Hua Hin Travel Forum

hi,i will be visiting hua hin in june with my 4 year old son.i have told him that we will go to see the elephants,but i will only do this if its safe and they are properly looked after.have looked on net at a few places but obviously they will not tell you of anything negative.can anybody reccomend somewhere that they have been to,close to hau hin?

There are several places to ride elephants in the Hua hin area, but if you want to truly see elephants in the wild ( no riding, not touristy ) then go south to Kui Buri where there is a potected reserve, the national park keepers take you by 4 wheel pick ups into the park reserve where you can see protected elephants living in the wild, marvelous trip.

looked the national park elephant place up.it seems a very long way away,especialy with a young child? we are just gonna spend a few days in hua hin,from bangkok,to bangkok then go to samui.can u get air conditioned elephant rides?