This mahout training course is specially designed for the tourists who would like to enjoy riding and bring the elephant to eat in the forest with the experienced mahouts. Bathing the elephant the big river with mahout also is the highlight of the course. All elephants they will not feel like to work for the tourists as all tourist will enjoy the life of the mahout and their beloved elephant. The elephant will wolk through the forest to find what their favourite foods to eat. All tourists will not have a chance to socialize with other tourists at the camp as we limit only 4 tourists in each trip. We will select best and friendly elephant for each tourist to ride.

Day 1.
08:30 Am. Check in at the camp and fill application form and dress up mahout out fit
09:00 Am. Staff introduces the mahouts and elephants and start learning how to be good mahout and how to approach elephant and learn rules of the mahout.
10:00 Am. Take elephant for bathing and enjoy taking them into the forest to feed them naturally there, all elephants love to be in the forest as there are so many food to eat.
12:00 Am. Lunch with the mahout in the jungle and take a break.
This time you can learn how to take care of elephant from the mahout and professional staff.
14:00 Am. Enjoy bathing their elephants with the mahout, all elephants love to be in the water as the elephant loves cooler weather.
15:00 Pm. Enjoy taking elephant back to the forest and leave their owned elephant there and then walk back to the resort with the mahout.
16:00 Pm. Enjoy free time with very beautiful surrounding Natures
18:00 Pm. Dinners at Resort and chat with the mahout and staff before bed time

Day 2.

06:30 Am. Enjoy walking into the forest to collect their elephant for morning bath
08:00 Am. Breakfasts
09:00 Am. Training session
10:00 Am Enjoy riding the elephants into the forest and enjoy surrounding Nature.
12:00 Am. Lunch
14:00 Pm. Continue riding on elephant and leave them in the forest and walk back to the resort.
16:00 Pm Free time
18:30 Pm. Dinner

Day 3.

06:30 Am. Hiking into the forest to pick up elephant for morning bath
08:00 Am. Breakfast
09:00 Am. Enjoy riding the elephant to participate the elephant show
11:00 Am. Visit baby elephant and sick elephants at the elephant hospital and then receive certificate and say good bye to the mahout and elephant

Price: 9,500 Baht

Recommended tip for mahout: 600 - 1,000 Baht

Include: 2 night accommodation at the elephant resort, Training outfit, T shirt, Video CD during training, 6 meals of food, Certificate of appreciation.

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