The Crocodile Farm was built in 1950 as Thailand's first crocodile farm. It is now the world's largest crocodile farm you can see tigers, chimpanzees, and other animals such as gibbons, turtles, boa constrictors, pythons, birds, camels, hippopotamuses, and of various species of fishes. There is even a Dinosaur Museum which has on display life-size models and skeletons of more than 13 kinds of dinosaurs and also features a multi-vision slide presentation on man and prehistoric animals.
It is situated at Tambon Tai Ban, 3 kilometres from Samut Prakan town. The farm has over 60,000 crocodiles of different kinds in various pits. Daily shows feature catching crocodiles bare-handed. Shows take place every hour from 09.00-17.00., except at noon; additional shows at 12.00 and 17.00 on holidays. Feeding time is between 16.30 - 17.30. Another star attraction for visitors is the elephant show of which performances are held daily every hour from 09.30 -16.30.
GETTING THERE:
You can take air-conditioned buses Line Nos. 7, 8, and 511, to the end of the Line or by non air-conditioned buses Line Nos. 25 and 102, to Samut Prakan and then take another ride on a local truck (blue songtaew) Line No. S which goes all the way to the Crocodile Farm. You can also take Songtaew 30 or 36 from Paknam which goes along Sukhumwit Road. You need to get off at the turnoff pictured below. The songtaew costs 8 baht and a motorcycle taxi from the top of the Soi costs only 10 baht
