NA TIAN BUTTERFLY GARDENLOCATED IN THE SOUTH OF THE ISLAND, NA TIANBUTTERFLY GARDEN IS A KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLOURPROVIDED BY HUNDREDS OF SPECTACULAR BUTTERFLIES.FOR BUG ENTHUSIASTS THERE IS ALSO AN INSECTMUSEUM, FEATURING RARE INSECTS FROM THAILAND ANDOTHER COUNTRIES, AND A BEE HOUSE, WHICH ALLOWSTHE VISITOR TO OBSERVE THE ACTIVITIES OF BEES. DONOT FORGET YOUR CAMERA. SAMUI AQUARIUM AND ZOOBOTH THE AQUARIUM AND THE ZOO HAVE MANY OFTHAILANDS TROPICAL FAVOURITES ABOVE AND BELOW THEWATER. LOTS OF CORAL FISH, HUGE CATFISH ANDSEVERAL SHARKS INCLUDING LEOPARD AND BLACK TIPSSAMUIS LOCAL ZOO ADJACENT TO THE AQUARIUM, HOUSESOME SOUTH EASTERN ASIAN TIGERS, PARROTS,HORNBILLS, SEA HAWKS, EAGLES OR EVEN OTTERS WHOWILL PERFORM FOR YOU .... IF THEY ARE IN THEMOOD.YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PHOTO TAKEN WITH THE TIGER FOR100 BAHT PER PERSON WITH YOUR CAMERA, OR 200 BAHTIF YOU BORROW THE ZOOS POLAROID CAMERA. MONEYGOES TO THE TIGERS FOUNDATION, JUST TO MAKE YOUFEEL BETTER. ON THE WAY OUT, DO NOT FORGET TO SAYHI TO THE BIRDS AND MONKEYS IN SMALLER CAGESACROSS THE PARKING LOT , SOME OF THE PARROTS AREQUITE FRIENDLY AND THEIR LANGUAGE, AS WELL ASTHEIR FEATHERS, CAN BE QUITE COLOURFUL. BUDDHA FOOTPRINTALTHOUGH THE BUDDHA FOOTPRINTS CAN BE A BIT HARDTO FIND, ITS WELL WORTH PUTTING IN THE EXTRAEFFORT TO GET THERE. LOCATED ON A HILLTOP SHRINENEAR THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN, THERE ARE IN FACT FOURFOOTPRINTS ENGRAVED ONE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.AFTER YOU NEGOTIATE THE 163 STEPS YOU AREREWARDED WITH ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR VIEWSON THE ISLAND. ROUTE 4170, 2KM WEST OF THETURNOFF FOR THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN. WAT KHUNARAMTHE BODY OF SAMUIS MOST FAMOUS MUMMIFIED MONK THERE REALLY ARE SEVERAL LOUNG PORDAENG IS ONDISPLAY HERE. LOUNG PORDAENG DIED OVER TWENTYYEARS AGO AND AS PER HIS INSTRUCTIONS, HIS BODYWAS PLACED IN A SPECIALLY DESIGNED GLASS CASE FORPOSTERITY. IT HAS R