Description
Ban Khlong Sai Monkey Training Centre (ศูนย์ฝึกลิงบ้านคลองทราย) – The center trains monkeys to harvest coconuts.Since 1957, Mr. Somporn has been teaching monkeys climbing trees and picking coconuts. As his parents were coconut farmers, Somporn experienced the traditional use of monkeys for the harvest of coconuts. These monkeys were often beaten by their owners when they didn't perform as expected (e.g. when they left ripe coconuts on the tree). This gave him the idea to teach monkeys in a better way. His Buddhist teacher encouraged him to teach monkeys positively, without the use of force or violence. In time, his school became locally famous, and the largest monkey school of all of southern Thailand.
The Monkey Training College, "The First Monkey School", located in Surat Thani, Thailand offers:
- a first class educational and fun demonstration with trained monkeys, as well demonstration classes with monkeys that are still being trained in different stages of their study.
- You can stay overnight in our chalet, where you can experience a lovely homestay right in the vicinity of the monkey students.
- You will find all modern conveniences on the spot and great Thai food is served. Optionally, we provide excursions and transport in the neighbourhood.
The monkeys are of a special breed, the pig-tailed macaque, or ling klang, as they are called in Thailand.
Somporn became a household name when his favorite monkey, Khai Nui, carried the Surat Thani provincial flag during the opening ceremony of the 1993 National Games. His school is now run by his daughter Somjai.
Address
Tha Chang District
Thailand
Lat: 9.192219734 - Lng: 99.149841309
