popularity.
Obviously,
the
cute
cubs
and
the
massive
adults
are
the
most
popular,
but
you
can
choose
all
kinds
of
combinations
according
to
your
budget,
be
aware
that
it
doesn’t
come
cheap.
Prices
at
the
time
we
visited
The
Tiger
Kingdom
are
as
follow
smallest:
1,000
baht,
small:
900
baht,
medium
800
baht,
big
800
baht.
Then
you
can
get
a
combination
of
two
tigers
(big
or
medium
+
small)
1,400
baht,
three
tigers
(big
or
medium
+
small
+
smallest)
2,300
and
the
Full
Monty
(big
+
medium
+
small
+
smallest):
2,800
baht.
Since
everyone
who
enters
the
enclosure
has
to
pay
the
full
price,
whether
you
want
to
take
your
photo
with
the
feline
or
not,
the
total
bill
can
be
quite
steep.
We
went
in
and
asked
lots
of
questions
The
animals
are
in
excellent
condition,
nicely
groomed
with
a
beautiful
fur,
no
bad
smell
and
enclosure
are
kept
spotless.
Many
of
the
tigers
are
lazing
around,
leading
inevitably
to
the
general
statement
‘tigers
are
drugged’,
which
no
one
can,
of
course,
prove
nor
demonstrate.
The
guide’s
answer
was
they
are
not;
this
is
the
daytime
behaviour
of
well-fed
tigers
born
in
captivity.
He
said
we
should
come
back
at
5
pm
when
tigers
get
hungry
and
see
how
restless
they
become.
Tigers
responded
well
to
the
attention
given
to
them.The
guide
gave
us
a
lot
of
interesting
information,
so
don’t
hesitate
to
ask
anything
as
they
do
speak
English.
Note
that
for
your
safety
there
are
rules
to
respect:
wash
your
hands
before
walking
in
(tigers
are
cleaner
than
you
are
:D)
Don’t
bring
your
bag
inside
as
tigers
love
to
play
with
the
straps.
Don’t
use
flash,
don’t
walk
alone
in
the
parks
and
don’t
make
a
loud
noise.
Once
we
saw
the
size
of
the
beasts,
we
certainly
didn’t
feel
like
doing
anything
that
could
upset
them.
The
young
tigers
might
be
considered
‘small’,
but
just
one
of
their
paws
is
as
big
as
your
face!We
went
around
several
rooms
and
gardens
and
took
our
photos,
and
whether
we
agree
with
the
idea
of
tigers
being
kept
in
captivity,
it
is
hard
not
to
have
a
broad
smile
when
holding
a
baby
tiger
or
lying
down
next
to
a
full-grown
feline.
So
we
did
our
inspection
and
are
reassured
that
animals
were
extremely
well
treated.
Now
it
is
entirely
up
to
you
to
decide
if
you
want
to
see
the
tigers
or
not.
If
you
dare
to
see
big
cats
🙀...
But
feel
bad
to
see
them
like
this
they
belong
to
wild...
🙏
#safari...
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