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Elephant Study Center
 

The exhibition inside the center displays the history of the village, and the equipment used in elephant raiding, such as pakham rope, rope used in elephant raiding made from buffalo skin, etc.. Show on elephant training can be seen every Saturday during 09.00-11.00 am.

Women in the village also weave beautiful silk cloth, particularly after harvesting season around December-January. In the afternoon, tourists ride elephants to athe wood by the Mun River, and watch the mahout bathing their elephants in th evening while enjoying the last sunlight of the day.

The most interesting time to visit the village is during November – December, as many mahouts return home for harvesting season, and undoubtedly for the province’s annual elephant show.
 

Group travelers who want to see elephant show durin working days should contact Khun Prakit Klang-Tambon Kapho, Amphoe Tha Tum, tel. (01) 999-1910, (01) 967-5015, or Amphoe Tha Tum, tel. (044) 591141, 591058.

Charges are 50 Baht for Thais and 100 Bht for foreigners.  The charge for riding elephant around the village or along the river is negotiable.


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