We had seen elephants at the elephant camp near Chiang Mai but I really wanted to see them in the wild. We headed out to Khao Yai National Park in central Thailand specifically for the hike through the jungle and grasslands where a pack of elephants were known to live.
The hike was beautiful but oh-how-it-rained! We took refuge in a wildlife viewing platform where we peered out into the rain for a couple of hours willing the elephants to show. Turns out it didn’t matter how much I wanted to see an elephant; it just wasn’t in the cards for that day and we returned to town with no elephant sightings.
20. February 2012 at 1:18 pm
Awww my heart broke for you!
20. February 2012 at 5:29 pm
Sounds like us driving around looking for kangaroos in Australia. Sorry you weren’t as lucky.
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22. February 2012 at 4:32 am
I know that you have a great experience at Chiang Mai, I think I need also to gain that kind of unforgotten things.. This coming summer vacation is a perfect time for that.
22. February 2012 at 4:20 pm
Ah, that’s too bad :( Khao Yai National Park is quite gorgeous though. i was there in 2008.
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29. February 2012 at 3:19 am
Wow! What a breathtaking view have here. Better luck next time my friend. Thanks for the post!
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06. May 2012 at 9:13 pm
Almost the exact same thing happened to me about a week ago. I wanted to see elephants in the wild so badly but it wasn’t meant to be. To make matters worse, the group that went the next day was successful :(
07. May 2012 at 5:16 am
Same here Phil! The morning group came back with tales of an elephant/jeep stand off in the roadway and of seeing baby elephants…and we saw nothing. Disappointing. I’m sorry you didn’t see any either.
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