Chiangmai Zoo

Ticket for Panda Show

Before being Chiangmai Zoo today, founded by Mr.Harold M. Young, an American missionary, who kept some wild animals at the foothill of Suthep Mountain to be private zoo. In 1995, Chiang Mai City Organization allowed this private zoo to expand the area to 24 acres.  In 1974, Mr.Young passed away, the Zoological Park Organization took over on 16 June 1977.  The Royal Forestry Department allowed the zoo to expand again in 1989 to 200 acres.  Now Chiang Mai Zoo has 7,000 wild animals.


Chiang Mai Zoo is located on Suthep Road near by Chiang Mai University.  Enclosure by flower gardens and cover the area of 531 rai.  Here is where you can experience the most enjoyable from variety of animal show as well as Giant Panda from China, Cape Fur Seal and Humboltd Penguin.

Chiang Mai Zoo today

Service Car More comfort, safety, savetime and you will get some knowledge from the zoo guide.
Animals Presentation Joyful, recreation, meet the lovely behavior of many wild animals. Recreation and Activity Center In secial events, very useful for everyone. Children Zoo Natural education room for children and whole family.
Children Zoo Natural eduational roo for children and whole family.
Nakornping Walk Through Aviary Relaxation while walking and observing more than 800 birds in 2.5 acres.
Fresh Water Aquarium Collection of fresh water fishes more than 60 species for learning the life of fishes.
Star Animals Elephant family, Hippopotamus, Zebra, Giraffe, Ostrich, many birds species, Cape fur seal, Humboltd penguin, Malayan tapir, Serrow, Sarus crans, Fea's barking deer and Indian rhiniceros.
Open Zoo You will meet Spotted deer, Hog deer, Barking deer, Brow Antler deer, Alpaca, Peacock which more than 200 animals live with peacefully in the area 40 acres.  You can walk through the Open Zoo on the sky walkway for closing to tha animals.
Twilight Zoo Chiang Mai Zoo is opened for every visitor to come to see many kinds of animal in the day time.  Naturally, most of animal would come to eat and hunt at night. The animal life style at night is the interesting thing to stydy.  Chiang Mai Zoo has the opened area which consists of the plenty forest with a real natural environment and 30 kinds of night animal at least.  The concept of visiting night animal life is from an idea that we would like to present the new interesting and innovative zoo to every visitor
Mountain life project (Restaurant and Elephant riding)