Snow Town Bangkok for Christmas – Minus Three Degrees in Thailand
As it is nearly Christmas we decided to take my son to Snow Town. This is the first year that he understands a bit about Santa Clause – his excitement about the whole thing is contagious. He heard that there is a lot of snow back in Europe, and he keeps on expecting it to fall here in Thailand too. It is impossible to ignore his disappointment each morning; he gets up expecting snow but has to settle for sun again. We couldn’t afford to take him back to Ireland for Christmas, but a trip to Dream World seemed reasonable.
Snow Town is located in the Adventure Land area of Dream World Bangkok. This was our second visit there in less than six months. Dream World is reasonably priced at 150THB for basic adult admission (I flashed my Thai Driver’s License so I’m not sure if this is the normal price for foreigners). There are also special package tickets which mean you can go on many rides for free; we bought this type of ticket last time but didn’t think it was good value. The fact that we had a basic ticket meant that we had to pay for any rides (most of the kids rides were about 30 THB). To go to Snow Town we needed to pay an additional 150 THB each – my son didn’t have to pay.
Going into Snow Town is like walking into a giant fridge; before you go in you need to put on wellington boots and a jacket. Last time my son became upset when we tried to get him to put on the jacket (it was way too big for him) so this time we brought his own clothes and boots – that worked out better. You certainly need this extra clothing because even though the sun is pumping down outside once you get inside it is minus three degrees Celsius.
Snow Town does look very Christmassy; we were last there in June and it looked Christmassy then too. There is a large Christmas tree, some reindeer with a sled, and Santa’s house. It would be a lot better if they had a Santa there at this time of year, but maybe that’s expecting too much. There is a small patch of snow at one side of the room and this a good place to go for a snowball fight – the closest most Thais will get to real snow. Most of Snow Town is devoted to a slope. You climb up on this use a type of sleigh to come back down again – you pick up a lot of speed so it isn’t suitable for young children.
The first time we came to Snow Town I was really impressed but this time not so much. After about fifteen minutes the cold started to bite and none of us wanted to stay any longer – I think this has taken a lot of the romance out of snow for my son. If you have never been before and want to experience snow in Thailand then I’d recommend it – probably not worth a second visit though.
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Wow, how fun! I think it’s neat kids there can experience this. When I went to university I made friends with a Thai student. He told me that when he got to school if Missouri (in the summer time) he found cars had heaters, and he wondered why anyone would want a heater in a car (he found out shortly).
I guess this would be the equivalent of having a hot tropical beach paradise in Alaska, Canada, or Scandanavia that you could enter in the middle of winter!
Hi Mary, my wife was a bit amazed by central heating when she first visited Ireland. It is easy to get whimsical about things we don’t have to experience. After ten minutes at minus 3 in Snow Town my wife and son had enough – it was minus 9 yesterday in Ireland so I doubt they would find the reality very glamorous at all.
Happy Christmas! Love the pictures, you all look so wonderful and I love the little seals in the Snow Town pic. We have a similar set up in Chiang Mai at the Zoo but I’ve never been. I think it’s called the Snow Globe. Very popular.
Hi Lani, we were in Chiang Mai Zoo last year, but unfortunately their Snow Globe was closed that day – we had to settle for the Pandas instead 🙂
Great tip, Paul, I will be checking this out with the fella!
It is worth a visit Jon – the jackets are a bit big for young children so you might want to take one along with you if have one.
Paul, it looks like a bunch of fun, I’ve never been to Dream World in Bangkok. Merry Christmas to you and your family…and a wonderful New Year is in store, I’m sure.
Lani…I’ve never been to Chiang Mai Zoo full stop. I’ll meet you outside…I’ll be the one wearing the wellies and overcoat.
Thanks Snap, I hope you enjoy the rest of your visa run to Laos. Have a good Christmas.
Tell me please the exact address of this snow town.is it in bankok?where can I find it?thank you very much
Hi Cristina, it is in Dream World on the Rangsit-Nakon Nayok Road. Here it is on the map
Tell me please the program,where I can go there.thank you so much for your fast reply
Hi Cristina, I’m not sure if I know what you mean. You can just go to Dream World in Rangsit and buy a ticket when you get there. There is a ticket that provides admission to the park and snow world, and this is probably the best deal. I haven’t been there in over a year, so I’m not sure how much it costs now. I hope that helps.