I took my 17 yo and 22 yo. We loved it. We enjoyed learning about how the animals were rescued and why although some were very touching stories. Very interesting and educating. A very good cause.
a lifetime experience in Cambodia, everyone is doing great work, Lucky the elephant is a sweetheart and a true artist, highly recommended for people that truly appreciate the wildlife.
Yes, Cambodia has exciting places to visit, but while traveling it's nice to take a "kindness break" now and then, and recharge your mental batteries (which can get run down with all the stimulation). Phnom Tamao was one of those places for me. I would suggest the Wildlife Alliance tour, where you not only see some rather rare and increasingly endangered species, you can also experience a love and gentleness that can be obscured while traveling. I don't know what it was, but going on a gentle walk with Lucky the elephant, softly scratching a grateful gibbon's back, being bounced on by a group of curious monkeys, and seeing the efforts to rehabilitate injured animals was a highlight of a very successful tour of Cambodia. It will be with me long after the adrenaline of other activities has faded.You'll see many great animals but this is a charitable endeavor rather than a classic zoo focused on showing off the animals. Because their health and safety is important, all the animals may not be available all the time, but the ones that will be available should make up for it. The highly-suggested organized tour requires some advance notice (you can do this online or at your hotel). The staff educated children about safety and education issues and watched them nicely (they also guard your belongings if you area away from the van). My group had a senior, young couples, and a family with children below 10 -- everyone said they thoroughly enjoyed it, so it's a trip for kids from six to ninety-six.It was especially reassuring to see this humane endeavor in a country which is hardly a rich one.
Thank you for reviewing your visit of Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre (PTWRC). We are sorry to hear that your visit underwhelming, largely due to the lack of signage and maps which we at Wildlife Alliance are currently collaborating with the Cambodian government to develop and place around PTWRC. It seems you missed out on the elephants, tigers, leopards, gibbons, otters and some Cambodian style restaurants. Signage and visitor aesthetics have previously taken a backseat to the rescue, feeding, veterinary care and rehabilitation and release of wildlife using our limited funding between the government’s meager budget, grant applications and individual donors. Yet now with the help of our new “behind the scenes” interactive tour at PTWRC (which include air conditioned transport from Phnom Penh), in which we guide guests into private areas of the Centre to meet our animals, we have raised additional funds toward signage, maps and an Elephant Conservation Centre to improve the experience for both Cambodian and foreign tourists. PTWRC doesn't have all the frills of zoos in developed countries, as it is first and foremost a rescue centre which simply doubles as a zoo. All the animals have been rescued from the illegal wildlife trade in Cambodia and without a home at PTWRC, they would likely be dead. On a fraction of the budget of zoos, we care for over 1200 animals, many of them endangered, including tigers, leopards, elephants, gibbons, pangolins, binturongs and birds of prey. We hope you can visit again and join our behind the scenes interactive tour to learn more about the work we are doing in Cambodia and enjoy unique experiences not available to the general public, such as feeding Lucky the elephant, learning about our humane positive rewards based training which allows us to care for an elephant with a prosthesis and feeling like a jungle gym as rescued macaques jump on you during feeding time. More information about our work and the tours is available on the Wildlife Alliance website under Phnom Tamao Tours.
Was great to see that consideration of endangered animals is on the agenda for some. Sadly while food sources shrivel up various species will continue to be at risk…but this Centre is a start
大多部分的动物看似被照料的很好,它是相当分散的--我去过两次,在那里呆了不少时间但是还是不认为我看过所有的展示。
It's so great to see the effort of wildlife protection in such difficult circumstances. Even though pricy, but if I know that my 150$ buy some daily fruit for a baby monkey or a fish for an otter, I am happy to donate :) Our guide was Emma and the tour was really well organised with lots of information and answers to as many questions as you may have. What a great opportunity to get close to elephants, monkeys, gibbons and see the leopards play!Keep up the great job, guys and hope Lucky gets better soon!!
We are a family with two daughters, ages 6 and 9, who signed up for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Wildlife centre. What an experience! Our family all learned so much and got amazing insights into the efforts made by the centre and were so impressed by the care of the animals and the passion and dedication from the staff. Our girls will never forget Lucky the elephant! Do go and support this incredible centre!!!! All the best from the Trolle family in Lausanne, Switzerland
Great experience for any one love the wild life. All the staff are doing a great job there and I love the Lucky, the elephant is a sweet lady that you can give her bannana and enjoy with her. Everybody is so friendly, from the staff to the animals. I also had a nice walk next to Lucky in the forest and she is so fast and quiet. I also play with 4 small amazing little monkeys. Unforgetable experience. Highly recommended for people that truly appreciate the wildlife.
很多年前,当我第一次来柬埔寨时,我曾来过这个地方,让我记忆最恨可的地方就是那条肮脏的路,一些乞讨者和动物生存的恶劣条件。我在7年后又一次来到了这个地方,但是这里却有了更多的乞讨者,道路还是那么肮脏,动物生存的条件也丝毫没有得到改善。我很喜欢鳄鱼池里的鳄鱼,我觉得鳄鱼也很可爱啊。如果你带着孩子过来玩儿一天的话,也许是个不错的选择,吃顿野餐什么的,但是如果你自己来,并且期待看到像圣安东尼奥马刺或是底特律公园那样的公园的话,你会很失望的。他们需要一个像史蒂夫那样的主持人。其实他们还是做了很多改进的,尤其是在你可以在那儿看到亚洲黑熊,真是太酷了。还有蜿蜒爬行的蛇,大多数动物都是被放在笼子里隔开的。好了,如果你喜欢的动物园的话,就快去看看吧,但别认为这是一个终极体验。那些乞丐让这次旅程变得可怕。动物园管理者应该把他们赶走...影响动物园的整个环境。