The Rose Garden Country Resort

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ATTRACTIONS IN & AROUND BANGKOK

The Rose Garden Country Resort (Tel. 2953261-4)

This popular tourist attraction is 32 kms. west of Bangkok on the bank of the Thachin river. It boasts large, beautiful and well- maintained gardens and is ideal for a picnic. Admission to the garden is 10 baht. In the resort there is a Thai cultural village where daily at 2.45 pm. an attractive show comences. There are for instance, Thai folk dancing, Thai boxing, sword fighting demonstrations and elephant show. Admission to this show is 220 baht. The resort can be reached by local buses from the Southem Bus Terminal. It is open daily from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm.

A source for further information in Bangkok is the Tourism Authority of Thailand, phone 226-0060. If you are calling from outside the country, that number will need to be prefaced by country code 66, city code 2. In the U.S. the Tourism Authority can be contacted at (312) 819-3990, fax (312) 565-0359; in Canada at (604) 733-4540, fax (604) 733-4599; in Sydney at 9247-7540, fax 9251-2465; and in London at (171) 499-7679, fax 629-5519.