Laos: "Living with Elephants" - 2 day tour - Living with Elephants and their trainers - a unique experience at the Elephant Village Luang Prabang
This "Living like a Mahout" program is unique in Laos and offers you a very exceptional experience with our protected Elephants in the Elephant Village in Luang Prabang. Follow the day of the Elephant Mahout (Elephant keeper) and learn about them and their life in our project area. Ride them, wash them and bring them to the forest... Overnight in the Elephant Lodge!! Elephant washing, riding, feeding and sharing time with Elephants... in the most beautiful area around Luang Prabang!
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Experience the "Life of a Mahout"
2 day Elephant activity and interaction package
in Luang Prabang
!! unique in Laos click MSN News Report !!
Live the life of a Lao mahout
in our Elephant Park Project area and
at the "Elephant Village" just outside of Luang Prabang!
See and feel how they live and work with our protected Elephants close to nature...
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It's a simple life close to the animals and close to nature. The day of a Mahout
is scheduled to fit the needs of the animals and offer you the unique chance to
follow this natural rhythm. The setting is wonderful and of natural beauty.
Also
you will have the chance to ride the Elephants in the neck, to learn some specific
methods of controlling the animals. You may ride a few times on the first day and
get close with the animals during your activities and interaction...
Feed them, bring them to the jungle and learn how to clean and wash these massive animals.
A night close to nature and our Lao food will prepare you for the next day.
An
early start in the morning will bring you back to the Elephants for a bath in the
river. Than after breakfast prepare for your return or further activities depending
on your booking. (This package include either a village and mountain Trek or
Kayak tour back to Luang Prabang)
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Stay with our Mahout team
- Feed and wash our Elephants
- Learn about their life
- Sleep in the Elephant Lodge
- or in Zen Nam Khan Boutique resort
- Follow the Elephant trails
- See the waterfall and relax
- Visit a village nearby and meet locals
- Guide the Elephants out in the jungle
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Ride and feel them and learn about them…
Link to our Elephant Adventure
Tour pictures
Here you can see some impressions by slide show, made by our foreign specialist Brian Clarke who has worked with Elephants over the last ten years! Takes only a few minutes...have a look!
Elephant
Living like Mahout program Includes:
- Private transfers from/to project
area
- Boat transfers on Nam Khan river
- Entrance fees for project
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All meals and drinking water on your tour
- Overnight in DBL or TWN Room in
the Elephant Lodge
or Zen Nam Khan Boutique Resort
according
to your booking request
- English speaking guide/supervisor
- Interaction
with our Lao Mahouts & Elephants
- Tad Sae Waterfall visit (waterfall
dry during Feb.-July)
- Elephant riding in the Elephant Village and river
area
- Instructions about the Elephant and work as a Mahout
- Learning
some training and controlling skills with Elephant
- Elephant Village Park
Project contribution payments
- Choice of a guided Trekking/Kayaking on 2.
day
Elephant
program does not include:
insurance, alcoholic and soft drinks, tips
Requirements for this Elephant interaction program:
- Minimum
age of 18 years or with parents!
- A normal level of fitness
-
Love for our Elephants
- Respect the Lao culture, be open-minded
- Flexibility
and tolerance
- bring sun protection, swimming suit, towel and shoes that can
get wet.
- bring long trousers
start 8:30 / end evening of second day in afternoon depending on your program
The
following Example of an itinerary
may
change from tour to tour depending on the occupancy of the Elephant Village,
number of persons in your group, weather and river conditions and other unforeseen
circumstances:
Day 1
08:30/9:00 am. Departure from hotel / Guesthouse in Luang Prabang
town,
10:45 am Arrive at the Elephant Village, Elephant
Camp outside of Luang Prabang
11:00 am Trekking through Jungle
by sitting on elephant howdah/chair
12:00 Come
back to Elephant Village for buffet lunch
13:00 pm Introducing
elephant and mahout, interaction time to learn more about Elephants
13:15 pm
ride elephant to jungle and overnight place
14:30 pm
Take relaxation with shower and free time.
Optional: Visit Tad Sae waterfall,
in season with water in waterfall
18:30 pm Take pleasure
with set menu for dinner
Day 2
07:00 am. Walk to bring elephant from jungle.
07:45 am.
Bath to elephant in the river.
08:45 am. Breakfast.
09:30am
Preparing for further activities or going on with Trekking or Kayaking
14.00-16.00
arrival back in Luang Prabang depending on you activities booked.
Tour Includes:
Transportation from town to elephant camp (Round
trip)
Boat transfer Round trip
Buffet lunch
Elephant riding fee
Breakfast Set menu
English speaking guide
your preferred overnight as per booking
Brief lecture about Elephant
and Project
Dinking water
Pictures below from the Elephant Lodge DBL room where you normally stay. Double Rooms have all their own bathroom and veranda with view over the Nam Khan river and into the mountains. You may upgrade for the Lao Spirit Resort or Zen Namkhan Boutique Resort which also has an ecological swimming pool. The resort of course come with more luxury and the incredible open air showers!!
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