Wildlife & Nature
Khao Kheow Open Zoo
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Duration
Half day (4-6 hours)
Category
Wildlife & Nature
Difficulty
easy
Price
$8–12
Thailand's biggest open zoo, 40 minutes north of Pattaya, and nothing like the sad concrete enclosures the word 'zoo' might conjure. Khao Kheow spreads over 2,000 acres of forested hillside where giraffes, zebras and deer wander large open ranges and you drive or take a golf cart between zones. Feed a giraffe by hand, watch the penguin parade, or come back after dark for the night safari — it runs twice nightly at 7pm and 8pm and is a genuinely different experience. Entry is around 250-330 baht for adults; the night safari is ticketed separately.
Highlights
2,000 acres of open-range enclosures, not cages
Hand-feed giraffes at eye level
Night safari at 7pm and 8pm
Golf cart hire to cover the hillside zones
A proper half-day out of the Pattaya heat
What's included
Zoo entry
Transport from Pattaya
Golf cart hire (from 500 baht)
Night safari ticket
Animal feed
Where to stay nearby
This sits well outside the beach strip. These are the closest Pattaya hotels already in our list, as a base for the trip.
