Wahnet elephant camp provides tourism activities for visitors

With 11 elephants, the Wahnet elephant camp in Mandalay Region’s PyinOoLwin Township provids tourism activities for visitors.

“Our elephant camp has served visitors to be pleased and visitors can also explore the nature of elephants as well as the environment can help them feel relaxed, so we would like to invite to visit here. At our camp, elephant ride costs K3000 per person for a short distance and K5000 for a ride to the pagoda at the foot of the mountain. Ane elephant buffet and elephant show are also being arranged,” said an official of the elephant camp.

For people who are interested in elephants, a small elephant museum has been open at the camp. The Wahnet elephant camp was opened on 30 March in 2018, with objectives of conserving elephants, raising the public awareness of the nature of elephants and creating jobs for residents.

It is located 5 miles from 16^th mile of Mandalay-PyinOoLwin Road, and 8 adult elephants and 3 young elephants, totalling 11 have offered tourism activities for visitors.

There are 24 elephant camps in Myanmar, of which, 12 locations provid tourism activities.

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