Family Visit: Day Visit to Elephant Nature Park

Thailand The North: Mountains and Traditions Chiang Mai

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08/01/2025

By Romain

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Picked up around 8am, we will pick you up directly at your hotel (indicated at the time of booking) Time to go around the hotels of the other customers plus others who arrived directly from the station and we left for the park around Mae Taeng, an hour north of Chiang Mai.

The first thing you see when you arrive is the food reserve, here enough to feed the elephants for 2 days.

The day starts after a briefing on an elephant feeding session.

The park also serves as a shelter for dogs.

After the elephants it will be our turn to eat.

Lots of choice, this is a well-stocked plate.

There's one who seems to be happy about it.

The park is clearly popular because there were a lot of people (which is a shame, I would have preferred it to be a little more "intimate" but so much the better for the park which obviously needs funds to maintain all these people)

It's a bit like the "Songkran" of elephants.

Hmm… bon appétit, we had indeed been told that dogs like fresh elephant poop (only).

After a while it's not just the elephants who get sprayed.

These people will go into exile for a little while.

The continuation of this day at the Elephant Nature Park.

Another group of elephants is going to take a bath, considered more unpredictable they prefer to avoid us approaching them.

For those who want it, a little session of “kissing” with the trunk.

Under the amused eye of the mahouts, mahouts who are people from ethnic minorities in the North of Thailand.

And here is the famous instigator and happy owner of this park, Lek. We feel a deep love for her elephants.

The bond between her and her elephants is very strong.

My mother congratulating Lek for his dedication and work.

In a room we are then treated to a video of about 45 minutes which shows the begging elephants of Bangkok and then the way in which the elephants are trained in the villages, terrible images, I did not think that the training was of such violence, cruelty...

Lek also enjoys photography (most of the photos you can see in the center are taken by her).

In the middle of April, the Christmas tree is still there...

Roman

When I discovered Thailand in 2006, I certainly didn't expect to settle down there 2 years later! Since then, I've been based in Bangkok and regularly travel throughout the country (especially in the north!). I share my stories, photos, and tips to help plan your trip to Thailand and other Asian countries. This blog is for anyone who wants to discover the land of smiles, who's looking for a bit of adventure, and those who dream of Asia.

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