Stepping into a mystical dream world at Phuket FantaSea

USPA NEWS - Ancient Thai traditions, special effects, modern, up to date technology, magic illusions and acrobatics introduces visitors to Thailand´s abundant and exotic heritage. The Phuket Fantasea Show amply introduces guests to the beauty and charm Thailand has to offer.

On a 140-acre area, the theme park, which opened in December 1998, offers a vast number of entertainments and activities. On entering the park the visitor first takes a walk through a mystical Carnival Village, where one finds abundant shopping; high quality, locally made handicrafts from all over Thailand such as jewelry, silk, leather, ceramics and unique elephants, Siamese twins and much more. Surprise your kids with a visit to the Similan Entertainment Center which is full of games where they can practice their skills or dress up as a Thai Prince or Princess and have your photo taken at the “˜Legende de Bangkok Magic Photo Shop´.

The shop is next to the Viva Bangkok Stage Theater where dancers and show girls perform a short, entertaining Las Vegas style show.
Walking out of Carnival Village you can see the Lotus Lake in which floats the stunning Golden Pavilion. It is the entrance to one of the world´s grandest restaurants with the biggest buffet one can imagine, the Golden Kinnaree Buffet Restaurant. The restaurant offers luscious dishes of Royal Thai specialties as well as international delicacies. Mythical kinnarees, half woman and half bird, creatures of legendary, delicate beauty are taking care of their guest´s, treating them like royalty.

Next to the Golden Kinnaree Restaurant the visitor will find the latest addition, the Suriyamas Seafood Buffet Restaurants who´s specialty is finest fresh seafood as well as international and Thai gourmet cuisine. Within the Sun and Moon pavilions the restaurants are decorated like a Thai palace, with golden statues of mythical bodies in the sun pavilion and similar décor in the Moon pavilion but in silver. The five-star restaurant provides facilities for special events, luxurious business dinners but also caters for more intimate dinners.

A highlight of your visit will definitely be the Palace of the Elephants which is already impressive from the outside. But before going into the theater stop to feed the elephants outside and go for a ride around on one to see the courtyard from an elevated position. The show itself is a spectacular mix of Thai culture, magic illusion, acrobatics, pyrotechnics, stunts, aerial performance, special effects, 4 dimensional effects and great animal performances.

With 44 elephants in the show, it features the highest number of elephants ever in an indoor theater. Six buffaloes, 400 birds, 40 goats and a handful of chicken made the show an unforgettable pleasure.

Tickets for FantaSea are not cheap at a price of around 2,000 Thai Baht (about 61 US$) but it is definitely worth a visit, especially if you have children.
For more information go to: http://www.phuket-fantasea.com/index.php