5/5 Oskar P. 2 years ago on Google
This
was
a
truly
magical
experience,
something
I'm
sure
I'll
carry
with
me
for
the
rest
of
my
life.
Granted,
I
love
animals
and
elephants
have
a
special
place
in
my
heart,
and
I
always
wanted
to
be
in
close
contact
with
them...
but
this
is
much,
much
more
I
ever
hoped
it
would
be.
Here's
a
summary
of
the
event:
you'll
be
picked
up
at
your
hotel
by
a
very
professional
and
timely
driver;
you're
greeted
by
knowledgeable
and
extremely
polite
guides
and
offered
a
refreshment
while
the
elephants
are
readied
for
the
event;
after
a
short
wait
you'll
have
your
interaction
with
the
elephants
(more
on
this
later);
in
the
middle
of
your
elephant
interaction,
you
will
be
shown
the
enclosures
where
the
elephants
live,
as
well
as
an
explanation
of
the
mission
of
the
sanctuary
(btw,
the
tour
guide
is
fantastic
--
so
informative
and
funny!);
finally,
you'll
be
offered
a
very
a-roi
lunch
to
end
the
tour
while
you
still
wonder
if
the
things
you
just
experienced
are
real.
:)
As
for
the
interaction
with
the
elephants...
Right
now
they
have
12
elephants
of
different
ages,
including
a
5
y/o
and
a
super-adorable
2
y/o.
You
will
first
have
a
chance
to
feed
them
their
favorite
candies
(sugar
cane
and
bananas).
You
can
feed
as
many
elephants
as
you
want,
but
beware
because
you
can
end
up
falling
in
love
with
one
of
them
(just
like
I
did)!
Then
it's
bath
time
for
them,
and
you're
invited
to
give
them
a
mud
treatment,
followed
by
a
bath
to
clean
off
their
mud
(my
favorite
elephant
loved
laying
sideways
and
splashing...
she's
a
character).
Finally,
you
will
shower
with
them
while
you
scrub
them
with
a
broom.
In
total,
the
experience
lasts
about
4
hours
(including
the
drive
back
and
forth).
That's
it,
that's
my
summary...
or,
at
least,
the
part
I
can
describe
in
words,
because
the
emotions
I
experienced
can't
be
easily
described,
they
have
to
be
felt.
If
you
come
to
Phuket
(you
should!),
please
visit
the
Green
Elephant
Sanctuary
Park.
You
won't
regret
it.
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