Date : 8th November 2007
Departing Time : 9:50am
Arrival Time : 11:15am
Distance From Subang Jaya : 130km++
Weather : Sunny

Before driving to the Elephant Sanctuary, we stopped by Deerland. A wild animal farm, where you get the chance to touch the animals, feed the animals, take photo with the animals. Among the animals can be found include deer, peacocks, some birds, python, bear, rabbit and ostrich. It is a great experience for children as they get to touch the animals. Entrance fee is RM5 for adult and free for children below 12 years old.

Here are some of the photographs taken in the Deerland.

Deerland entrance


Deer


Taiwan Reindeer


Peacock


Python


Rabbit


Bear Feeding


I would recommended parents to bring along children for a visit there... and don't forget to bring along your camera.

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After that, we proceed to Elephant Sactuary which is about 5km away from the Deerland. No entrance fee but donation is welcome. Here are some pictures taken in the Sanctuary.

Opening Hours


Elephant Skull


Facts about Elephant


Elephant Bathing Station


Cultural Notice


Elephants


Biggest Elephant


Elephant resting


Relocating Elephant


Watering Elephant

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Queuing Up For Elephant Rides


Elephant Rides



Due to fast stream flows, we did not get the chance to bath the elephant. The activity was called up.

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It is great that the entrance is free but what about the rides? Is it free too?

I realised there's a big difference between Phuket's Elephant riding and Gandah riding. In phuket they provided a proper seat for 2 adults as shown in the following photo.. First it's for safety and second you don't have to hug the driver**

Yes.. there is no entrance fee for the Elephant Sanctuary and all rides and feeding is free. However, a donation is welcomed.

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You are right. I was not observant enough. They need to hold on to the mahout otherwise they can fall down and be squashed by the elephant legs.

Interesting.

BTW, how do you guys load the photos into this kind of forum? I do not see any "Insert pictures" icon. And how do you control the size being downloaded?

Here are the steps to follow :-

1. Register with Photobucket / Imageshack / Flickr
2. Upload your resized photo into your Photobucket / Imageshack / Flickr account
3. Copy the link with [IMG]xxx[/IMG]
4. Paste it into your posting in the forum (make sure you have the [IMG]xxx[/IMG] there...otherwise the picture will appear as a link only.

Note : you may need some software such as ACDsee or photoshop to resize. There are some free version resizing software available, just give a search on the net.

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