Changchill

Elephants! 4 glorious Elephants, that were working elephants but are now being looked after by this amazing sanctuary. Chiang means Elephant so in this area there are many sanctuaries, many are not ethical, they do care and look after the elephants but some of their practices are questionable so I did my research and lonely planet recommended Changchill.

Here you observe the elephants, that's it and work for your visit. We helped prepare the food and made some medicine for them. In the morning we hiked into the jungle and observed them wandering and eating and in the afternoon we watched them eating and bathing. Elephants do not like brown leaves! Watching them strip the brown leaves off bamboo and eat the good stuff was amazing! They are so clever with their trunks, the way they move and use it to grab things. Glorious, beautiful, surprisingly graceful and massive!

These truly are the most beautiful animals, yes, I wish they were in the wild but to put these elephants in the wild after working and living with the hill tribes for years would not be safe for them so the sanctuaries are there for that reason. At Changchill, they seemed to have a nice place to rest and live, lots of space, lots of kindness and lots of food!

I limited my photos as I wanted to observe and make the most of the time at Changchill.Read more