The Karens are skilled with elephants. At the fringe of their village - they run an elephant camp which has become a 'standard' tourist itinerary in this region. They offered elephant rides across the Mae Kok into their village and up the nearby hill and pakdokter and partner decided to do a 1-hour ride which cost us 1000 bahts ( about RM100)
the Karen Village Elephant Camp
down into the Mae Kok
downstream towards the Karen Village
the elephant camp seen from the middle of Mae Kok
it was becoming too sunny.....
the Karen Village with some newer houses and shops
most of them are farmers
all shops closed - everyone was at the church on Sunday morning
the local church
the kindergarten and nearby a very big district health clinic
mountain rice fields
a quadriplegic family member being bathed
this elephant was 'camera-shy'.....
bananas to 'treat' the elephant200 bahts per packet....
back to the camp after 1 hour
back to the camp after 1 hour
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