THAILAND - Surin Elephant Round Up Tour Profile

THAILAND - Surin Elephant Round Up Tour

The annual Elephant Round up is one of the most exciting spectacles of the year in Thailand. Surin, in the northeast of the country, known as the province of elephants

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... has long been associated with elephants. The people here are well known for their skills in rounding up wild elephants, training and taming them. Every year, more than one hundred elephants take part in the festival, displaying their grace, strength and intelligence in games of soccer, log carrying and tug-of-war, and the highlight of the festival, a dramatic mock battle.