We thought it would be really neat to take the elephant ride through the jungle. Well, first of all 4 people are crammed into a very uncomfortable cage like structure on this animal. Two facing forward and two facing backward. The man in control of the elephant literally has a crowbar with a hood on it and hits the elephant on the head with it. You can see the scarring and places where this animal has been hit with the bar over time. It was really heart breaking. We all sort of dreaded having endorsed this industry by the time we got off. It was special and unique but if I had to do it over again I would not support this type of treatment to these lovely animals.
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