Elephant Nature Park (ENP)

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September 3rd 2012

Published: September 16th 2012

Our week volunteering at ENP was one of the best experiences we've had since arriving in SE Asia 5 months ago. We were both overwhelmed with the place and I cried every day; for what the elephants and dogs had been through and also with admiration for the founder Lek and all she has done and continues to do, not only for the animals but for the local community. We were picked up early on a M... Read Full Entry

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16th September 2012

Anne Ash
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Ele's and Dede
My favorite blog so far. What a brilliant week for you! The picture of Dede looked like Charlie!

16th September 2012

Janey
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Dede
Mum, we spent the first three days calling him Charlie chops till we were told his name! He was Charlie's lost twin-proper mental and gorgeous too of course :) X

23rd September 2012

jen+neil
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awwww I love these pictures!
ENP is such an amazing place!!! One of my fave memories is putting my cuppa down on the deck and a dog ran up and drank my tea out the cup!! Now we’ve been lucky enough to visit two amazing elephant sanctuaries. The place we went in Laos was a close second – elephants rescued from torture and brought to a place where their wounds (physical and emotional) could finally start to heal. It breaks my heart every time I think of what all those incredible creatures have endured at human hands. It’s only a small reassurance that there are places like ENP and Ele Village educating people about these gentle giants, with the opportunity to experience being so close to them. There are SO many terribly run elephant-trek/ show companies around SE asia, but it only takes a little bit of research to know exactly where you’re going and what your tourist dollar is going towards. We soooo wish we could have stayed a week at ENP like you guys - maybe one day :) I'll try to email you a photo - you might recognise the tea-drinking scamp! xx

16th June 2013

Jackie Minns
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Awesome
What an awesome blog and fantastic set of pics! Thank you for sharing - you both look like you had the time of your lives!

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