Three day mahout training course (most popular)
08.30 AM. Check in at the camp, all the tourists are provided the mahout suit and sheet of elephant command.
09:00 am. All tourists will meet their elephants and mahouts at the showground for introducing the name of mahout and elephant, then participants will be instructed how to ride the elephant by our skillfull mahout and professional staffs.
09:45 Am. Then our new mahouts are enjoyed bathing the elephants at the bathing pool with other elephants and mahouts.
10:00 Am. Enjoy watching the elephant show.
10:40 Am. then check in at our accommodation and put every thing in the room.
12:00 Am. Lunch at the restaurant.
13:00 Pm. Meet the elephants for the bath and show
14:00 Pm. Training session in the afternoon
14:30 Pm. Enjoy riding the elephant into the forest and bath their owned elephant on the way back to the forest. (This is regarded as the highlight of our mahout training course)
15:30 Pm. Arrive at the forest where the mahout usually leave their elephants and walk back to the camp with our staff and mahouts.
16:00 Pm. Arrive at the accommodation and take shower or dry the mahout suit for tomorrow 's use.
18:00 Pm. Resting time or the tourist can visit the baby elephant or walk around the camp
19:00: Pm. Enjoy dinner.
Day 2.
6.30 Am. Walk through the forest to get your elephant back to the TECC and help the mahout to bath and watch their elephant in the pool.
08:00 Am. Breakfast.
09:00 Am. Keep learning to ride and control the elephant in the show ground and bath the elephant at 09:45 Am.
10:00 Am. Changing to normal suit and meet our staff in order to visit the elephant hospital. Our staff will provide all tourists the elephant knowledge and information of the sick and injured elephants at the hospital.
12:00 A.m. Lunch at the restaurant.
13:15 Pm. Enjoy bathing their owned elephant again at the pool..
13:30 Pm. Participate in the show with other mahouts and elephants for the regular tourists.
14:40 Pm. Enjoy riding the elephant into the forest.
15:30 Pm. Arrive at the place where the mahout usually leave their elephants and walk back to the camp with our staff and mahouts.
16:00 Pm. Arrive at the accommodation and take shower or dry the mahout suit for tomorrow 's use.
18:00 Pm. Resting hours
19:00: Pm. Enjoy dinner.
Day 3.
6.30 Am. Walk through the forest to get your elephant back to the TECC and help the mahout to bath and watch their elephant in the pool.
08:00 Am. Breakfast.
09:00 Am. Review all the training lesson since three day before joining the show with other mahouts and elephants.
09:45 Am. Enjoy bathing the elephants with other mahouts at pool.
10:00 Am. Participate in the elephantshow for regular tourists, all the new mahout (tourist) will show the regular tourists all lesson since three day ago.
11:00 Am. Saying good bye to mahout and elephants and leave the camp.
Include:
* 2 night Accommodations
* 6 Meals
* Insurance
* Free Training suit
* English speaking Guide or staff
* Admission to Elephant Hospital
* Souvenir and Certificate...
* Drink water
Price of package:
8,500 Thai Baht (This price is not included the tip of the mahout, it can paid invidually to them when you finished the course in the end of the show)
Highly recommended..
The chance to ride the majestic elephants is a huge privilege. We recommend a small gift of thanks to the mahout in recognition of this privilege. As a guide please tip the Mahout at least 500 Baht as appreciation.
What to bring to join the program??
* Hiking Sandal or Flip-Flop..
* Some Clothes
* Some money for solf drink..
What you get from this training course?
-. Learn how to ride the elephant on their neck like mahout
-. Chance to be very closed to the elephant
-. Learn and understand about the elephant and mahout
-. Learn how to be and take care the elephant
-. Chance to help the mahout to take care of their elephant
-. Chance to bath elephant with the mahout
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5 Comments
Hello!
Together with my wife we are going to Thailand next February. We have
been last year to the TECC and we anjoyed it very much: tha labor your
perform ther eis admirable.
This year we would like to come again, but this time take the Mahout course.
I have, however, a couple of questions I would really happy to receive
an answer before.
i) Are there still courses for 6 days? I seem to remember that last
year there were, but I can not find them. If there are, how much do
they cost?
iii) We plan to go on late February, first half of March, which days do the cours ebegin during that period?
iv) If booking the course online (via www.changthai.com) how long
does it take to receive confirmation of the booking?
Thank you very much and hope to see you soon.
All the best
Claudio
My family would like to do either the 2 day or 3 day mahout course about 2/3/4 January. After all the trouble in Bangkok, do you have availability?
Dear Renae,
I am extremely happy to see every one has very good time with elephant here.. I promise that I will do the best for elephants and mahouts at Thai Elephant Conservation Center.. Elephants are only my friends that I can trust.. The longer I stay and work with them and at the camp is the more I love them and my heart is completely melted.. I wish you will be back again the the future or just come to say hello to us.
Sincerest thanks,
Supat, elephants and mahout
Dear Renae,
I am extremely happy to see every one has very good time with elephant here.. I promise that I will do the best for elephants and mahouts at Thai Elephant Conservation Center.. Elephants are only my friends that I can trust.. The longer I stay and work with them and at the camp is the more I love them and my heart is completely melted.. I wish you will be back again the the future or just come to say hello to us.
Sincerest thanks,
Supat, elephants and mahout
The first message was from my 10 year old daughter. She absolutely loved the elephants and developed a special bond with her elephant, Wanna. Her mahout, Maew, was very kind and worked well with her.
My husband, myself and our two children 8 & 10 years old had a fantastic time at your camp. Everything was perfect! From the sleeping accomodations, a bungalow just like the rest of the villagers' homes, to the very tasty food and, of course, our time with the elephants ! I didn't realize how much hard work it is taking care of elephants. No wonder the mahouts are in such great physical shape. The mahouts working at the camp are a great group of guys ! They are very attentive while we are working with the elephants and always making sure we are safe. They taught us a lot about elephants. I can't believe that we learned a few commands and could actually get the elephants to do things. It was a lot of fun.
The elephants are very friendly and each has their own personality. They are very gentle giants. When we hiked up to the forest to retrieve them at 6:30am you could see their excitement at seeing us and knowing that they would be free and would eat soon. I was amazed how the mahouts have trained the elephants. In the morning, my elephant, Kaew, could gather up his chain and place it around his neck all by himself with just verbal instructions from my mahout, Poom. During the show, he could paint pictures with a paintbrush held by his trunk. I purchased one picture that he did---a self-portait. Awesome !
My 8 year old son had the time of his life with his elephant, Sri Siam. By the end of the camp he was climbing all over his elephant, lying down on him and jumping onto his back. His most favorite time was bathing the elephants. He loved instructing his elephant to squirt water at other people. His mahout, Somchai, was a lot of fun. He kept my son busy and taught him how to handle his elephant well.
And, my husband, who is a little nervous around any animal, enjoyed the elephants as well. His mahout, Noot, was always very attentive to my husband and made sure that he was as comfortable as he could be and safe while riding his quite large elephant, Prachaub.
The rest of the staff at the camp, like the nice ladies who took our photos and video, the chef(s) and Supat run a well-organized, clean, family-friendly camp. The elephant hospital does a great job with the sick elephants.
Our family just loved the camp ! Along with visiting Chiang Mai, we also visited Bangkok and Koh Samet. But, our favorite time in Thailand, overall, was the Elephant Conservation Camp. We look forward to returning soon. Keep up the good work !
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