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More about the Chiang Dao Elephant Camp:

The Elephant Training Center was founded in 1969 and was one of the first elephant camps in Chiang Mai and has one of the most beautiful natural settings, surrounded by small hills and the Ping River running through it year round. Manas Yaviraj was the founder of the elephant training center, which he started by renting three elephants from neighboring Karen hill tribes to showcase to tourists elephants’ working skills, such as teak logging.

The center expanded over the years and Chiang-Dao Chiang Mai Elephant Training Center began to purchase its own elephants, as well as implementing a breeding program. The camp works elephants in the mornings only, allowing all elephants to enjoy their afternoons and nights in the beautiful and bountiful natural environments so they can return to their natural habitats, breed and enjoy a natural, fulfilling life. Because of the importance put upon their natural habits, baby elephants are adopted by the herd and the natural behaviors of the elephants allow them to behave as they would in the wild. Baby elephants are cared for and grow into members of the herd which in turn care for the future young.