This site has about 200 individuals of domesticated elephant. Many domesticated elephant can be seen in a limited area at one time. There elephants graze in the natural forests. In this region, elephants are used for agriculture especially plantation of the paddy and transportation. The paddy fields are ploughed and harrowed by elephants as cattle for plantation. The observation of the unique traditional plantation with elephants, study of the recalling technique of elephants in their pasture (natural forest), long trips on elephant riding in the natural forest, bird watching and plant or orchid observation on the elephant back can be made. Recommend to visit all the year round.
ASIAN ELEPHANT (Elephas maximus)
Elephants are the biggest animals that walk on land. The weight of one adult elephant is as much as 85 adult humans and as high as 3.5 metres. Elephants live in the host country of Africa and Asia. African and Asian elephants live the same kind of lives. But their bodies are very different. African elephants are bigger than Asian elephants, and have very wrinkled skin. All African elephants grow tusks. Only some male Asian elephants grow tusks. Asian elephants have smoother skin than African elephants, and their ears are smaller and more pointed. Myanmar is the second largest Asian elephant population in Asia, which has 4,000 E5,000 estimated population of Asian elephant. If you want to make expedition on the wild elephant in the natural forests, kindly see the
Elephant Tour (Expedition) Itineraries please. For your convenience and smooth traveling, please let us know one month ahead for prior permission.
