点评:I was skeptical about participating in any elephant tourism in Thailand, but a woman I met at a cooking class in Chiang Mai HIGHLY recommended Sun, and the Karen Tribe — saying it was one of the best days of her life. (This was a mother of 4, married to a doctor, living in paradise (Hawaii)). So I followed the recommendation and emailed Sun to sign up with my husband for a day in the mountains with the elephants. First of all, Sun is super responsive and quick to email you back. It’s a beautiful drive up to the mountains, followed by an exciting, joyful, educational, at times funny, at times delicious (Sun and his wife feed you at their home. Lovely!!!) day with the elephants. (There’s also water buffalo, a sweet (adult) dog, and Sun’s puppy made an appearance at lunchtime.) You get to bond with the elephants, and their trainers, then if you want, you can ride them to a nearby river and bathe them, which they really seem to enjoy. These elephants are treated like family to the Karen tribe. It was definitely the highlight of our honeymoon. Thank you Sun! Thank you Poohjan! (Our elephant for the day.) We miss you!
翻译:我对参加泰国的大象旅游持怀疑态度,但我在清迈烹饪课上遇到的一位女士强烈推荐 Sun 和克伦部落——说这是她一生中最美好的日子之一。(她是四个孩子的母亲,嫁给了一名医生,住在天堂(夏威夷))。所以我听从了她的建议,给 Sun 发了一封电子邮件,让她和丈夫一起报名参加在山上与大象共度一天的活动。首先,Sun 反应非常迅速,很快就回复了邮件。开车上山的路途很美,接下来是与大象一起度过的激动人心、快乐、有教育意义、有时有趣、有时美味(Sun 和他的妻子在家里喂你。很可爱!!!)的一天。(还有水牛、一只可爱的(成年)狗,Sun 的小狗在午餐时间出现了。)你可以与大象和它们的训练员建立联系,然后如果你愿意,你可以骑着它们到附近的河里给它们洗澡,它们似乎真的很享受。这些大象在克伦族人眼中就像家人一样。这绝对是我们蜜月旅行的亮点。谢谢 Sun!谢谢 Poohjan!(我们今天的大象。)我们想念你!