Comments on: In Celebration of World Elephant Day–Thailand’s Elephant Nature Park

By: Anety

Anety — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:44:25 +0000

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By: One Travel Photo -- Two Looks

One Travel Photo -- Two Looks — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:06:35 +0000

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By: LadyE

LadyE — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:10:55 +0000

Hi Reena! I’m with you…love, love, love the Elephant Nature Park. A friend of mine recently spent a week there volunteering, and from what he is saying, it continues to be a phenomenal experience. I’m going to be in CM for 2 months this winter and I am seriously thinking of volunteering for a week.

By: Reena

Reena — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:58:12 +0000

Great post and really enjoyed your photos – it brought back memories of my own trip there. Washing the elephants at the nature park was one of the most magical experiences I had in Thailand, highly recommended!

By: Christy

Christy — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 05:47:23 +0000

These are so cute. I love the last one with the elephant bums.

By: Michele

Michele — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:09:54 +0000

I need to put Elephant Nature Park on my list for when I make it to Northern Thailand. After reading about what they do to train elephants to do tricks or give rides, I’m glad I didn’t ride one in Phuket after all. This sounds much more humane and probably more fun for all creatures involved.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:46:53 +0000

Such adorable creatures! I love how you captured their playfulnes. What a wonderful experience, Nancie! I would love to explore this particular park one of these days and show it to my kids. My daughter loves elephants so she enjoyed these pictures a lot and added this to her “list” 🙂

By: LadyE

LadyE — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:49:37 +0000

In reply to jenny.

Hi Jenny, Thanks for your kind words. Yes, spending time with these beautiful creatures is eye opening. The amount of abuse going on remains horrific. I guess when the abusers drive the elephants into extinction they’ll simply move onto another “in-demand” species.

The Elephant Nature Park is unique in that it does not put on tourist shows, or can tourists ride the elephants. Elephants are funny and entertaining just being themselves. They don’t need to do tricks (which to learn often means abuse) to make people laugh.

By: Wends of Journeys and Travels

Wends of Journeys and Travels — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:07:14 +0000

I love elephants and bathing them as you did is precious moments. I have seen this as a reflective journeys for you as you travel and one which enriches you further.

I wish you all the best and the photos of the elephants is just so amazing. I love them.

🙂

By: jenny

jenny — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:07:54 +0000

I loved this post Nancie. It upsets me to think that people still abuse the elephants here and in other countries. I’d love to spend a couple of days with them as you did. They are just like little kids!