Did you ever get an opportunity to ride on ELEPHANTS?

@ssh123 (31073)
India
September 1, 2006 9:03pm CST
How was it? Where was it? How Long? Had to pay for the ride? Can you tell me your experience?
19 responses
@VINAYBAR (364)
• India
26 Dec 06
When I was young like till the age of 8 or so,an elephant would pass through our street in Chennai daily.I would sit on it and go for a ride for about 10 minutes.Then we used to give it a ruppee in its truck and it would bless us!
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
26 Dec 06
Kanchi temple has couple of elephants. The one rupee what you give, does the elephant give the same to Mahut? When you say it used to bless you, then it must be temple elephant.
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
26 Dec 06
Kanchi temple has couple of elephants. The one rupee what you give, does the elephant give the same to Mahut? When you say it used to bless you, then it must be temple elephant.
@FreakQD (867)
• India
23 Jan 07
Ya, I had an oppurtunity to ride on a elephants once in my life time. I was too young at that time and was very much scared. But, after sitting on it, I was enjoying and I was feeling as if, I was flying in air! I really enjoyed that instance!
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
24 Jan 07
If you had mentioned the place where you had a ride, that would have been very interesting. Thanks for your participation in the discussion topic.
@geevee (884)
• India
28 Dec 06
no............ i haven't.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
28 Dec 06
Try a ride. It is really a wonderful experience.
@SimplyJo (1694)
• India
20 Jan 07
Oh yes i've taken lots of elephant safaris in corbett national park. i love it there. these safaris are generally for two hours and i thoroghly enjoy these trips in the jungle.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
20 Jan 07
Corbett National park is a famous park in India. Happy to note that you had a wonderful time with elephant ride in the forest.
• India
20 Jan 07
It was amazing. It was at a place called Bandipur in india.It was a ride for 5 mins. Had a pay but a little amout but it was worth it. it was an amazing ride through the forest.
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
20 Jan 07
It really amazing that you had a elephant ride at Bandipur. It is at the same place where my family members had a ride on elephant back. Icould not join since I had to take the pictures of elephant and the people sitting on it. Glad you enjoyed the ride.
@bimmer999 (1158)
• Philippines
26 Dec 06
not yet..i hope i can ride someday probably when i visit thailand maybe next year.. hope so :)
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
26 Dec 06
Thailand and Laos are famous for elephants. I wish you make a trip to thailand to have a joy ride on elephants.
@dellion (6698)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 06
Yeah I had that experience once during my visit to Thailand few years back. It was included in our entry fees and the place was wild safari. I have to say that it was some other kind of experience while ride on top of elephant.....have a very good view as it was quite high but its not very nice to be on top...LOL....imagine how's elephant walk you can figure it out:)
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
26 Dec 06
If elephant has howdah on its back, 10 people can sit comfortably and you will not feel the ride painful. Thanks for your response.
@rladiga00 (1165)
• India
2 Sep 06
Yes. I and members of my family and members of my-brother-in-law family had been to a forest known as Bandipur (It is a tiger sanctuary). At the sanctuary, the authorities said we can go into forest on a elephant (1/2 km only). 12 of us got on the elephant (there was seating arrangement on the body) and we had a very memorable ride.They charged 20C for each person.
• United States
2 Sep 06
Once. It was fun. I was about 13. Me and my family took a family vacation at Thailand. I got to ride the elephant and sit on their lap(leg) and took a pictures.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
20 Jan 07
I wish you should have put the pictures here. It would have created more interest.
@swolecat (1277)
• United States
2 Sep 06
I usuually take part in that on Sundays Its fun for the most part
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
26 Dec 06
Every Sunday you have a elephant ride? Quite unbelievable.
@fritz27 (1136)
• United States
2 Sep 06
yes. renassaince fair in mt. hope, pennsylvania. i enjoyed it as it wasn't something everyone can say they did.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
26 Dec 06
You are right. People might have been elephants in circus, but to have a ride is not a common thing. Thanks for your response.
@ricky1209 (1675)
• India
26 Dec 06
YES WHEN I USED TO BE A KID... I HAD RIDDEN ON AN ELEPHANT 3-4 TIMES... THAT WAS REALLY A GOOD EXPERIENCE... MISSING MY SCHOOL DAYS YET...
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
26 Dec 06
Glad you had a ride on elephant. Thanks for your response.
• Greece
26 Dec 06
No, i had never had this opportunity but its not something that i would like trying because i am afraid of it.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
26 Dec 06
Only mahut who has a terrific experience, no body can sit on its bareback. So normally they place a howdah, a miniature platform on its back where one can sit comfortably. The hodah is tied to its stomach.
@hamza123 (981)
• Pakistan
26 Dec 06
yes i got this oppurtunity once while i was young in the islamabad zoo.i rode on the elephant for about 5 minutes and really was very happy.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
26 Dec 06
That is really interesting. Did the elephant had on its back something called Howdah?
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
3 Sep 06
I have gone on a few elephant rides at the zoon and at the cicus. I think there was a small charge a both. I think they lasted 2-3 minutes. Elephants are cool. It is ashame that so many trainers abuse them.
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
10 Dec 06
Your response has been adjudged as the best.
@bhchy1 (6047)
• United States
2 Sep 06
Rode one once at the zoo in Los Angeles..was kind of uncomfortable..but I guess an unforgetable experience.
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2 Sep 06
Bangladesh. 5 mins in a zoo. Was hard tough skin and prickly hairs. - not what I exspected.
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@LANA70 (137)
• United States
2 Sep 06
It was different...the elephant was hard and stinky.
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@indiranaik (1525)
• India
20 Jan 07
no.never