This is easily one of the scariest touristy things one can do. Pose for pretty pictures next to unleashed tigers.
The Tiger temple in Thailand gives you a chance to go sit next to unleashed tigers, pose for pictures with their heads in your lap, kiss them, hug them, etc. Just don’t irritate them enough to land up as the tiger’s tea-time snack. The tigers are released into the gorge in a stony valley in the place called as the tiger temple. It is run by monks who run the whole show. Then volunteers take you in next to the tigers and click your pics. Tiger cubs gambol around the pond, a little way away. But you are not allowed to touch them. Only full grown tigers can have the pleasure of your company.
One of the cubs playing in the pond.
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With regards to the notorious Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi, Thailand – following complaints from tourists and volunteers about tigers being mistreated there, Care for the Wild International (CWI) undertook an intensive two year investigation. The resulting CWI report reveals illegal wildlife trade, animal cruelty, false conservation claims and visitor safety risks at the Temple.
The full report on the tiger temple can be found here at:
careforthewild.com