In Thailand, you can find a place that you never dreamed of. If you ever thought that watching wildlife themed TV shows and visiting the zoo are the only ways you can see tigers, Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua is the place where you actually can pet them. The Theravada Buddhist temple is the only place in the world where all the feline lovers can walk around tigers, pet them, rub their bellies and play with them.
The story of the tigers begins in 1999, when the temple receives the first tiger cub. The cub was found by the villagers, but sadly, it died soon after. In the following years, abandoned tiger cubs were given to the temple so that the monks would take care of them. In time, more than 21 cubs were born at the temple and the latest statistics indicate about 17 fully grown tigers live in the protected area.
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