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With some hesitation and internal conflict, I decided to join my friend in visiting a tiger park and even agreed to have a photo taken with an adult tiger 🐅. Upon entering, we saw several tigers in enclosures, many interacting with each other. For our experience, we were brought into an enclosure with two female sibling tigers and three keepers to ensure our safety. All the tigers in the park are bred in captivity and are familiar with their handlers. The tigers appeared well-fed 🍖, active, and fully alert 👀 as they roamed their enclosures. Initially, I had to overcome my fear 😨 and stay calm 😌, but as the experience unfolded, I was surprised by how similar it felt to petting a large house cat 🐈. The tiger I interacted with had just taken a swim 🏊‍♀️, so her fur was damp, but she was calm throughout the encounter. At one point, she yawned 💤, revealing her massive teeth, changed positions for a back rub, and swatted at me with her tail 🐾 as she flicked away flies 🪰. It reminded me of how my own cats signal when they’ve had enough. Sensing this, I decided to leave her to her sister, who was ready to play. Overall, it was an incredible experience 🤩. The tigers were healthy, alert, and engaged. While I still have moral reservations 🤔 about the encounter, I believe it’s up to each individual to make their own judgment. From a zoo or attraction standpoint, it was a positive and well-managed experience.

Rahul Jai GuptaRahul Jai Gupta

10

Tiger park was such an amazing experience, I've always wanted to be up close and personal with a big jungle cat and that's exactly what I got to do at Tiger Park Phuket. Now depending upon your comfort level they have tigers of different ages and size from cute cubs all the way up to ferocious and fully grown, but there's no need to worry about the ferocious part, I got to meet two big tigers and one was very chill, I sat next to him and pet him while he just laid there looking super cool. And the second tiger I met was definitely in more of a playful mood, I would pet him and give him tummy rubs and he would just roll over on his back and growl a bit and I could tell he just really wanted to get up and go play and so he did and I wasn't gonna try and stop him 😆 aside from that the whole experience was great, I would recommend bringing your kids just not the little babies😅 5 stars because I know I made some new friends that day❤️❤️

Larry McGheeLarry McGhee

00

Not recommend to visit. Be very careful if you buy tickets online and want to visit on the same day. The park obviously want you to buy tickets on site, because it is more expensive, so they refuse entry to anyone who arrives at the park within two hours of purchasing their ticket online, even if you wait for two hours at the park before entering. They will directly cancel your ticket. The Indian girl at the ticket counter arrogantly told me that this was entirely the travel agency's problem and had nothing to do with the park. Come on, how is that possible? A well-known travel website is selling your product, and I'm not the only one encountering this issue, yet you claim you know nothing about it? Is this your first day on the job? It's obvious they just don't want to honor their agreement with travel agencies to make more money. One can imagine how the tigers inside are treated based on this. P.S. I personally do not support activities that involve keeping animals in captivity for profit, but I went because I was with family. I won't be coming back again.

Jack ZHAOJack ZHAO

00

This place is a DISGRACE. Based on what we knew of other sanctuaries and zoos/aquariums in Thailand, and the fact that so many people were exiting with smiling faces, we thought we were entering an ethical tiger park/sanctuary. We were unpleasantly surprised when we discovered just how UNETHICAL this place is. After experiencing the already-drugged tigers get sprayed in the face and eyes, poked, prodded, and hit with sticks, and being urged by employees to lift, pull, and play with the tigers' tails - something that clearly upset these half-conscious tigers, my husband and I abruptly left. I was in tears. The employees have no problem abusing the tigers to get them to pose for photos. If they do this in front of people, what do they do behind closed doors?? We had taken photos before and during the realization that this place was not what we thought it was, and we saved them all to show the world what this place is all about. Please do not give them your money.

Francesca SteimelFrancesca Steimel

570

Tiger.. Tiger.. Tiger Neat and clean and the safest tiger place in phuket. There are different categories of Tiger- New born, small, medium and large. Price range varies depending on sizes. You need to get tickets at entrance. After payments and fixation of your tiger choice you will get your serial number. There are display monitors installed at the waiting lobby. From the lobby you can see tigers playing . Total place is covered with high voltage electric wire. Be careful touching any wire. There is a souvenir shop, price of the items bit high. Before entering to the cage , instructor will demonstrate safety regulations. Main instructions are not to touch tigers at their face or upper portion. You can touch them firmly from belly . Tigers were healthy and well maintained. A must visit during phuket stay.

Debasish DeyDebasish Dey

20

While I do believe the tigers being photographed for the day are heavily sedated, I don't think that the keepers are abusing them. The keepers said that the tigers are "nice" because they were born in the facility and are used to humans. I don't believe that for a second. I've been to Doc Antle's in Myrtle Beach, SC and those tigers were playful and friendly but we still kept caution. With that being said, the keepers here obviously care deeply for the tigers. The facilities are very clean. And, the tigers did not seem malnourished. The ones that weren't being shown were lively--laying on their backs like dogs. They seemed happy. While I'm sad that these tigers can't roam free, I'm glad that they're not accessible by poachers. And, I'm glad I experienced it in Thailand. I don't feel the need to ever do it again.

MelindaMelinda

30