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Seeing wild elephants

Today we made the road journey 80km south to Kui Buri National Park. Kui Buri is considered Thailand’s premier elephant-watching destination. Unlike many parks where sightings are rare, here visitors have a good chance to see elephants in the wild (even though the park staff say it isn't guaranteed).   The cost: Entry to the National Park - 200 Baht each (£4.88) Mandatory tour guide with jeep for our group - 850 Baht (£20 total) We were incredibly lucky today - we saw at least 20 elephants over the 1.5 hours out in the jeep.  It was fantastic, and frankly amazing for the price paid, compared to other organised tours to elephant sanctuaries.   If you have the chance, are near Hua Hin with some transport, I highly recommend it.
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