The Million Years Stone Park & Pattaya Crocodile Farm — Attraction in Chon Buri Province

One of my biggest regrets of my time in Thailand is giving my money to this place. I don't normally write reviews but I cannot keep quiet about the horrific conditions of the animals in this place. If you have even the slightest respect for animals or their wellbeing then please avoid this place. Their treatment of the animals here is absolutely disgusting. I've numbered the grievances we saw with the pictures below so you can see just how bad it is. Some tiny cages had several corpses of baby crocodiles floating belly up in the stagnant water which the staff hadn't even bothered to clean out There were so many baby crocodiles in some of these Cages that they lay in huge piles with no space to move Crocodiles grouped in some tiny cages had seemingly had their tails forcibly cut off (I assume by the staff although I may be wrong) One crocodiles was much bigger than the cage he was being kept in with his face and tail pushed against either wall and he wasn't even the only crocodile in that cage Tigers were consistently kept in cages too small for them. In the worst case we saw, three fully grown tigers were kept in a cage which was a quarter of the size of the cage used to house a single peacock Many of the tigers and other animals had very obvious wounds which had seemingly not been treated especially on their paws. One tiger was missing several toepads with open seeping wounds. I can't imagine he could walk very easily. Several of them also seemed quite malnourished as well as several of the horses (which also had cuts and wounds) The two most depressed bears I have ever seen in quite a small cage with their teeth seemingly having been forcibly removed. They additionally had no clean water or food in their very sparse cage, and they were panting very heavily like they were very hot and thirsty. In short they seemed very distressed and mistreated. The tigers which were being used for photo opportunities with the public were obviously sedated and were being constantly harassed by the keepers who were poking them and hitting them with sticks, seemingly for no other reason than to torment them for the entertainment of the public. One keeper was even doing this to the tiger while he thought no one was watching, honestly made me feel sick The barbed wire wrapped around the legs of the giraffe statues seemed like a pretty apt metaphor for this place, despite the fact that the giraffes seemed to be the only animals which weren't too badly treated

Its overpriced anyway at 500THB per person. If you want to see the wildlife that Thailand had to offer I would highly recommend going to the Elephant sanctuary in Pattaya instead. While it is a bit more expensive it is completely focused on the conservation and wellbeing of the animals, and you can clearly see the keepers love and look after all the elephants. You get almost a full day of playing with, feeding and washing the elephants and it is a much better experience than the Million year stone park. In summary the treatment of the animals at the Million Year Stone Park is absolutely horrendous, if you like animals then it will fill you with anger instead of wonder. I went here to have a nice day but it ended up making me more depressed and ashamed to be human than anything else. PLEASE DO NOT ENABLE THIS TREATMENT...

I have never seen a worse case of animal cruelty in my life. I don’t think I’ve ever written a review anywhere, however, this was too horrific to not talk about. I would give this place zero stars if I could. The crocodiles are stuck in tiny cages with no water and are just stacked on top of each other. The crocodile show was essentially just a show of a man irritating them to get a reaction and dragging them around with their tails. This show goes on every hour so the crocodiles never catch a break. Not to mention the show wasn’t entertaining at all and was quite gross as the man reaches into the crocodiles mouth and then proceeds to suck his fingers. The man also used a stick to move around the crocodiles and just poked them. All the animals look severely malnourished and I’m pretty sure the elephants and giraffes are kept especially underfed so that they attract more tourists by begging for more food as people walk by. I have been to a few other petting zoos and the giraffes there have barely ever shown interest in food from tourists, however, at this park, they were practically rushing to the cage to get more food. I even have videos of the elephants crying and begging for food from the people who have small bags of cucumbers. The elephants are stuck to the tiniest chain I’ve ever seen, around one meter, and are struggling to get what little food they can from the people walking by. There was even one elephant with a saddle strapped to its back at all times and another one tied to the back whose chain was so small that it couldn't even reach our hands to get any food. The tigers were kept in cages so small, that they basically only have room to stand up and turn around and that’s all. The tigers that are used for picture taking are stuck to such a small chain that they can’t even lift their heads and have zero space for movement and are clearly sedated. Some cages had 3-4 tigers in one cage that were so small I wouldn’t even leave my 3 small pet cats in there. One of the tigers looked so distressed and was biting the wires on the cage, clearly agitated. The entire park smelled so bad and it was clear the animals are not taken care of properly and the cages are barely ever cleaned. Every enclosure had way too many animals in it that they barely had any space to move, not that they could if they even had the choice since they are all chained up. Not only would I not recommend this place to animal lovers for the obvious cruelty, but also to any human being who has a heart because a place like this does not deserve any money...

Heartbroken by What I Saw – Please Don’t Support This Place

I’m not an animal rights activist. I’m just a normal traveler who usually enjoys proper, well-run zoos and wildlife parks. But visiting Million Years Stone Park in Pattaya broke my heart — and I feel responsible to warn others. It was a mistake.

At first, the park looks impressive. But the truth behind the shows is heartbreaking: • The tigers looked exhausted, breathing heavily, some making sounds that honestly felt like crying. Others didn’t even move, which is not how a healthy tiger should behave. Trainers kept forcing them to open their mouths for tourist photos, even though they clearly didn’t want to. Their eyes could barely stay open. It’s obvious they are heavily sedated — they don’t even bother closing the cages because the tigers are too weak to move. After my visit, I looked at photos online and realized it’s always the same two tigers used for all the tourist photos. They are chained so tightly they can’t even stand or lie down properly. • The crocodile show was disgusting and made me feel genuinely uneasy, with handlers taunting and dragging the crocodiles around for entertainment. • The elephants were chained tightly with barely any space to move — even after hours, there was nowhere for them to roam. • The giraffes were standing out in the blazing sun with minimal shade for the number of animals, left to suffer in the heat and likely hunger.

The enclosures only look nice on the surface. When you really look, they are far too small, poorly built, and depressing — some cages are barely bigger than a bathroom.

This isn’t conservation. It’s pure exploitation. There’s nothing educational or inspiring here — just sadness dressed up for tourists.

Don’t let the cheap ticket fool you. You’re far better off spending the same money at a proper zoo or a true sanctuary where animals are respected and cared for.

In 2025, smart, compassionate travelers are choosing better. Compassion is the new luxury — and true travel memories should leave you proud, not uneasy.

If you are human with a heart, and you believe slavery is wrong, then you should also believe no animal deserves to live this way. Please don’t support this cruelty.

I deeply regret going there. No one should be encouraged to happily take photos with an enslaved,...