Thailand Lovers
Tourists will be hard-pressed to find much wildlife in the City of Angels. Unless finding a jing jok (gecko) in the bathroom or a monitor lizard at Lumphini Park, the capital leaves little room for anything but people and cars. On the opposite end of the spectrum is Chiang Mai, where the center and outskirts are home to many species.
One of the top attractions in Chiang Mai is the Night Safari. There are also other excursions that promise encounters with wildlife, such as Flight of the Gibbon, a zip-line tour, where the chances of spotting one of these forest-dwelling creatures is high. Visiting an elephant sanctuary is another way to get up close and personal with Thailand’s national animal, but pick a trustworthy company that does not allow riding the elephants. One such company is Elephant Nature Park.
