Nong Nooch Botanical Gardens

[Mr Earl]

This place is major tour bus destination.
It makes an interesting visit nonetheless, very well done affair, imho.

After I finally got in paying the Thai price. It took a bit of dickering and "what part of my "Thai" drivers license dont you understand"??

Anyway these cheery fellows greet you as you walk in from the giant parking area.











Then there's the Emu cage



This guy would not hold still.





Mekong catfish



Some other kind of big catfish





An elephant ride past Mt Kao Phoot!



A murky lagoon with giant Arapaima


Cool fish


Nicely cared for grounds. They must have staff of a thousand or more gardeners

[Mid]

pls Sir , can we have some more ?

[Mr Earl]

The re-bar ants were cool



Aligator Gar



These guys ar quite colorful.



One of my favorite animals.



Cool Caterham or Lotus7 not sure which.



a Morgan pimpin' some smelly country.



New iron; a new Lotus and a new Mustytang



The cactus garden is very cool







Even the drainage ditches were pretty!



Tigers chilling



Cement tortoises.



And a real Galapagos Tortoise.



And these guys bid you adieu as you leave!.





The place is located about half way between Pattaya and Sattahip.
Definitely worth a visit.

[Loy Toy]

One of the most pleasant walks in Thailand and well worth more then one visit.

Nice one Earl, keep the pictures coming.

[terry57]

Hey Earl, that ain't no Emu but an Australian Cassowary commonly found in North Queensland.

Not to be messed with and capable of disemboweling a human in 2 seconds flat.

Great pics by the way.

[Mr Earl]

^Interesting, they had some emu in the next cage, I figured they were related.

[Mr Lick]

Looks like things have improved/changed a bit since my last visit 6 years ago. Great pics Earl, thanks.

[hillbilly]

I wonder who owns these gardens? Nice pics!

[hillbilly]

Wiki had this to say.

Pisit and Nongnooch Tansacha purchased the 600-acre (2.4 km2) plot of land in 1954 with the intentions of developing the land as a fruit plantation. However, the owners instead decided to plant tropical flowers and plants as a wildlife conservation project. The garden opened to the public in 1980, and management was transferred to Pisit and Nongnooch's son Kampon Tansacha in 2001. The garden currently fills 500 out of the 600 acres (2.4 km2).

Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[TizMe]

and also about the Cassowary. Cassowary attacks

Cassowaries have a reputation for being dangerous to people and domestic animals. During World War II American and Australian troops stationed in New Guinea were warned to steer clear of them. In his book "Living Birds of the World" from 1958, Ornithologist Thomas E. Gilliard wrote;

"The inner or second of the three toes is fitted with a long, straight, murderous nail which can sever an arm or eviscerate an abdomen with ease. There are many records of natives being killed by this bird."[18]
However, Gilliard did not include any such records or any references for them, and although this assessment of the danger posed by cassowaries has been repeated in print by authors including Gregory S. Paul (1988)[19] and Jared Diamond (1997),[20] recent research on hundreds of cassowary attacks has only been able to find one human death. A 2003 study of attacks by the Southern Cassowary in Queensland found no wounds larger than punctures about 1.5 cm in diameter.[21] Of 221 attacks studied, 150 were against humans. 75% of these were from cassowaries that had been fed by people. 71% of the time the bird chased or charged the victim. 15% of the time they kicked. Of the attacks, 73% involved the birds expecting or snatching food, 5% involved defending natural food sources, 15% involved defending themselves from attack, 7% involved defending their chicks or eggs. Of all 150 attacks there was only one human death.[22]

The one documented human death caused by a cassowary was on 6 April 1926, when two children, 16-year old Phillip McClean and his brother, aged 13, were attacked. The bird kicked the younger boy, who fell and ran away as his older brother struck the bird. The cassowary then charged and knocked the older McClean to the ground and kicked him in the neck, opening a 1.25 cm (0.49 in) wound. The boy managed to escape, but died shortly afterwards as a result of his injuries.[21]

Cassowary strikes to the abdomen are among the rarest of all, but there is one case of a dog that was kicked in the belly in 1995. The blow left no puncture, but there was severe bruising. The dog later died from an apparent intestinal rupture.[21]

[Mid]

not even a sojourn to Nong Nooch will allow you to escape the elections .



