Luang Prabang Elephant Camp

Mahout Experiences

Benolaos — 2019-01-24T13:47:12Z

One Day Experience : Program 3: Mahout Training Course

9:30 Welcome (iced Tea) and getting information about (15 minutes)
9:45 Wearing mahout uniform ( a Uniform for rent only) if you want to buy an extra cost as 20 $
9:45-100 Move to feeding platform for Elephants feeding, touching, watching, and learning experiences.(15 minutes)
10:00 Interview how to control an Elephant that you will know basic, how to Ride on neck and mahout words by spent about (60 minutes).
11:00 Elephant massage spent about (30 minutes)
Lunch time 11:45, after Lunch and relax.
12:45 elephant health checking ( 30-45 minutes)
13:30 trying to control an Elephant by sitting on neck of elephant then enjoy with your Elephant Riding and playing (60 minutes)
14:30 bring you Elephant to the Mekong river for bathing about (60 minutes), After Elephant bathing bring your Elephant in to their home and finished your program
15:30 Time for you to take a bath, then we will provide you a certificate and discuss about training and noted to our camp that once you used to be mahout in our Elephant camp in Luang Prabang the world heritage town
16:00 say good bye to your Mahout Trainer and you're an Elephant, by your own transfer or a surcharged with our transportation as options below:

Price: 69USD / pers. This price includes:

Welcome tea or coffee
Mahout suite for rent
Lunch and drinking water
Foods for an Elephant
Elephant Riding
Elephant massage
Elephant bathing

The Park of Bears

Benolaos — 2018-12-27T12:58:08Z

In collaboration with the Laos Department of Forestry, construction of the Tat Kuang Si Bear Rescue Centre in Luang Prabang began in 2003.
Since 2017, they rescued endangered wildlife including macaques, leopard cats, tortoises, birds, civets, and even red pandas intercepted after being smuggled from China into Laos.
Have a visit, and sponsor a bear to help the Center.

- Around us

The Butterfly Park

Benolaos — 2018-12-27T11:51:29Z

Situated 300m before the entry of the Kuang Si Waterfall, Kuang Si Butterfly Park is a project that was initiated in 2014 to create a research centre studying and publishing about Laos butterflies, host plants and preservation because of environmental issues in Laos.
The center is looking for entomologists and botanists to help and develop the center.
A nice little café on the pound can finish the visit, for having a good coffee, delicious baguette in a beautiful surrounding.

- Around us

The Park of Kuang Si Waterfall

Benolaos — 2018-12-27T11:44:08Z

Close to Luang Prabang, Kuang Si Falls stands in a huge protected park with exotic and endemic nature that makes it one of the most appreciated “Must-see” attraction in the area.

The road to the falls winds through hills with spectacular natural views, including terraced rice fields, jungle, deep forest, bamboo forest, robber plantations, which make the trip a refreshing and mind-cooling one.

After 45 min of drive from centre-town, you will reach the little village of Ban Tha Pene. After entering the park, you can start by paying a visit to the local bears, saved from poachers. Then enjoy the truly spectacular and the biggest waterfall in Luang Prabang. Swimming is possible in many area

Elephant life

Benolaos — 2018-12-26T16:50:35Z

A wild elephant lives around 60 years in Laos. Female elephants (cows) live in family herds with their young, but adult males (bulls) tend to roam on their own.

Having a baby elephant is a serious commitment. Elephants have a longer pregnancy than any other mammal - almost 22 months. Cows usually give birth to one calf every two to four years. At birth, elephants already weigh 100kg and stand about three feet (1 meter) tall.

Asian elephants have been domesticated for thousands of years. The powerful beasts have been employed to move heavy objects, such as felled trees, to carry humans on their backs, and even to wage war.

A long history

Benolaos — 2018-12-26T16:38:48Z

For many hundreds of years elephants have helped humans to explore and exploit wild landscapes in Lao PDR. Elephants were extensively used in logging operations to transport cut timber and supplies over terrain that is impassable for vehicles. As new technologies emerge logging elephants are less required for such operations and are increasingly used in the tourism sector.

Even today elephants in Lao PDR continue to carry travelers through the forests providing a unique vantage point. Researchers, naturalists, and scientists also continue to use the elephant as a means of exploring and carrying equipment. But the wild elephants are now protected, and we assist probably at the last generation of mahouts living all their life with their elephant companion.

Feeding, Riding, Bathing

Benolaos — 2018-12-18T17:00:19Z

Half day Elephant Experience: Feeding, Riding and Bathing + visit waterfall

09:00am, (Daily) Pick up your guests from Hotel/Guest house.
Tour package includes return transportation by Minivan some time Songtaew/Tuk-Tuk (40mins per way)
Welcome (iced Tea)
Elephant Parade
An Overview of The Elephant Camp, Elephants Mahouts and Interesting facts. (20mins)
Move to feeding platform for Elephants feeding, touching, watching, and learning experiences. Great Elephant “Photos taken”. (10mins)
Elephant Ride along the jungle of MeKhong river view (30mins)
Follow your elephant walking down to the MeKhong River then get on the back or neck of elephant then enjoy with your Elephant bathing. (25mins)
After Elephant bathing then get back to your same minivan to Kuang Sii Waterfall
Continues to Kuangsi Waterfall by minivan only take 10mins after Elephant camp, (Water fall entrance fee is included).
Our driver will transfer your guests back to the town after spent 2 hour at the waterfall.

This program costs 40$/pp only. Price included:

Welcome tea or coffee
Foods for an Elephant
Elephant Riding
Elephant bathing
Kuangsi waterfall entrance fee

* Remark: Sharing the transportation with group, but minimum 2pax

Sponsoring

Benolaos — 2018-12-18T14:57:23Z

Your financial contribution is highly welcome to participate to our preservation project
Feel free to contact us.

Riding & Bathing

Benolaos — 2018-12-18T14:56:42Z

Enjoy the best with elephants, finishing the adventure in the Mekong River.
1pers: 34 USD

Training

Benolaos — 2018-12-18T14:56:23Z

You can learn the principle of the mahout communication to drive yourself the elephant.
1 pers: 69 USD