Travel Reference
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English while answering questions about daily routines, Buddhist teachings or even how
monks stay wrapped up in their robes.
Remember that it is respectful to dress modestly: cover your shoulders and knees. Wo-
men should take care not to touch the monks or their belongings or to pass anything dir-
ectly to them.
CHIANG MAI ZOO
( 0 5322 1179;
www.chiangmaizoo.com
;
100 Th Huay Kaew; adult/child 100/50B;
8am-5pm)
At the foot of Doi Suthep, the Chiang Mai Zoo occupies a lush park
setting and boasts a fairly comprehensive assortment of animals plus two special
attractions (pandas and an aquarium) that require separate admission fees. The
aquarium (adult/child 520/390B) reportedly has Asia's longest viewing tunnel
(measuring 113m) and replicates the water environments of Thailand, from the
northern rivers to the mangrove swamps and coastal oceans, as well as the
Amazon basin.
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