OUR PRACTICAL APPROACH TO

OUR PRACTICAL APPROACH TO ELEPHANT CAMPS

We work with all stakeholders to address the issue of elephant welfare in a way that will contribute to the overall conservation of elephants.

As a DMC with a strong presence in our destinations, we have made it our responsibility to leverage our local connections and presence on the ground to work directly with elephant camps that ensure the elephants and local communities who depend on them benefit from tourism.

IMPORTANT GUIDELINES WE ADHERE TO

 An elephant should not work for more than four hours per day and requires a significant break every hour to feed and drink water  Elephants should not be under direct sunlight for extended periods of time and working during the middle of the day from 12pm –2.30pm should be avoided  The maximum carrying load of an adult elephant on its backbone of 150kg, the equivalent of two light adults and a mahout, is respected

It should be mentioned that most of the sites approved following official audits do not offer rides. In addition to the sites approved based on the previously mentioned framework, we also promote those listed on World Animal Protection (WAP)’s ‘Best Practice Elephant Venues List’and Asian Captive Elephant Standards (ACES)’ accredited list.