Green Hill Valley Elephant Camp — Attraction in Taunggyi District

Amazing place. Best example of eco-tourism. The elephants are all rescue elephants either coming from logging camps or from private owners who used them for festivals. The elephant, the mahoot and his family all come to live at the camp and the mahoot is paid to care for his elephant. The family is given a home, free health care and their children get an education at the school nearby which was provided by the camp. The elephants get adoring visitors to feed them all day with their favourite food, pumpkin. They also enjoy "spa" treatments with their visitors is the icy water of the river that runs through the property. This means that you get to scrub the elephant while they lol in the pools. You get to see how the camp is run and the projects they are involved with. Lunch is also provided and was delicious. It was easy to spend a whole day here and we didn't want to leave at the end of it. We stayed in the nearby town of Kalaw which has plenty of accommodation. The trip to the camp took about an hour and was through the most beautiful scenic mountain range. If you book online a taxi will pick you up from your hotel and take you to and from the camp. The driver waits all day at the camp. This costs extra. This was one of the best days of my life. Absolutely thrilling and...

One of the most amazing things to experience in live. In this elephant camp you can feed, bath and observe a few, mostly elderly elephants. The animals are treated almost as friends or partners by the staff. As a visitor you have the possibility to learn a lot about the daily live of the elephants. The feeling when over 2 ton animal carefully takes food from your hand is amazing. The same when you are no longer affraid to put your hand into its mouth when feeding the bigger portion. The roughness of the elephant tongue on your hand... The staff is promoting sustainable living and is part of the chain of organisations trying to reduce plastic pollution in Myanmar. One can expect a great lunch, trousers, flip-flops and towels useful when bathing the elephants. Worth the time and money, it was...

It is expensive, yes... but for what they offer, its absoutly worth it. It is a sanctuary for injuried or old working elephants. The elephants are taken very good care of, and as it should be, their comfort is of highest importance. So there is no elephant riding etc. However you can freely feed them, touch them and even go to have a short bath with them (towel, flipflops and swim suit will be supplemented). Since it is not too touristy, you will gave a lot of time with the elephants. When we were here, we were 7 tourists with 5 elephants. Also a large and tasty lunch and manymany ingormation in good english are included. If you wanna see elephants and do something...