guests with a prime opportunity to
experience the pure joy of simply being
with elephants as they socialize and
behave completely naturally. It is also
a fantastic experience for enthusiasts
who are interested in learning about
these majestic mammals from a scientific
perspective.”
Under the guidance and expertise of
John Roberts, guests can rest assured
that all activities are ethical at the award
winning Elephant Camp of Anantara
Golden Triangle Elephant Camp &
Resort. Set up in 2003 as a traditional
mahout village, the Elephant Camp
works alongside Anantara’s Golden
Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation. To
date over 40 elephants have been rescued
from Thailand’s city streets, of which 20
now live in the jungle environment of
Anantara’s Elephant Camp, along with
their entire mahout family, who receive
English lessons, education for their
children, and 100% of the profits from
the sale of garments from a traditional
silk worm business.
The Golden Triangle Asian Elephant
Foundation also cooperates with the Thai
government and other organisations in
bigger picture projects. It has helped
to fund research and clinics using
elephants in therapy sessions for
children living with autism. It equipped
the first elephant hospital in Krabi,
southern Thailand, with an ATV, and
has also donated to the Thai Elephant
Conservation Centre in Lampang,
among other things, a purpose built
elephant ambulance and a gantry
to help lame elephants stand. The
foundation also built the world’s only
facility to scientifically research elephant
intelligence and behaviour and runs
the world’s only programme to teach
scientific Positive Reinforcement training
methods to traditional mahouts.
Along with its parent company,
Minor International, the foundation is
working with international partners
and the Cambodian Government to
fund the protection of an 18,000 hectare
elephant corridor of standing forest in
the Cardamom Mountains and funding
wild elephant preservation projects in
Kui Buri, Thap Lan & Khao Yai National
Parks in Thailand.
Walking with Giants, along with
the Mahout Experience and Elephant
Learning Experience, is offered as part
of the resort’s luxurious all-inclusive
Discovery Package, while a range of
additional elephant activities (Elephant
Yoga, Sunset Elephant Trek, Dining by
Design at the Baby Elephant Camp and
Elephant Picnic) are available at an extra
charge.
For more information about Walking
with Giants and the other ethical
elephant experiences available at
Anantara