A trip to MandaLao elephant camp is a different experience to visiting a typical elephant camp in Laos or Thailand. There are no elephant rides. No circus tricks. No evening elephant dances.

The argument goes that to deter people completely from elephant riding would mean a lot of elephants ... has become the most talked-about attraction in Laos; and this in a country that has more ...

According to British Author Norman Lewis, French officers after a tour of duty in Laos are marked forever ... recently decreed that every elephant in Sayaboury had to wear a license plate.) ...

as this number reflects the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Lao PDR in December this year. The first day of the festival will begin with a mini-marathon and elephant rides, followed by ...

“When people stop paying for camel rides in Giza or donkey rides in Petra or elephant rides in Ayutthaya, then the [local businesses] stop using them,” said Jason Baker, senior vice president ...

VIENTIANE: Xayaboury province will host its annual Elephant Festival from Feb 12-18, with more visitors expected during the country’s Visit Laos Year 2024 tourism promotion programme. Deputy ...

Elephant rides are a popular tourist activity in countries across Southeast Asia, but activists say the practice is a form of animal cruelty as their bodies are not designed to be ridden.