Elephant Camp – Bathing with elephants in the Khwae Noi River (Thailand)

Categories: Travel reports, Asia, Thailand

Shortly after midnight we landed in Bangkok from Hong Kong today.

Bangkok

Our Bangkok Hotel

Since we are already picked up the next morning at 7 am for our tour, we quickly took a taxi at the airport and went to our hotel Holiday Inn Express Bangkok Siam.

Our day tour “Elephant Village, Tiger Temple, Bangkok & Ayutthaya”

For the next days in Bangkok we have booked the following excursion program via Tour with Tong:

The total price for these 3 days was therefore just under 390 €. For all these activities incl. private transfer, admissions and a German-speaking guide we find this a fair price.

The location of Mahawangchang Elephant Camp

Bathing with elephants in the Khwae Noi River

Today, the first thing on the agenda was bathing with elephants at the Mahawangchang Elephant Camp. The detailed travel report will be delivered, but we have already uploaded the pictures. If there are any specific questions about the pictures or this travelogue, please post a comment at the end of the post.

A group of monkeys

After visiting the elephant camp we went on to the tiger temple Wat Pa Luangta Maha Bua. On the way we stopped at a place where several monkeys gathered around a small water reservoir. This looked like her own small pool 🙂

All travelogues from South-East Asia (2013)

In this holiday through South East Asia we travelled through 5 different countries. Starting with our flight to Hong Kong (China), then on to Bangkok (Thailand), to the million metropolis Singapore, then into the jungle to the UNESCO World Heritage Angkor Wat to Siem Riep (Cambodia), on to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and finally to the island of Borneo (Malaysia). An unbelievably fascinating journey with an incredible number of impressions and experiences.

Reiseberichte Südostasien China: Hong Kong - Explore tourist attractions & things to do
China: Hong Kong - Peak Tram & the viewpoint from Victoria Peak
China: Hong Kong - Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery & the Big Buddha
Thailand: Elephant Camp – Bathing with elephants in the Khwae Noi River
Thailand: Kanchanaburi – The Tiger Temple Wat Pa Luangta Maha Bua
Thailand: Bangkok – The Royal Palace, Wat Pho & Wat Arun
Thailand: Ayutthaya – The Temples & Ruins of the UNESCO World Heritage
Thailand: Ayutthaya – The Elephants at the Royal Elephant Kraal Village
Singapore: Chinatown, S.E.A. Aquarium & Sentosa Island
Singapore: A day trip to Singapore Zoo
Singapore: Marina Bay Sands Resort & the Infinity Pool
Cambodia: Siem Reap – Hotel, Old Market & the Butterfly Farm
Cambodia: Siem Reap – The temples of Angkor Wat
Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur – The Petronas Twin Towers
Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur – The Batu Caves & the Aquaria KLCC
Malaysia: Borneo – Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre
Malaysia: Borneo – Proboscis Monkey Labuk Bay Sanctuary
Malaysia: Borneo – Gomantong Caves & Jungle Elephants
Malaysia: Borneo – Diving at Sipadan Kapalai Dive Resort
Malaysia: Borneo – The Sipadan Kapalai Dive Resort