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[importford]

what is the entrence fee for a faranf when they don´t accept the thai driving licence?
How much for thai and for children?
Where is the best place close to there to sleep one night with wife and child?

[Mr Earl]

what is the entrence fee for a faranf when they don´t accept the thai driving licence?
How much for thai and for children?
Where is the best place close to there to sleep one night with wife and child?

The Thai adult price was 300 baht. I forget what the "farang" special gouging was. It was pretty brazen though. They were right cnuts about giving me a break even with a Thai license.
I cant imagine they treat the bus loads Japanese an Koreans the same.

It's very close to Pattaya/Jomtien
Bunch of cheap places to stay along Jomtien beach.

[Bexar County Stud]

They also have a decent (as far as these things go) touristy Thai culture & elephant show - which in my opinion is the only remotely interesting item about this place. The entrance fee is extra, of course. Don't know how much it is, as I've only been there when my employer was picking up the tab.

If you're not into formal gardens, I'd say give this place a wide berth. What you've got here is some mega-rich Chinese Thai charging people through the nose for the pleasure of kneeling at the foot of his immense wealth. Fuck that.

[Khun Custard]

You really can't miss it with the huge bill board on the left hand side as you head towards Sattahip.

For those who live in the general vicinity most nights at 19.00hrs you get a "Kom Loy" (sp?) display of up to 40-60 lanterns and if the tour group's have paid enough you get a 2 min fireworks display around the same time.

Never had a problem getting the local price with a Thai DL
The indoor cultural show is well worth taking first time to Thailand visitors to see as well - the elephant show starts straight after it.

One down side is the coaches are using the local Soi's as short cuts (that connect to Buddha Mountain) and the bitumen is really chewed up and bloody dangerous if your on a bike.

[Thaidan]

great, great shots. Thanks a lot for sharing

[kmart]

Nice photos, Mr Earl.
The gardens themselves are awesome and well worth the trip. Only things I don't like about the place is the drugged-up Tiger and the some of the animals kept in tiny cages.

[bobo746]

Goods shots earl looks like a good day out.

[capello]

hi guys, off to nong nooch tomorrow, is it still the case that if you have a thai driving license you get in for the thai price, anyone know how much it is now? cheers all

[Loy Toy]

Capello,there was a thread done about the place about 1 week ago.

If you have a work permit you get in for Thai prices.

[Khun Custard]

^^ last month, the price was Tb200 for Thais and falangs with DL's / 400 for everyone else

Don't wash your car !!! Sukhumvit Rd. from Bang Saray to Ban Ampur (the side heading north to Pattaya ) is being re surfaced and is a quagmire!!

[dantilley]

RE pricing - I went there on Saturday just gone (25th June) and the price was 100 Baht each, Thai price, and no quibbles whatsoever about letting me in for the local price, didn't have to show a driving license or anything else. Tourists have to pay 500 Baht.

They also have those big electric car things going round, and they stop at regular intervals for you to take pictures, buy refreshments, etc. This is also double-priced - 100 Baht farrang / 50 Baht Thai. Again, no problem at all to get the Thai price, no proof of any kind needed.

All in all a very pleasant day out, I'd happily go back. Agreed about the drugged tigers though.

[dantilley]

Went last Saturday, price was 100 Baht each Thai price, or 500 for Tourists. No proof of any kind needed to get the Thai price.

[Mid]

https://teakdoor.com/the-eastern-thai...l-gardens.html

[SEA Traveler]

nice pics Earl. I always enjoy myself walking around the gardens. good photo op.