The first elephant camp providing tourist attractions opened in Pyin Oo Lwin township, Mandalay Region, on Saturday.
Myanma Timber Enterprise, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental
Conservation, opened the Dee Doke Waterfall Elephant Camp nine miles from Ye Ywar Hydro Power Project Road near Kyauk Chaw Vullage.
It will start welcoming tourists soon, said U Nandar Soe, deputy general manager of Pyin Oo Lwin Timber Production Area, on Saturday.
“We have made this a pilot project on how to live in harmony with elephants in nature. Thailand started to attract travellers with elephants that can draw pictures, and we will try to achieve that same level. We have been making preparations for the past four months,” he said.
The camp is aimed at helping elephants and staff who previously worked in the timber industry because the government has reduced timber production. It also aims to create income from elephant-related tourism, said U Nandar Soe.
“The camp covers 74 acres. We also have an estimated 100 acres for grazing land. We currently have only six elephants, and we can only add four more because of the limited grazing area,” he said.
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