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Mountain Adventure with Elephants with Mahouts Foundation

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Mothering comfort
Birds eye view
Mountain top temple
Traditional textiles
The elephants
Mountain views
Born in the forest
Free and happy
Traditional music

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Join us on an adventure deep into the pristine untouched cloud forest - home to both captive and wild elephants.

Immerse yourself in a rich and ancient culture, learn about their traditions and long history of living alongside elephants in this beautifully remote location. Take a walk with us into the century old forests and observe the elephants roaming freely from a safe and respectful distance.

Feel the warm welcome from your host family throughout your stay, learn the art of traditional fabric and bamboo basket weaving and enjoy the breathtaking 360 degree mountain top views from the village temple.

This is an experience that guarantees you will return home with memories that will stay with you for a lifetime.

Highlights
  • Wander through untouched cloud forest.
  • Learn about a rich and ancient culture.
  • Observe elephants roaming freely in the forest.
  • Make a difference.

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Philippe
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Yes, I recommend this program

Memorable Experience

Jun 14, 2019

The LIFE program developed by the Mahouts Elephant Foundation provided me the chance to be closely immerged in a small Karen community.

I took all my meals with them and discovered their main activities like handloom, bamboo weaving, tobacco processing, forest harvesting operations and habitat conservation.

I also could appreciate the fundamental importance of the elephant for this community and how the mahouts care their “companions”.

Besides this genuine experience, staying in a remote village provides suitable conditions for introspection and relaxation.

The lodge accommodated by the Foundation is clean, functional and provides you enough comfort you need for such experience.

Potable water is available. As the lodge is equipped with solar panels, I would recommend to get a power bank and some extra batteries.

What would you improve about this program?
Could be interesting to provide some historical data about the Karen, what is their origin... to better understand today's situation
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houses are made from teck wood and are all based on the same layout. Kitchen and open space for eating, handloom, discussions... and one or 2 separate bedrooms
The forest is essential for the Karens. It provides food, wood (construction, fire for cooking and heating), natural habitat for their elephants (natural grazing) ...
Elephants are integrated in Karen's life

About Mahouts Elephant Foundation

Mahouts Elephant Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving and protecting the lives of Asian elephants. Founded on patience and peace and built through hard work and trust we are a foundation that works through ground-breaking collaborations with local communities fostering harmony and dedicating ourselves to protecting Asian...

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