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In the lush tropical jungle of Chiang Mai's Maesa Valley , a big family
of elephants lives side by side with their mahout caretakers. "Maesa
Elephant Camp" is home to one of the largest assembly of elephants
in the north of Thailand .
Our philosophy is to create a natural and healthy environment for the
elephants while working to conserve and breed them,due to the dwindling
number of Asian elephants left in the wild.
Guiness World Record
Aiming to spread the value of Thai elephants' skills and their artistic
works to the world, Maesa Elephant Camp decided to nominate their elephants'
painting to be recorded by the Guinness World Record.
Elephant Health Care
As a poor care will lead to poor health, the camp kamkes sure only the
best and most sanitary nutrition and treatment are provided to all elephant
in order to make them stay mentally and physically vigorous
Show Times
Visit our showground to and enjoy a variety of fabulous shows of elephants
who love to show off their skills and have a good time. Once you enter
the show ground, 20 elephants will parade to welcome you to their show.
Don't miss a chance to observe the elephants bathing at the two bathing
areas on Maesa River before each elephant show. The shows are as following:
- Demonstration of how to get on and off an elephant by experienced
mahouts
- Musical performance and dancing by the talented elephants
- How the elephants sleep at night (lying on their side)
- Football matches consisting of many talented elephant players like
Play Lankam, Kongkam and Khamsan
- Painting of many abstract and realistic pictures by the eight elephants
- Kongkum, Wanpen, Kamsan, Lankam, Duanpen, Songpun, Punpetch and Pu
Ood. Maesa Elephant Camp is the only place in the world showing the
painting of realistic pictures by elephant artists.
- Demonstration of how the elephants massage their mahouts by using
their trunks
- Elephant stick picking competition.
- Dart Game show by little elephants.
- Logging and lumber dragging show.
Elephant Riding
One of the most delightful experiences for most tourists to Thailand is
their experience riding in a safe howdah on the back of an elephant. While
you may get the chance to ride an elephant in a zoo or a city theme park
elsewhere, here at Maesa the experience is as authentic as they come.
For centuries elephants have been used for transportation through the
thick jungles of South East Asia , and here at Maesa, with our very own
waterfalls, streams, mountains and jungle, you will experience the adventure
of a lifetime. Elephant riding is available daily and all year round.
The Elephant Riding Adventure is available daily from 7 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.
Nursery
At the turn of the last century there were over one hundred thousand elephants
in Thailand , today there are less than five thousand. In view of this
frightening statistic, Maesa Elephant Camp has, for many years, dedicated
our knowledge and expertise to create a breeding programme, of which the
success is proudly seen in our elephant nursery. Only five minutes walk
from the elephant showground, baby elephants live with their mothers and
are brought up with exceptional professional care where they spend happy
childhoods shyly welcoming visitors.
Baby elephants will live together with their parent elephants until they
are two and a half to three years old. During this time they will have
their intelligence and skills fully developed by the professional and
caring mahouts and staff.
The Elephant Nursery is open daily from 7 a.m. – 2.30 p.m
Art Exhibition
Maesa Elephant Art Exhibition Hall and Gallery
Who would have thought that elephants could be artists?
Well, strange indeed, but also true. Not all, but some elephants have
taken to the paintbrush like fish to the water, each developing their
own unique and distinctive strokes. Through years of working side by side
with art teachers – as in any art college – a few outstanding artists
have emerged at Maesa Elephant Camp with some of their works being on
display in art galleries as far flung as New York , London and Tokyo .
Our exhibition gallery is the only one in the world featuring paintings
created by elephants so take this once in a life time opportunity to observe
the development of elephants' painting skills as well as viewing the recorded-by-Guinness
painting entitled “Cold Wind, Swirling Mist, Charming Lanna I” which is
2.4 metres high and 6 metres long.
You will also have a chance to do your bit towards the conservation of
the Asian elephant by purchasing your very own unique elephant painting.
This gigantic painting is on display daily from 8.30 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.
With each painting by an elephant which you purchase, a portion of the
proceeds will go directly towards the conservation of the Asian elephants.
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