NA TIAN BUTTERFLY GARDEN LOCATED IN THE SOUTH OF THE ISLAND, NA TIAN BUTTERFLY GARDEN IS A KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLOUR PROVIDED BY HUNDREDS OF SPECTACULAR BUTTERFLIES. FOR BUG ENTHUSIASTS THERE IS ALSO AN INSECT MUSEUM, FEATURING RARE INSECTS FROM THAILAND AND OTHER COUNTRIES, AND A BEE HOUSE, WHICH ALLOWS THE VISITOR TO OBSERVE THE ACTIVITIES OF BEES. DO NOT FORGET YOUR CAMERA. ---------------------------------- SAMUI AQUARIUM AND ZOO BOTH THE AQUARIUM AND THE ZOO HAVE MANY OF THAILANDS TROPICAL FAVOURITES ABOVE AND BELOW THE WATER. LOTS OF CORAL FISH, HUGE CATFISH AND SEVERAL SHARKS INCLUDING LEOPARD AND BLACK TIPS SAMUIS LOCAL ZOO ADJACENT TO THE AQUARIUM, HOUSE SOME SOUTH-EASTERN ASIAN TIGERS, PARROTS, HORNBILLS, SEA HAWKS, EAGLES OR EVEN OTTERS WHO WILL PERFORM FOR YOU .... IF THEY ARE IN THE MOOD. YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PHOTO TAKEN WITH THE TIGER FOR 100 BAHT PER PERSON WITH YOUR CAMERA, OR 200 BAHT IF YOU BORROW THE ZOOS POLAROID CAMERA. MONEY GOES TO THE TIGERS FOUNDATION, JUST TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER. ON THE WAY OUT, DO NOT FORGET TO SAY HI TO THE BIRDS AND MONKEYS IN SMALLER CAGES ACROSS THE PARKING LOT , SOME OF THE PARROTS ARE QUITE FRIENDLY AND THEIR LANGUAGE, AS WELL AS THEIR FEATHERS, CAN BE QUITE COLOURFUL. ---------------------------------- BUDDHA FOOTPRINT ALTHOUGH THE BUDDHA FOOTPRINTS CAN BE A BIT HARD TO FIND, ITS WELL WORTH PUTTING IN THE EXTRA EFFORT TO GET THERE. LOCATED ON A HILLTOP SHRINE NEAR THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN, THERE ARE IN FACT FOUR FOOTPRINTS ENGRAVED ONE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. AFTER YOU NEGOTIATE THE 163 STEPS YOU ARE REWARDED WITH ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR VIEWS ON THE ISLAND. ROUTE 4170, 2KM WEST OF THE TURNOFF FOR THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN. ---------------------------------- WAT KHUNARAM THE BODY OF SAMUIS MOST FAMOUS MUMMIFIED MONK - THERE REALLY ARE SEVERAL - LOUNG PORDAENG IS ON DISPLAY HERE. LOUNG PORDAENG DIED OVER TWENTY YEARS AGO AND AS PER HIS INSTRUCTIONS, HIS BODY WAS PLACED IN A SPECIALLY DESIGNED GLASS CASE FOR POSTERITY. IT HAS R