Do you want to be spirited away on the ride of your life while you are in Bangkok? Then head over to the Khao Yai National Park, boasting a lush array of verdure and more than enough adventure to keep you sprightly on your toes. However, one of the most popular excursions one can embark on here is an elephant ride.
Perched atop the board back of these gentle pachyderms, you will venture into a fantastical world of natural wonders, the likes of which you may have never seen before. This singular back-to-nature experience is the perfect escape when you tire of the shop-hopping excursions undertaken in Bangkok. Providing a true escape “into the wild,” this panoramic national park is located approximately 108 miles northeast of Bangkok, and is one of the few monsoon forests that remain in Asia. The forest boasts of more than 153 species of animals and an elephant population of more than 250. Endangered species found here are the tigers, leopards and the Asiatic black bears. On your ride, you will be able to sample of the delicious and refreshing local fruit indigenous only to tropical regions, such as mangoes, rambutan and durian, freshly plucked from the land itself. Remember to swing by the stunning Haew Narok Waterfall to witness nature cascading in all her pristine glory.
These exciting elephant rides normally take around 45 minutes and give you an opportunity to sit back and relax as you are guided through the lush wilderness. A hassle-free ride through the jungle atop a magnificent elephant would be the highlight of your journey, long after your Bangkok tour has ended. The friendly well trained Mahouts even offer to take pictures and let you ride on the Elephants neck in the manner of Tarzan or Jane. However, you need to bring your own leopard skin.
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Angela Fernando is an impassioned travel writer who composes pieces under the pen name Sumaira Narayan. She loves writing about new and exciting places around the world and hopes to visit them all someday.