点评:Our second visit to the most Ethical elephant sanctuary in Thailand. A totally immersive experience for 5 days of our lives. From the Monday 9:00 am we are picked up from Uttaradit until Friday 15:00 when dropped off at sukhothai we were looked after by Katherine, Kruh Sing and their fantastic staff and mahouts. Forget about the outside world and follow the elephants. See them get their morning treatments to heal their sores and wounds from early life experiences. Then follow them into the jungle and watch the dynamics and relationships unfold when they cross paths naturally as they create paths through the undergrowth.
Around 12 noon you will hear the approaching truck with the staff who have made vegan thai dishes and serve up a brilliant picnic, possibly in a treehouse, but usually in the shade of some trees. Getting back to the lakeside “pavilion” around 3:30pm you then may go out to a remote area to cut banana trees or visit a local market to sample their wares or visit a local house to try learning some thai cooking. There is as well an optional walk to the highest local peak to watch the sunrise. Organised by locals it is well worth it.
Every pound, dollar, baht or whatever your currency is you spend on booking your 4 nights at this sanctuary is spent on keeping this sanctuary going and supporting the local village. I would rather my money do that than some 5 star hotel which will never thank you like this slice of Thailand will.
I forgot to mention the overnight accommodation which again is in the village and is called “my house”.
It is basic and comfortable but the staff are the loveliest people. Just be careful because they have a wicked sense of humour!!
翻译:我们第二次造访泰国最符合伦理道德的大象保护区。五天的沉浸式体验,让我们终生难忘。从周一早上9点开始,我们从乌泰他尼出发,一直到周五下午3点抵达素可泰。凯瑟琳、克鲁辛以及他们出色的工作人员和象夫们全程照顾我们。忘却尘世喧嚣,跟随大象的脚步。观看它们接受晨间护理,治愈早年生活中留下的伤痛。然后跟随它们进入丛林,观察它们在灌木丛中自然穿行时,彼此间展现出的互动和关系。
中午12点左右,你会听到工作人员的卡车驶来,他们准备了美味的泰式素食,并为我们准备了一顿丰盛的野餐。野餐地点可能是树屋,但通常是在树荫下。下午3:30左右回到湖边的“凉亭”后,您可以前往偏僻的地方砍香蕉树,或者去当地市场品尝各种商品,也可以去当地人家里学习泰式烹饪。此外,您还可以选择徒步登上当地最高的山峰欣赏日出。这项活动由当地人组织,非常值得一去。
您预订这处静谧之地四晚住宿的每一英镑、美元、泰铢或其他任何货币,都将用于维持这里的运营并支持当地村庄。我宁愿把钱花在这里,也不愿花在那些永远不会像这片泰国净土一样感谢您的五星级酒店上。
我忘了提一下住宿,它也在村子里,叫做“我的房子”。
虽然设施简朴但很舒适,而且工作人员非常友善。只是要小心,因为他们非常幽默!