Tiger Temple
The full name of the Tiger Temple is Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yanasampanno. According to statistics, more than 600 tourists visit this place every day. It is a very exciting place where all travelers who have arrived in Thailand want to go. The temple is looked after by local monks. In addition to the 16 tigers that are currently in the temple, there are also other animals: horses, peacocks, buffaloes and curious monkeys.
The History of the Tiger Temple
It started with one little tiger cub back in 1999. The abbot of the temple at that time was Phra Achanu, a local resident brought him a predator who was left without parents. The monks fought desperately for the animal's life, but it could not be saved. After a while, two more wounded and exhausted tiger cubs were brought to the shrine. Poachers were hunting near the temple, and the cubs were taken out of the trap. Then three more animals were brought in, so the cubs were soon born.
Visiting the Tiger Temple, you can see a stone canyon where tigers roam. Some animals can be petted. Tigers living in a protected area do not know how to hunt, they are not adapted to life in the wild. The best time to visit the attraction is considered to be in the afternoon.
General information about the temple and animals
Currently, a special island has been made for the tigers, where they live. Until 2011, the animals were kept in cages. For the comfort of tigers, an area of a thousand acres is now being developed, where they can live and breed freely, practically in their natural environment. Predators in the Tiger Temple with cat food and white meat. Chicken is never given raw. This can provoke aggression, as the blood contained in raw meat is presented as food.
The trip from Bangkok to the Tiger Temple takes about two hours. There are special donation boxes throughout the temple. Anyone who wants to support this place can contribute there. The monks explain that it costs about a hundred dollars a day to keep one tiger. Guests of the reserve can play with small tiger cubs, and also try to feed them from a baby bottle. The origin of striped predators in the Tiger Temple is unknown, as there is no special support program for DNA detection. This is an impressive, wonderful and unusual place that gives a lot of positive emotions.
