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Located opposite the PTT petrol station in Khuk Khak and surrounded by rubber trees and lush green forest-covered mountains, you will find Khaolak Orchid Garden and Butterfly Farm. For a small entrance fee, you will find yourself in an exciting botanical garden, showing more than 300 different Thai orchid species, which normally live a secret life high above the ground in the upper canopy of the rain forests.
Orchid
Garden Khaolak is a combination of an orchid
farm and an exhibition, that shows all stages of
nursing orchids, from the minuscule orchid seeds
to the flowering orchid plant. The exhibition with
coloured photographs and explanations in different
languages helps the visitors to understand the complicated
life cycle of the orchid family.
Discover
the mystery of the orchids, the biggest
family in the vegetable kingdom and learn why you
cannot buy orchid seeds to grow them. Besides some
orchid hybrids with their large and long-lasting
flowers, Orchid Garden Khaolak concentrates on the
native orchids of Thailand and their reproduction.
Only a very limited number of orchid plants, that
were grown from seeds are available for sale.
Visit
Orchid Garden Khaolak to see the colourful
flowers of various orchid hybrids, that have been
cross-breeded for easier cultivation or admire the
small flowers of the native orchids that are found
on trees in the upper canopy of the rain forest,
where the humidity is high all year round.
Butterly Farm Khaolak is a landscaped tropical garden showing living butterflies from all over Thailand. The exhibition with photos explains the complicated life cycle from the egg to the imago, and at our hatching area you can see some of the bizarre caterpillars eating the leaves of the different food plants.
Orchid
Garden Khaolak and Butterfy Farm Khaolak are located between the kilometre stones 64 and 65, opposite the PTT petrol station in Khuk Khak, on the eastern side of the street.
We have
decided for a piece of land amidst the nature in
a quiet setting. Therefore, we are 250 m distant
from the mainroad. You are welcome to drive your
car, motorbike or ride your bicycle towards our
entrance, or park it at the PTT petrol station and
take a leisurely walk through the rubber plantation
to our Orchid Garden and Butterfly Farm.
Orchid
Garden Khaolak is open daily from 09:00
to 17:00. Entrance fee is 50 Baht per adult
and 30 Baht per child.
Butterfly Farm Khaolak is open daily from 09:00
to 17:00. Entrance fee is 150 Baht per adult
and 100 Baht per child.
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Native
orchids of the following orchid families can be
seen at Orchid Garden Khaolak: Acampe, Acriopsis,
Aerides, Arundina, Ascocentrum, Brachycorythis,
Bulbophyllum, Calanthe, Chiloschista, Cirrhopetalum,
Cleisomeria, Cleisostoma, Coelogyne, Cymbidium,
Dendrobium, Doritis, Eria, Eulophia, Flickingeria,
Gastrochilus, Geodorum, Habenaria, Hygrochilus,
Kingidium, Liparis, Ludisia, Luisia, Malaxis, Nervilia,
Oberonia, Panisea, Paphiopedlum, Pecteilis, Phalaenopsis,
Pholidota, Porpax, Rhynchostylis, Robiquetia, Seidenfadenia,
Spathoglottis, Staurochilus, Thrixspermum, Thunia,
Trias, Vanda, Vandopsis, Vanilla. |
©
2004-11 Orchid Garden Khaolak. All Rights Reserved.
Opposite PTT Petrol Station, Kukkhak, Takuapa,
Phang Nga 82190, Thailand.
Tel 08 5211 1488 Fax
0 7652 1735
E-mail:
mail@orchidgarden-khaolak.com
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