Doi Inthanon National Park

    Doi Inthanon National Park covers the areas of  Sanpatong District, Chomthong District, Mae Chaem District, Mae Wang District, and Toi Lor Sub-district of Chiang Mai Province within an approximate area of 482 square kilometers or 301,500 rai. The National Park consists of high See more details

Wat Rong Khun

Wat Rong Khun is located in Rong Khun village where is about 10 km south of Chiangrai city( the northern most province of Thailand and is about 180 km far away from Chiang Ma ) and only slightly off the super highway. It is designed by the national artist name Mr. Chalermchai Kositpipat. The main See more details

Buddhist novice

   In Thai, novices are known as a "samanen" or just "nen" for short. A monk is called a "bhikkhu". The main difference between a novice and a monk is that novices only have 10 precepts while monks have 227. If you are a male and are less than twenty years See more details

Doi Suthep

Wat Prathat Doi Suthep is a buddhist temple in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The temple is often referred to as "Doi Suthep" although this is actually the name of the mountain it is located on. The temple is located 15 km from the city of Chiang Mai and is a sacred to Thai many people See more details

Hilltribe

  The Hilltribes of Northern Thailand, there are approximately 1 million Hill Tribes people live in small villages scattered throughout Northern and Western Thailand. Originating in China and Burma, most have migrated to Thailand in the last 150-200 years. Most people were fleeing from See more details

Elephant

There are two main species of elephant in the world. The African Elephant -- Loxodonta, which is larger with bigger ears and a less docile nature. The ears help the animal to lose heat on the sunny open country it inhabits in Africa. The Indian elephant -- Elephas, is a native of thick forest, so See more details

Rafting

Rafting is one of the most activities to do in Chiang Mai of this region. There are to two kinds of rafting, bamboo rafting and white water rafting. Over the past few years bamboo rafting and white water rafting in Chiang Mai have attracted large crowds into the city which has promoted touri See more details

Elephant

elephant

There are two main species of elephant in the world. The African Elephant -- Loxodonta, which is larger with bigger ears and a less docile nature. The ears help the animal to lose heat on the sunny open country it inhabits in Africa. The Indian elephant -- Elephas, is a native of thick forest, so is smaller, with much smaller ears. There have also been reports of pygmy elephants in South East Asia, only 1.5 meters tall, but these are probably extinct. The Indian elephant is 3 meters from the ground to the highest point of the shoulders (males 50 cm bigger). They weigh about four tons, and need 250 kg of food a day, and 60 gallons of water. They are vegetarians, eating a wide variety of plants. In Thailand, their favorite food is tamarind, but as anyone who has been to an elephant camp knows, they seem to love bananas and sugar cane. Both sexes have tusks, although they are far larger in the male. Some males do not grow tusks, and are supposed to be better workers.

Elephants have been revered in Thailand for many centuries. Famous as the strongest beasts of burden, in Thailand they were important in battle, with kings mounted on Elephants fighting the Burmese to defend Thailand on many occasions. They have also been noted for their intelligence, memory and pleasant nature. A Thai legend has it that a marriage is like an elephant-- the husband is the front legs, that choose the direction, the wife the back legs, providing the power !


A white elephant is even included in the flag of the Royal Thai navy, and the "order of the white elephant" is one of the highest honors, bestowed by the king. White elephants, in fact, are very rarely completely white. The skin has to be very pale in certain areas to qualify as a "white elephant"

On behave of Chiang Mai local people, here is a great opportunity for the traveler to explore elegant places to get close to the elephants. There are 2 kinds of elephant camp provided in Chiang Mai. The First one is training elephant camp and the second one is conservative elephant camp.

 

Here is the name list of training elephant camps in Chiang Mai:

Mae Sa elephant camp
Mae Taman elephant camp
Mae Tang elephant camp
Chiang Dao elephant camp

Mae Ping elephant camp

Here is the name list of conservative elephant camps in Chiang Mai:

Elephant nature park

Patara elephant farm

Elephant at home

 

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