Our third and last day in Chaing Mai we spent the day at the Elephant Nature Park. There are a lot of things you can do with elephants in Chiang Mai- you can ride them, see them paint pictures, go on a jungle trek.... but the elephants and their habitat are dwindling. All of the elephants at this park have been rescued from one situation or another. Some were abused, injured, or abandoned. A woman has taken it up as her life work to rescue as many as she can. The park is supported through ecotourism and volunteers who can stay and work at the park for as many weeks as they like. We spent the day learning about the elephants, feeding them (this was Teac's favorite part), and giving them a bath. It was one of the highlights of our trip. We never did ride on an elephant- which I really wanted to do, but I think the experience was worth it.
This is a picture of one of the guides as he teaches us about the different elephants they have there at the park.