Kennedy Elephant Camp to be established in Kachin State

“The aim of opening the elephant camp here is to ignite love for the natural environment, to be more intimate with elephants, to cherish elephants more and let people know more about elephants such as the way they live as well as encourage protecting nature. We are preparing to open up Kennedy Elephant Camp before Christmas,” said Toe Chit Hmu Paing, an in-charge of the elephant camp.

The Kennedy Elephant Camp will be located in Khing Kame-Painpi Road (locally known as nine mile Kyauk Talone), 9 miles away from Kalay in the Sagaing Region.

“Visitors can feed elephants and ride on them. There will be places for rest and recreation as well as restaurants. There is a pool built aside the river so that visitors can play in that pool. The main attraction of the camp is the beautiful scenery such as Rope Bridge, the river and the Kennedy Valley,” continued Toe Chit Hmu Paing. Entrance fees, cost of elephant rides and other charges will be set soon. There are also plans to attract visitors in the coming rainy season.

The camp is located on the way to Kennedy Mountain. Above the elephant camp lies Painpi Village which means tourists can visit there as well as other nearby Chin villages.

The incumbent government has banned timber extraction and as a result of this ban, elephant camps under the management of Myanma Timber Enterprise have been and will be turned into elephant-based tourism centres to provide a source of income for “mahouts” - elephant handlers, as well as work for the elephants.

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