Royal Flora Ratchaphruek Fair

The International Horticultural Exposition or known as the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek Fair is aimed to mark and celebrate the three auspicious occasions - HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 84th birthday anniversary in 2011, Queen Sirikit’s 80th birthday anniversary and Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn’s 60 birthday anniversary in 2012. There will be grand-scale celebrations. Activities are divided into three parts, which are exhibitions about agriculture and the royal agricultural projects, national and international agricultural conferences, and the plant contests. Highlights of the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek Fair include the Giant Flora Wheel, Imagination Light Gardens and Kids’ Eco Park. The over 40-meter high Giant Flora Wheel allows visitors to enjoy the panoramic view of the entire park. Like being transformed by magic, the Imagination Light Gardens, festooned with millions of lights and luminous butterflies dancing around to the accompaniment of music, will spur the imagination and awaken the inner child in visitors. The Kid’s Eco Park features exhibitions and fun activities about global warming to help create the nature loving generations. The Royal Park Ratchaphruek occupies 80 hectares of land in Mae Hia district in the provincial town of Chiang Mai. It is only 8 kilometers from the airport and has ample parking spaces. In such a vast area of beautiful landscape nestling amidst the evergreen mountains, the park boasts thousands of species of tropical plants and flowers. Moreover, there will be more than 30 countries around the world that will join up by demonstrating their horticultural excellence at the expo. Tickets can be bought at the expo at 200 Baht for adults and 100 Baht for children. A 50% discount is offered for advanced purchase at booths outside the royal park (from 1 August - 31 October 2011). The admission is free for senior citizens and children under 100-cm tall. For further details please contact the Information Center of the International Horticultural Exposition at Tel: +66 2 610 2011 (every day from 08.30-19.30 hrs.)