{"id":5197,"date":"2026-09-15T12:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T12:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/?p=5197"},"modified":"2026-09-15T13:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:27:19","slug":"looking-for-a-good-place-to-see-elephants-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/nl\/uncategorized\/looking-for-a-good-place-to-see-elephants-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for a Good Place to See Elephants in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5197\" class=\"elementor elementor-5197\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a114289 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a114289\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b403e6a\" data-id=\"b403e6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9cec26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9cec26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking for a Good Place to See Elephants in Thailand <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa4888a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa4888a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ec11ef\" data-id=\"0ec11ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5db09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f5db09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During our trip to Thailand, we really wanted to see elephants. But we wanted to do it in a <strong>way that felt right.<\/strong><\/p><p>We absolutely did not want to ride elephants, watch them perform tricks, or see animals being made to work for tourists. It was<strong> important to us that the elephants were well cared<\/strong> for and allowed to live as naturally as possible.<\/p><p><strong>My daughters therefore started looking for different organisations<\/strong> and places where we could see elephants. They read reviews and looked carefully at how the animals were treated. Eventually, we found a small accommodation where three elephants lived.<\/p><p>Before our stay, we contacted the accommodation, <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/Share-OTyo3rG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DioLom Elephant Farmstay<\/a>,<\/strong><\/span> to ask if we could feed the elephants. We received confirmation that we could, so we were curious to see what the place would be like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef0b480 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef0b480\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb44cf0\" data-id=\"bb44cf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415ed2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"415ed2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-07-28-12.11.26-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5184\" alt=\"Elephant being fed during a responsible elephant experience in Thailand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-07-28-12.11.26-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-07-28-12.11.26-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-07-28-12.11.26-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-07-28-12.11.26-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-07-28-12.11.26.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93e30ed\" data-id=\"93e30ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcd15e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bcd15e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-22.08.50-2-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5199\" alt=\"Feeding and gently cuddling a rescued elephant in Thailand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-22.08.50-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-22.08.50-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-22.08.50-2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-22.08.50-2-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-22.08.50-2.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-469c1ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"469c1ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8b38c1\" data-id=\"c8b38c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06c1fef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06c1fef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Things turned out to be a little different when we arrived<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78bc008 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78bc008\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a0b5a7\" data-id=\"9a0b5a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1932c80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1932c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we arrived, we actually couldn\u2019t do anything with the elephants. We weren\u2019t allowed to feed them, and we couldn\u2019t simply walk around with them either.<\/p><p><strong>Of course, that was a little disappointing.<\/strong><\/p><p>The owner explained that the following day, for an additional fee, we could feed the elephants, walk with them and even swim with them in the river.<\/p><p>The only thing was that none of this had been mentioned beforehand.<\/p><p>So we talked to him about it. Not angrily, but because we felt this should have been communicated more clearly. Especially for people who deliberately choose a place because they care about animal welfare.<\/p><p>It turned into a very pleasant conversation. The owner was incredibly kind and understood exactly what we meant.<\/p><p>Since <strong>I run a B&amp;B myself, I explained how important I think it is for guests to know exactly what they can expect<\/strong> before they arrive. In the end, we actually sat down together and updated his Booking.com listing.<\/p><p>It was made clearer that feeding the elephants, walking with them and swimming in the river were activities that required an additional payment.<\/p><p>So, in the end, what started as a <strong>small misunderstanding actually resulted in better information for future guests.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2177f98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2177f98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60f55f1\" data-id=\"60f55f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553d81a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"553d81a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We didn't want a full-day elephant experience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44224bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44224bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb01343\" data-id=\"fb01343\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce28466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce28466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We didn\u2019t want to spend an entire day doing activities with the elephants.<\/p><p>We simply wanted to see them, spend some quiet time around them and give them some food.<\/p><p>So we were allowed to come back the following day to feed them.<\/p><p>And that\u2019s when we <strong>got a completely different impression of the place.<\/strong><\/p><p>There were three elephants, and each elephant had its own caretaker. The owner told us that they were fed approximately every hour and were free to walk around.<\/p><p>What stood out to us most was how gently he treated the animals. He knew them well and was clearly very involved in their wellbeing.<\/p><p>But the <strong>story behind the elephants made an even bigger impression on us.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d73990c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d73990c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac86d98\" data-id=\"ac86d98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbea37e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbea37e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rescued from a difficult past<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18cc2c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18cc2c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-326d21c\" data-id=\"326d21c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8ad45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c8ad45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The owner told us that he had r<strong>escued all three elephants.