Kuala Gandah Elephant Centre
On Sunday I went on a day trip to Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Centre. The centre is located about two hours drive from Kuala Lumpur and takes care of elephants that have been relocated from other places in Southeast Asia. Many of the elephants are from Myanmar and Thailand.
Some of the elephants were previously used as working elephants and when they are no longer needed they are relocated to the centre. Other reasons for relocation can be that the elephants are trapped in an area that is too small for them to live in, or that they are destroying plantations and their survival are therfore threatened by plantation owners.
At the centre I got the opportunity to feed elephants with sugar cane and papaya. I was also bathing a baby elephant in the nearby river. It was a very nice experience! Definitely worth the two hours drive from KL. I travelled to the elephant centre with the tour operator Big Tree Tours, which I can highly recommend.
It's nice to have personal snorkelling equipment.
The guide borrowed my camera and took a photo when we were bathing the baby elephant.
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