We had plans to go for snorkeling but the accident last night left us with no choice. We didn’t want to really leave our friend behind and have fun. So we decided to go for elephant jungle trekking. It was around 500 Baht initially (probably) but after some insistence and persistence, we bargained for 450 Baht/person. The arrangement was done by the resort people only. To tell you the truth, we would not have got the deal if we would have gone on our own.
The taxi came to pick us up and we reached the place, full of big and small elephants. We were offered water first. Oh, I remember, there are two choices you can pick – One hour or Two hours. The one we took was one hour one. The Two Hour program would have cost 650 Baht/person. In one hour, we were taken to the mountain and in the Klong River. That’s it! But it was really fun ride, you see. The elephant went into the water, deep down. We didn’t get water splashed on us (Thank God! Otherwise, I didn’t have any other clothes ‘NOT’ intended for beaches since we were going back after this). And the scenes! When you reach almost top of the mountain, you can see whole island in front of you. Felt like touching the sky!
We were photographed by the camp people and by the time we reached the camp, it had been prepared and framed. We could buy it for 200 Baht. The fruits had been prepared for us already and then the baby elephants came out. He was sooo cute!! He took me by surprise when he suddenly lifted me up on his trunk! And when his master used to say “Khorp Khun Khrub” meaning thank you (said by males), the baby use to bow down by stretching his front legs. We took some clicks and had delicious fruits. The fruits and water were included in the ticket itself and we were not charged for them separately.
Now in two hour program, they take you to the beach with the elephants and you can have a lot of games and rides with them. We did want to do that but time constraints were there. You can feed the elephants too! Baskets with small bananas are kept for 20 Baht/basket. It could have been free if we went to hotel back, but we had to go back to pier for ferry. So for there, they themselves brought a taxi and with heavy heart, we started our journey back to our home. Once again roller coasters and a lot of tourists in the taxi, we reached the pier, took the ferry and…… sigh!
And this is how, we ended our memorable trip. (Lol! While writing this sentence, I suddenly remembered “How I Met Your Mother”)
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