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Activities in Haad Pran and Pranburi Beach:
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Elephants have always played an important part in Thai culture and the Thai way of life. They are a traditional symbol of Royal power, an essential feature of Buddhist art and architecture and they are a spiritual mentor for people from all walks of life.
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In the early part of this century, elephants still roamed freely through the rain forests of Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Prior to the 18th century they were the main vehicle of war in Southeast Asia. A Thai King of the late 17th century had 20,000 war elephants trained for battle.
Elephant Trekking in Thailand has become a growing industry as most logging elephants today are unemployed. For the past ten years mahouts and their elephants have been drifting to the tourist centres of Southern Thailand to start a new life by providing trekking tours through the jungle foliage.
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