Ride an elephant at the Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang, Thailand
Elephant Conservation Center
In Lampang, 1½ hours S of Chiang Mai, 0-5424-7874.
The government-sponsored Elephant Conservation Center was founded to address the issues facing Thailand’s elephants and to preserve local traditions for future generations. The elephants are well cared for, and all profits go directly to the support of the elephants. See elephant poop processed into paper (and a wide variety of souvenirs); an elephant hospital, (sadly, I saw an adult elephant with sunburn and a baby in a suspended sling with a broken something); and take a long elephant ride through the property, holding a proper umbrella, and even into a lake. And all the while cicadas hiss loudly. A three-day mahout training course teaches participants to ride on the neck of “their” elephant, jump on and off, and participate in the center’s show. Overnights in cabins include home-cooked meals; reserve ahead.
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The government-sponsored Elephant Conservation Center was founded to address the issues facing Thailand’s elephants and to preserve local traditions for future generations. The elephants are well cared for, and all profits go directly to the support of the elephants. See elephant poop processed into paper (and a wide variety of souvenirs); an elephant hospital, (sadly, I saw an adult elephant with sunburn and a baby in a suspended sling with a broken something); and take a long elephant ride through the property, holding a proper umbrella, and even into a lake. And all the while cicadas hiss loudly. A three-day mahout training course teaches participants to ride on the neck of “their” elephant, jump on and off, and participate in the center’s show. Overnights in cabins include home-cooked meals; reserve ahead.
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