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A Little Gem Outside Bangkok @ Khao Yai - Day 3 &4

1. Scenical Khao Yai  Amusement park is always the happiest place for kids and adults. Khao Yai has a outdoor amusement park and a water park, yes nestled in the scenic mountainous region. How cool is that! The amusement park  was located within a short distance from our hotel @ Botanica Khao Yai and the hotel provides free shuttle to and from the park upon our requests. The amusement park has over 20 types of adventurous rides and activities. Highlights for the younger ones include the old-time Gold Rush Train, the Bubble Bumper boats, Kiddie Town car driving course, slope-slides and carousel. For older kids who are thrill seekers, there are Zorb balls that roll downhill, Go Kart, and large pendulum swing type rides.  The rides are charged based on the number of tokens. Overall, I would say the rides are considered reasonably priced. The kids even repeated some of their rides since there weren't many people and hence no q

A Little Gem Outside Bangkok @ Khao Yai - Day 2

It was a eventful day for us as we planned to visit all the places listed below.  1. Primo Piazza, The Little Italy of Khao Yai  Primo Piazza is a picturesque inspired Tuscan village situated in Pak Chong. This place is definitely worth your instagram pictures where the Italian style architecture is set dramatically in a lush greenery. Aside from the Italy feel, the main attraction is perhaps the pretty barn that keeps the sheep, alpaca and donkeys. You can feed these animals and which is included in the entrance fee. The kids were absolutely delighted. Personally, I feel that the area was not too big and hence on a crowded day it may be a little hard to take pictures without being photo-bombed. It would also be nice to have the sheeps running about or gazing in the field.    2. Birder's Lodge Cafe and Farmer's Market Birder's lodge Cafe is near the Primo Piazza and just next t