Pattaya Elephant Village

Pattaya Elephant Village is an attraction in Pattaya that provides information about Thai elephant. It is a popular place for foreign visitors. Also, Pattaya Elephant village also focus on elephant prevention, so this place would not be an issue for nature-loving visitors. Apart from providing the information, the village also offers touring the village by riding on an elephant, where it is normal package and trekking one (more expensive). This village can be seen as an alternative attraction style in Pattaya. Its location is 2 kilometers on the right of Suthawat Temple. Pattaya Elephant Village was established in 1973 as an alternative habitat of ex-hard-working elephants. This is because these elephants seems to be unable to do hard work in the forest anymore (the reasons can be injuries, illnesses, or condition). The village then brings elephants here for preventing the existence of Thai Elephant in the future. In the elephant village, visitors will be provided with the purpose of the village establishment, the information of how to take care elephants such as feeding, training, bathing, controlling the elephant to move on a direction, safely catching a wild elephant, and so on. Certainly, the information is provided in English language because main visitors are not Thai. Visitors can also take a photo with the elephants. Almost all ages of visitors (impossible for a baby) can take a village tour on the elephants because there is a staff on the elephant with them, too. This can ensure that the visitors will be safe. The riding elephant tour is suitable for those who would like to have different experience and like to know how exciting on an elephant. There are four rounds of the tour per day (one hour tour). But those who take a trekking package will be on an elephant for more adventures for 3.5 hours. Unfortunately, there is no public transport to go to Pattaya Elephant village. Visitors have to hire a song thaew or taxi to go there. But those who have a private car, can go there by going on to Soi Praphanimit (Soi Nuen Plub Wan). Then go straignt on to Suthawat Temple (about 5 kilometers from Sukhumvit Road), and after that, turn right for approximately 2 kilometers the village is there.