Elephant trekking day! Boy was it exciting!
We woke up this morning to have some breakfast at the hotel and FaceTime with some family before our day with our big friends.
We couldn't wait to start our new year with a day of elephant trekking! What a unique adventure.
We had a car pick us up from the hotel and we took a 30 minute ride into the wilderness to meet up with the elephants.
When arriving to the safari area, we saw a dozen elephants and 2 little babies! The elephants were very large and such majestic animals- they were eating a ton of food and were bathing themselves!
We had a one hour elephant trekking ride awaiting us and we got to view the jungle from a new perspective. The elephant got off track a few times and went down a steep cliff- Eric got a little afraid!
After 30 minutes, the elephant trainer hopped off and gave us the option to ride on the elephant's head on our own! Eric went first and after a little while, I got on!
I almost lost my balance a few times but in the end we both made it safe and sound!
After the ride, we got to feed our friends some bananas and watch a short show with the baby elephants. Elephants are very smart creatures and the two baby girls even knew how to pose for pictures and stand on their hind feet!
After our day with our buddies, we went back to the hotel to rest for the remainder of the night. We lounged by our pool and got dinner at the hotel as well- who knew riding elephants could be so exhausting!
Tomorrow is our last night in Phuket so we want to make sure we are rested enough to catch some last minute sights of Phuket.
Off to Phuket town tomorrow for a day of exploration around this resort town! We miss you all!
We woke up this morning to have some breakfast at the hotel and FaceTime with some family before our day with our big friends.
We couldn't wait to start our new year with a day of elephant trekking! What a unique adventure.
We had a car pick us up from the hotel and we took a 30 minute ride into the wilderness to meet up with the elephants.
When arriving to the safari area, we saw a dozen elephants and 2 little babies! The elephants were very large and such majestic animals- they were eating a ton of food and were bathing themselves!
We had a one hour elephant trekking ride awaiting us and we got to view the jungle from a new perspective. The elephant got off track a few times and went down a steep cliff- Eric got a little afraid!
After 30 minutes, the elephant trainer hopped off and gave us the option to ride on the elephant's head on our own! Eric went first and after a little while, I got on!
I almost lost my balance a few times but in the end we both made it safe and sound!
After the ride, we got to feed our friends some bananas and watch a short show with the baby elephants. Elephants are very smart creatures and the two baby girls even knew how to pose for pictures and stand on their hind feet!
After our day with our buddies, we went back to the hotel to rest for the remainder of the night. We lounged by our pool and got dinner at the hotel as well- who knew riding elephants could be so exhausting!
Tomorrow is our last night in Phuket so we want to make sure we are rested enough to catch some last minute sights of Phuket.
Off to Phuket town tomorrow for a day of exploration around this resort town! We miss you all!
This is so cool!!!
ReplyDeleteMelissa, you are as tall as that baby elephant! Impressive.