How to Spend 3 Days in KOH LANTA Thailand | The Perfect Travel Itinerary

Please go to the actual sanctuary on Ko Lanta; the one featured here still use bullhooks and offer bathing and feeding the elephants. These are unethical practices and you should not support them with your money.

Firstly, a nice video I appreciate a lot of advices about what to do on Koh Lanta I just came here and for sure I will use some of good tips you had in your video.

Secondary but more important maybe I am wrong but elephants in their natural environment are not taking mud spa with strange humans. Almost every single video about Thailand on YT shows this super duper humanitarian sanctuary where they don't hurt animals only make friends with them and never ever hurt them. 

Please people think about it deeper. It's good that the people noticed that riding elephants is not cool because they need to be first brutally tamed. Thai people noticed too most of them just changed business name a bit. Now it is called sanctuary. Your not riding elephants you just feed them and mud bath them. 

Sounds harmless isn't it? Not really. Why?

1. Elephants in the natural environment are not bathing with people especially strange tourist. It is a wild animal after all. Their instincts are against that.
2. Since their instincts are against you still need to kill that instincts and you do it brutally. 
3. In order to make a good business you need to be sure that elephant won't hurt some random tourists especially family with kids. 
4. You do it pretty much same way as they do it with riding. 

You need to train animal by crushing its will and making it feel helpless without any hope than anyone will ever help it in case elephant decide to disobey. Here is some quote form google but you can read much more about it if you are curious.

"In Thailand, captive elephants are trained using a process known as “phajaan” or “the crush”. This process involves separating the elephant from its mother and other family members, confining it in a small space, and subjecting it to physical and psychological abuse."

So business is business. Now you don't ride elephant you just feed it and bath it but since it still could hurt you you still need to train it so it won't.

My advice is that if you really want to see elephants go for a safari type of tour into one of many national parks in Thailand and be happy if you manage to see some elephants in wild. Otherwise you just support the business of catching those animals taking them from their pack and brutally train them. If you feel sorry for them just send money or visit those few sanctuary where you don't interact with them AT ALL you just watch them from a distance. Again they are wild animals they don't feel comfortable with you touching them bathing them or riding them. Even if you don't see them crying and you can say that they are happily take food from your hands think if they wouldn't be more happy to grab the fruit themselves from the tree and if humans just let them be in wild instead. But as long as tourist will keep paying for those attractions it will be still a good business to enslave those animals.

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Wow, this is very special. I love adventures. This video really helps me a lot about places in KOH LANTA. I love it so much!

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I would visit Old Town on the east coast for its charming atmosphere and unique shops and enjoy a seafood dinner at one of the local restaurants.

I would like to visit the old town of KO LANTA

This planning for the 3 days in KOH LANTA looks so enticing. The fact that someone thanks to your video will already have a clear cut plan of how to spend the 3 days in this hidden gem makes the visit very seemless and well organized. Thanks for your video.

Your comprehensive itinerary is a game-changer for anyone organizing a trip to Koh Lanta! The perfect blend of adventure, relaxation, and local insights transforms it into an ideal guide. I'm thrilled to follow your footsteps and craft lasting memories in Thailand.

Koh Lanta Thailand is such a historical and beautiful destiny. My clients have been asking me for the best leads for this December holidays and I must admit this is the perfect itinerary they can pick for their vacation on this beautiful Island and have a moment of their time. i must appreciate Exotic Vacation for sharing this, looking forward for more.

The detailed itinerary and recommendations make it so easy to navigate and maximize the experience in just 3 days. I appreciate the emphasis on local spots and cultural experiences. The visuals are stunning, and your enthusiasm is contagious! Already jotting down notes for my future Koh Lanta adventure. Thanks for the fantastic guide! 👍✈