You may have seen a recent thread about an Englishman who played music to elephants. It caught my attention and I decided to go and see for myself.
My day started at 9am, when I was picked up at the main Train station in Kanchanaburi.
After a 30-40 minute drive, we arrived at Elephant's World way out in the countryside.
They currently look after 10 elephants, 3 male, 7 female, of varying ages. Most have been rescued from tourist areas where they were forced to give rides or beg for food.
The whole place is geared towards caring for the elephants. As a volunteer/visitor, you are invited to help with the day to day duties required to help keep these elephants in a safe and healthy environment.
It is not hard work, with visitors and staff helping each other in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Duties can typically include: preparing food,[sticky rice] cutting sugar cane, planting seeds, healthcare and the best bit, washing the elephants in the river.
I had the pleasure of meeting Paul, the above mentioned gentleman, and I can honestly say he is not in the slightest bit mad, as some suggested in their replies to his thread. He is simply trying to help promote this place so others can experience the opportunity to spend some time learning about, and caring for, the worlds largest land mammals. If you want an unusual day out with the family, I can highly recommend Elephant's World. Photos will be posted soon.
If you want to post negative comments, it won't bother me in the slightest [nor did it bother Paul.] If you want any further information, PM me. Thanks for reading.