点评:The elephant sanctuary is worth a 1/2 day visit. Went on a morning visit, as the afternoons are very hot in February.
Completed an online booking via the Pattaya Elephant Sanctuary website, giving details of where I was staying in Pattaya. The booking was confirmed online & what time I would be picked up at my hotel.
The booking confirmation recommends that you bring swimming gear & a towel. A full list comes with the booking confirmation.
Top tip *** - take a photo of your passport info page. Your details need to be given when paying at the Sanctuary.
At the Sanctuary you’ll meet the elephants, be shown what to do & not to do when in contact with these fantastic animals. Highlight of the visit is getting in the pools with the elephants - great fun !
Our knowledgeable guide, Tak, gave us background information to the individual elephants - quite sad stories really.
Some of the elephants were worked in the logging camps in the mornings, then used for rides in the afternoons for tourists. Don’t be tempted go on elephant rides, as their sensitive feet aren’t suited for hot beach sand, hot tarmac on roads or fat tourists.
翻译:大象保护区值得花半天时间参观。我选择在早上参观,因为二月份下午非常炎热。
通过芭堤雅大象保护区网站完成在线预订,提供我在芭堤雅住处的详细信息。预订已在线确认,并告知我什么时候会到酒店接我。
预订确认书建议您携带游泳装备和毛巾。预订确认书附有完整清单。
重要提示*** - 拍下护照信息页的照片。在保护区付款时需要提供您的详细信息。
在保护区,您将会见到大象,并了解与这些奇妙的动物接触时该做什么和不该做什么。这次参观的亮点是与大象一起进入水池 - 非常有趣!
我们知识渊博的导游 Tak 向我们介绍了每头大象的背景信息 - 故事真的很悲伤。
有些大象早上在伐木场工作,下午则供游客骑乘。不要被诱惑骑大象,因为它们敏感的脚不适合炎热的沙滩、炎热的柏油马路或肥胖的游客。