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Children’s Attractions

One of Phuket Fantasea’s lavish musical extravaganzas
Splash Jungle
Phuket Fantasea
1 4
Waterpark
A magical, Disney-like affair,
the colorful Phuket Fantasea show With twisting waterslides, a wave
thrills young audiences with its pool, and the 1,100-ft- (335-m-) long
carnival games, souvenir shopping lazy river, this water-theme park (see
street, and exciting parades, pageants, p94) is excellent. In the Boomerango
and street shows at the theme park. water slide you will plunge down,
The enormous Golden Kinnaree through a tube, into the Super Bowl,
Buffet satisfies even the pickiest of before hitting the splash down pool.
eaters. The park has attracted some
Surf House
controversy due to its use of animals 5
for performances (see p82). Kata Beach: MAP H5, Southern
Kata Beach, 08197 97737, Open
Phuket Trickeye
2 10am–midnight daily; Patong Beach:
Museum
MAP N2, 162/6-7 Taweewong Rd,
MAP P5 • Cnr Montri and Phang Nga Open 9:30am–11pm daily • Adm •
roads, Phuket Town • 07621 2806 • www.surfhousephuket.com
Open 10am–7pm (last adm 6pm) • Adm A high-pressure wave-generating
• www.phukettrickeyemuseum.com machine throws a shallow sheet of
Over 100 trompe l’oeil sculptures water up a sloping “pool.” Beginner
and 3D drawings put visitors in
unlikely and hilarious environments, Catching a wave in the Surf House
such as balancing on a rickety bridge
over a raging river. It’s great for
photo opportunities.
Phuket Aquarium
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MAP K5 • Sakdidet Road,
Cape Panwa • 07639 1126 •
Open 8:30am–4:30pm daily
• Adm • www.phuketaquarium.org
Set on a scenic bay, this aquarium
houses over 150 fresh- and saltwater
species, including electric eels,
sharks, sea turtles, and stingrays.
Displays cover Thailand’s rivers,
lakes, coral reefs, and mangroves.

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