Ride an elephant

There are several elephant farms on the outskirts of Hua Hin city. We visited one, I don’t know which as we booked through our hotel, and it was an interesting and nice small excursion to the world of pachyderms (katso Lonely planet).

The price was not bad, 800 baht, and it included transportations from the hotel and back, elephant ride, water, refreshments and elephant show. I ended up being a goalkeeper for a football jumbo, and trust me, you have mixed feelings while standing in front of two tons of flesh running towards you to deliver a kick. The ball comes surprisingly fast, and the elephant managed to score despite my best efforts.

These tours are available from all local tour agent and they usually take two hours and can be arranged on any time of the day as long as there is enough light. Remember to have enough sunscreen and camera or two.

Elephant safaris, available — for example — at Hua Hin Hilton travel desk, Hua Hin, Thailand