LIVE WITH AN ELEPHANT, A BIG GENTLEMAN
(A MAHOUT COURSE)
"An experience that you never have"
Live with an elephant for 20 days in an elephant village in a beautiful forest in Chiangmai, color of Lanna. You will learn to train an elephant to show such as dancing, playing soccer, playing flute, and painting. You will spend time with a mahout who spends all of his/her life being with an elephant. You will experience what kind of life he/she has, and how the relationship with an elephant is.
There is a tie between human and animals. And in Thailand, an elephant is a sacred animal. In some perspectives, the relationship between human and an elephant is very deep beyond an explanation.
A choice of living by yourself in a tree house or a small hut or living with native people in an elephant village. Or you can change where to sleep with those choices.
Food
Food will be provided by the native people.
Laundry
It is included in the fee.
An elephant village
The village is located in a beautiful forest in Chiangmai. It has totally 60 elephants. It has shows every day for tourists. There are native people who live in the village. It is very safe and about 50 kilometers far from the Downtown.
Activities
Mostly you will spend time with an elephant having a mahout who can speak English as your partner. You will experience living with an elephant such as feeding, taking a shower, taking a walk, and training an elephant to show. You will also get a chance to experience the native culture. You will also be participated in an elephant show, and in the end of your program, you will be the one who leads an elephant show.
Others
You are able to travel during the program. However, you need to let us know first.
Cost
$1,550 included picking up at the airport, room for 2 nights in Bangkok, a round trip bus ticket to Chiengmai and the elephant village.
The cost is NOT included an air ticket from your country to Bangkok.
Date
25 Dec 2007 - 13 Jan 2008
Dateline
12 Dec 2007
If you have any questions or want to know more details, please contact us
