Last week I visited Chiang Mai City in the north of Thailand for two reasons work related and to catch up with some old colleague friends of mine. The week had turned out with good results work wise which allowed us to have the weekend free I had told myself if ever visiting Chiang Mai City again I wanted to visit the Maesa Elephant Camp it's the largest elephant camp in Chiang Mai sits in Maesa Valley with the Maesa river running through the camp in amonsgt the lush green tropical jungle of Thailand and less the a hour's drive from Chiang Mai City. There were 10 of us in total that wanted to make a day of this so we booked a Mini Van from a travel agency that one of my friends knew which ended up costing us $5 US per/person to get us all to the camp a great deal I thought.
Maesa Elephant Camp, is a camp providing a safe heaven for these gentle giants here you can came and visit these gentle giants have a close encunter with them where you can pet them, feed them and play with them in the river while your bathing them it's a real heaven for nature and animal lovers.
Maesa Elephant Camp has a big family of elephants living side by side the camp has been around since 1976, how this camp came to be was when these gentle giants were employed in the logging industry even though it was tough work and abuse they got feed well but when the heavy machinery took over there jobs they were left with there manouts roaming the streets begging for food but today they are well feed and taken care of at the Maesa Elephant Camp.
Truck load of pumpkins for the gentle gaints donated by the locals.
It was nice to see this camp taking care of sick, abandoned and retired elephants they have the most perfect area to be cared for the camp is situated around a river and is most picturesque you can joy these gentle gaints in the river and you can bathe them they absolutely love that human interaction and don't mind you having photos taken with them cute and friendly in every way.
The entrance fee to the camp is $6 US once in the camp your have the opportunity also to feed these gentle gaints they will eat straight out of your hands you can buy a fruit basket for them at a extra cost of $2 US.
In what I saw in a write up that their were many comments on the concern over the mistreatment of these gentle gaints. In our experience the Maesa Elephant Camp it's a rescue centre providing food, shelter, a large natural reserve, and training for many of the elephants no longer wanted on the farms. We observed well fed, and cared for animals. Does training of elephants really differ from our training and riding of horses? They are very clever, and some had been trained to play soccer, basketball, and even paint with their trunks. There are a variety of activities you can engage in to interact directly with the elephants including riding in a large basket.
Overall, it was really a fantastic experience and this camp has been recognized by the New York Times as one that makes an effort to support humane care and treatment of elephants. The interactive experiences were memorable and fantastic I could see that these gentle gaints and there babies were having extreme fun and loved the human attention especially the little baby ones.
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Maesa Elephant Camp, is a camp providing a safe heaven for these gentle giants here you can came and visit these gentle giants have a close encunter with them where you can pet them, feed them and play with them in the river while your bathing them it's a real heaven for nature and animal lovers.
Maesa Elephant Camp has a big family of elephants living side by side the camp has been around since 1976, how this camp came to be was when these gentle giants were employed in the logging industry even though it was tough work and abuse they got feed well but when the heavy machinery took over there jobs they were left with there manouts roaming the streets begging for food but today they are well feed and taken care of at the Maesa Elephant Camp.
Truck load of pumpkins for the gentle gaints donated by the locals.
It was nice to see this camp taking care of sick, abandoned and retired elephants they have the most perfect area to be cared for the camp is situated around a river and is most picturesque you can joy these gentle gaints in the river and you can bathe them they absolutely love that human interaction and don't mind you having photos taken with them cute and friendly in every way.
The entrance fee to the camp is $6 US once in the camp your have the opportunity also to feed these gentle gaints they will eat straight out of your hands you can buy a fruit basket for them at a extra cost of $2 US.
In what I saw in a write up that their were many comments on the concern over the mistreatment of these gentle gaints. In our experience the Maesa Elephant Camp it's a rescue centre providing food, shelter, a large natural reserve, and training for many of the elephants no longer wanted on the farms. We observed well fed, and cared for animals. Does training of elephants really differ from our training and riding of horses? They are very clever, and some had been trained to play soccer, basketball, and even paint with their trunks. There are a variety of activities you can engage in to interact directly with the elephants including riding in a large basket.
Overall, it was really a fantastic experience and this camp has been recognized by the New York Times as one that makes an effort to support humane care and treatment of elephants. The interactive experiences were memorable and fantastic I could see that these gentle gaints and there babies were having extreme fun and loved the human attention especially the little baby ones.
#beautifulsunday bought to you by @ace108
#sublimesunday bought to you by @c0ff33a
#marketfriday bought to you by @dswigle