My Chiang Mai » Pandas http://mychiangmai.com for visitors and residents of Chiang Mai Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:50:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Chiang Mai Snow Dome is a Success http://mychiangmai.com/tourist-attractions/chiang-mai-snow-dome-is-a-success/ http://mychiangmai.com/tourist-attractions/chiang-mai-snow-dome-is-a-success/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:15:42 +0000 Andy http://www.mychiangmai.com/?p=110 Chiang Mai zoo recently added a Snow Dome, and it’s become very popular with the tourists.

chiang-mai-snow-domeLocated in the panda observatory, the 560-square-meter facility cost a staggering 60 Million Baht to build and will be maintained at a temperature of -5 degrees Celsius. It has separate sections for pandas and visitors and it will be the new home for the panda family at the zoo.

The fee of 150 Baht for adults includes a loan of warm clothing. Each session is just 15 minutes but that’s probably long enough given the temperature inside.  Only 50 people at a time are allowed into the Snow Dome so there may be a bit of a queue at peak times.  There are 12 sessions in a day.

Many Thai people who have never visited a cold country do have a desire to see and play in the snow. Perhaps this is an ideal opportunity to realize that dream?

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