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Volunteer Travel: Thai Elephants on Parade

September 12, 2007 at 1:05 PM | 2 Comments

You could learn about elephants by going to the zoo. Or you could go hang out in Thailand with Go Differently. The voluntourism organization offers one to four week trips that put animal lovers face to face with the friendly giants. The memorable and sustainable vacation helps the wildlife and locals.

Volunteers stay in air conditioned rooms at Green Jomtien Studios just south of Pattaya, but spend their days working with the elephants and their handlers that live in a local camp that also serves as a refuge for the animals. Visitors learn how to care for the elephants and prepare their daily meals and pick up enough basic knowledge to answer tourists questions as well. Volunteers spend a portion of their stay doing chores for the camp, but on days off Jomtien Beach is just a few miles away.

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· Volunteer Travel [Jaunted]
· Go Differently [Official Site]

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