One full day here, which included tour to:
Orchid Farm
Maesa Elephant Camp
Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden.
Be warned, i might well post a lot of photos shortly, you may well be advised to wait until i have been back a while before looking at them, as they probably need a fair amount of editing (if you have been on an elephant ride, you will appreciate that there is a fair amount of click and hope).
All three venues were very interesting, in their different way, and it made up a good three quarter day tour.
I am never sure what really to think of animal projects such as the camp. Clearly the show the put on, with elephants playing football, painting and entertaining are not an insight into the daily life of an elephant in the wild. That said it was not as cring-worthy as it sounds, and shows the ability for man to train the animal, in the past that would be to work transporting people/goods,now its for "Thailand's got talent". (I will refrain from a very unfair Susan Boyle joke). Overall there were strong testimonies to the preservation work undertaken by the camp, and the animals appeared to be kept in quite good conditions, so its probably overall a good location.
Orchid Farm
Maesa Elephant Camp
Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden.
Be warned, i might well post a lot of photos shortly, you may well be advised to wait until i have been back a while before looking at them, as they probably need a fair amount of editing (if you have been on an elephant ride, you will appreciate that there is a fair amount of click and hope).
All three venues were very interesting, in their different way, and it made up a good three quarter day tour.
I am never sure what really to think of animal projects such as the camp. Clearly the show the put on, with elephants playing football, painting and entertaining are not an insight into the daily life of an elephant in the wild. That said it was not as cring-worthy as it sounds, and shows the ability for man to train the animal, in the past that would be to work transporting people/goods,now its for "Thailand's got talent". (I will refrain from a very unfair Susan Boyle joke). Overall there were strong testimonies to the preservation work undertaken by the camp, and the animals appeared to be kept in quite good conditions, so its probably overall a good location.
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