Lopburi Monkey Buffet Festival

Monkey feeding in Lopburi as we have already know that monkey is a provincial's mascot which is can draw a lot of tourist from different parts of the world come to Lopburi so it make Lopburi more revenue from tourist and economic ,then for return something back to them Lopburi people and local government will set up the food for them in a form of Monkey Buffet Festival during the last week of November.There will be a lot of food table for them each table will be dressed up with fruit ,sweet and soft drink for them to enjoy eating and playing. If you want to see this unique event which is I believe only in Lopburi Thailand you have to come to Lopburi and enjoy seeing the cute and naughty monkeys in Lopburi which is you won't disappoint at all

Note I live in Lopburi for almost 15 year at first the group of the merchant in Lopburi took a monkey as product mascot and led to more income and business ,so they wanted to thanks the monkey by giving food on the table which we call Chinese table (normally for the wedding reception party) and on the table is fruit instead of fish or chicken.

Lopburi a city of monkey

PRA PRANG SAM YOD is a place where to see Lopburi monkey during the noon and the evening where as in the morning the monkeys prefer to stay at SAN PRA KAN

Lopburi is a city of monkey because in a city is a place call SAN PRA KAN and PRA PRANG SAM YOD is a home of monkeys that live in this town for a long time from a small number and up to the big number in the present an estimate of totally is more than 3000 right now and they became a part of Lopburi ,a city animal,a symbol of Lopburi city.Actually ,in the first local people anti this monkey because they are trouble maker such as steal food and attack the people for staff and food ,broke car or house ,broke cable TV. and etc. so local people have to tolerance with this wild monkey but, got used to this action of the monkey so far.Today there are a lot of tourist from different part of Thailand come to visit Lopburi dew to the name of monkey ,so if you come to Lopburi and didn't see any monkey it mean you didn't really get to Lopburi yet.Because of monkey so, more tourist come to the city and more income for economic too ,so it can be said that both people and monkey are help each other and get along with each other finally.
Do local Lopburi people hate monkey? I don't think so. In my point of view at the initial could be ,but not now because we have already accustomed with them and became a normal thing in Lopburi whereas the monkey also adapted themselves for living in a city and how to deal with people as well.
Tolerance or put up with ?
Normal things have done by the monkey like try to break into a car for food or grabbing even stealing some food from pass by people around the city which is cause people to upset or irritate with them.

The post in the city warn people about the monkey55 they could be nice normally ,but could be opposite sometimes 55

How about the worst thing like bite people or attack people ..this is unusually because normally they wont attack or bite people if they do not threaten or tease by people.I would say that by their nature they would fight or bite if something unusual happen with them like being hit or step on for instance.

On the street and catch a glass of juices from my son 55

On the building ,you would see them take a rest during the humid day on the high building

Inspecting a car parking along side of the street for something to eat or play 55

climbing on the telephone cable line sometime even cause them to cut or broke down 55

sitting on the phone cable

TV.antenna prevent the monkey to climb on the top and break them down ,however for today is better because now people turn to use a cable TV.which is run by the center of operate room and connect to the house by the cable TV. line.

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Going to Lopburi zoo

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็็How to get to Lopburi Zoo
Point A is Lopburi railroad station
Point B is a bus stop (Get in city bus)
Point C is SRA KEAW Circle (Get off the city bus)
Point D is Lopburi Zoo

There is only one zoo in Lopburi where a lot of animals and activities for local people and tourist to see .The zoo is located just about 100 meters from SRA KEAW Circle.What a tourist can see is some animals like birds ,monkey ,bear ,crocodile, deer ,snake ,and ect. How about the recreation such as playground ,feeding fish and rowing boat for instance.How to come from Lopburi city is by taking a city bus which is run along the main road King Narai Road and get off at SRA KEAW Circle ,then take a walk to the north east pass the Army movie theater and then the zoo is on the front.
Daily open From 8 am-5.30 pm
Telephone : 036-413551
A snake handler show during the weekend by Royal Thai Army,special force unit in Lopburi.The show will demonstrate how to identify the poisonous and nonpoisonous snake as well as useful information about snake's bite.

A live show of DHI-KHE or LI-KE the show of sing and dance in a beautiful dress .Actually this show is adopted from the middle east and came into the south of Thailand.In the past the show is available for the capital city and then expanded to the up country.Today the show is not so popular as in the past since a new ways of technology such as movie,TV.,internet and etc. ,however fortunately the local authority want to keep this show as Thai heritage ,so the show get support from the local authority and local people as well.