From our Bangkok hotel we got a ride to the nearest bus station to join a van to Petchaburi – a small city near our next destination which is one of the two Thai Wildlife Rescue home for elephants and other wild animals.
A women on the bus that lives in the town helped us get a taxi truck to our “hotel” once we were there. It’s a 3 room hotel and very nice with a deck on the top floor. (DAAD FAH House and Cafe). We walked around the area to find a laundry and lunch and enjoyed the local temples. Later I searched for dinner and ended up with delicious street food. There’s more to explore here after we visit the Wildlife Rescue.
The manager got us a taxi van to drive us an hour to the Wildlife Rescue and here we are. They have a lodge and additional separate cabins, and as I type this early morning I hear gibbons calling to each other. After lunch yesterday we walked back to our treehouse cabin to see two elephants right in front. We walked trails and saw many gibbons in large cages and more elephants and other wildlife.
The full day tour starts in a few hours – I’ll have more to say later. I’m just so amazed that we are here and that this place exists to support elephants and other animals without using them for entertainment.
2023 Travels of Pat and Dirk in Vietnam and other S.E. Asia countries 