08/02/2026
🇹🇭 Thailand: Elephants, Education & Cultural Discovery - July 27 Session
BLOG POST FOR AUGUST 1
Hello again!
Today was our third and most action packed day at the Elephant Sanctuary—we learned, worked, and celebrated in the beautiful district of Mae Wang!
First, in the morning, we set off to a new camp where we met three elephants. We fed them bananas and walked them by the river where they cooled down in the water as students captured the special moment on camera. Next, we made paper out of the fibre from elephant p**p and decorated it with flowers! After, we enjoyed lunch, a delicious pad see ew with coconut pancakes that the students helped make.
In the afternoon, we learned how to make the elephants’ medicine balls in order to keep their digestive system healthy, mixing rice, probiotic, banana, and other ingredients which we fed to the elephants. Later, we undertook the most demanding tasks of the day: cutting Napier grass and shoveling elephant p**p. After a hard but rewarding day of work, we savored the evening at Phupha cafe, and came back to the base for sunset circle reflections, dinner, and Jack’s 16th birthday celebration (complete with cupcakes and gifts)!
We ended the day with stories, jokes, and games around the campfire, which really was the cherry on top of a great start to August. Tomorrow is our final day at the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, and while we’re sad to go, we have plenty to be thankful and excited for.
The Leaders of the Day,
Finn and Lexie