<\/strong><\/p><p>They had spent many years working hard. Among other things, they had been used to carry heavy logs and to carry people. They had also been beaten.<\/p><p>According to the owner, the rules in Thailand have changed and elephants can no longer be used for the same kind of heavy labour. In some neighbouring countries, however, this still happens.<\/p><p>He had <strong>bought these elephants<\/strong> to make sure they would not have to return to that kind of life during their remaining years.<\/p><p>Instead, they <strong>could roam freely, were given plenty of food and were well cared for.<\/strong><\/p><p>Hearing their story made us look at the animals differently.<\/p><p>They weren\u2019t simply three elephants we happened to see during our holiday. Each of them had a history, and <strong>their owner had deliberately taken them out of that life.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43d4216 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43d4216\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-548d78b\" data-id=\"548d78b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec1cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ec1cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/olifant-stay.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5186\" alt=\"Simple accommodation near rescued elephants in Thailand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/olifant-stay.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/olifant-stay-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/olifant-stay-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/olifant-stay-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2aff6dc\" data-id=\"2aff6dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7244b90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7244b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/Share-OTyo3rG\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/olifant-stay2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5200\" alt=\"Simple hut accommodation in Thailand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/olifant-stay2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/olifant-stay2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbberglust.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/olifant-stay2-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c958657 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c958657\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8628edc\" data-id=\"8628edc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e57660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e57660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1,000 baht a day<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-497b753 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"497b753\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e9a3ee\" data-id=\"8e9a3ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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We stayed in basic little huts, and at first we thought the price was quite high compared with other accommodation in the area.<\/p><p>But when we learned<strong> how much it cost to care for the elephants,<\/strong> we understood the higher price a little better.<\/p><p>Feeding one elephant cost around 1,000 baht per day. That\u2019s approximately \u20ac25.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f7dc88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f7dc88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c5419c\" data-id=\"8c5419c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f091d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f091d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Per elephant<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-419b717 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"419b717\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3580be\" data-id=\"f3580be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa96d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa96d64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And there were three of them.<\/p><p>When <strong>my daughters<\/strong> heard this, they both wanted to <strong>contribute some of their own money.<\/strong><\/p><p>In the end, together <strong>they gave 3,000 baht<\/strong>. That was enough to cover approximately one day\u2019s food for all three elephants.<\/p><p>I thought that was <strong>such a beautiful moment<\/strong>. It was completely their own idea. They simply wanted to do something for the animals they had been so excited to see.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8ffa76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8ffa76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96a435e\" data-id=\"96a435e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f4e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05f4e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our encounter with the elephants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3916c96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3916c96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d074ac5\" data-id=\"d074ac5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9165fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9165fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The next morning, we were allowed to prepare their food and feed them.<\/p><p>There were <strong>no tricks and no show.<\/strong> We could simply spend some quiet time with the animals, feed them and watch how they interacted with their caretakers.<\/p><p>And that was exactly what we had been looking for.<\/p><p>Of course, as a tourist, you can never know exactly what happens behind the scenes. To some extent, you have to trust what the owner tells you and what you see for yourself.<\/p><p>But what we<strong> saw was a man who clearly cared deeply<\/strong> about his elephants and invested a lot of time and money in their wellbeing.<\/p><p>And perhaps it was actually a good thing that we didn\u2019t get everything we expected beforehand. Because of our <strong>conversation with the owner<\/strong>, we ended up learning much more about the place and the stories behind the animals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-737b9d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"737b9d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4d9e8b\" data-id=\"d4d9e8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adad1e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adad1e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A special memory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b74086d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b74086d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-729b339\" data-id=\"729b339\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087b824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"087b824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The accommodation was simple, and the <strong>communication about the activities could definitely<\/strong> have been clearer beforehand. But by talking openly with the owner, we gained a much better understanding of the place and the care the elephants received.<\/p><p>And despite everything, <strong>we look back on the experience with a very good feeling.<\/strong><\/p><p>We had been looking for a place where we could see elephants without contributing to animal suffering. In the end, we met three elephants, each with their own story, an owner who clearly cared deeply about them, and we were even given the opportunity to contribute to their daily care.<\/p><p>And perhaps the <strong>most beautiful part of it all was my daughters.<\/strong><\/p><p>They didn\u2019t just want to see the elephants. When they heard how much it cost to feed them every day, they wanted to <strong>contribute some of their own money.<\/strong><\/p><p>Three elephants, 3,000 baht and a small gesture that made the experience even more special for us.<\/p><p>An encounter we won\u2019t soon forget.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a Good Place to See Elephants in Thailand During our trip to Thailand, we really wanted to see elephants. But we wanted to do it in a way that felt right. We absolutely did not want to ride elephants, watch them perform tricks, or see animals being made to work for tourists. 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