On the second day, we visited the Mix Hill Tribes Village where we can see the Long Neck, White Karen, Lahuchlbalah, Mong (Meo) & The Pharong (Long Ears) tribes. Traditionally the women who could afford it would start wearing brass coils on their necks, arms and legs from the time they're 5 years old. The coils would be polished daily so that they have a high sheen. They will upgrade their coils whenever they can afford it. The average weight of a coil on an adult woman's neck is about 3 - 5 kg!!!
Maesa Elephant Camp is a great place if one is interested in short elephant rides, they offer hour and half hour sessions. Your mahout (elephant guide) will guide you along paths through the forest and fields surrounding the village. But I felt that it is animal abuse to ride on those poor elephants.
I do like seeing the group of elephants paint, you can buy the painting for about 1000 to 3000 baht. The camp created one painting by a group of the eight artist elephants which became an interest on the world stage when the Ripley's Believe It Or Not and the Guinness World Records acknowledged this special painting as “the Largest Painting by a Group of Elephants” and “the Most Expensive Painting by A Group of Elephants” respectively.
Next we proceed to the Monkey Centre, the monkeys are all so cute looking but their living condition was terrible. There were several monkeys in tiny cages (maybe 2 feet by 2 feet) bouncing round the cage.
Enjoying a bowl of cold birdnest.
Umbrella making.
There was a night market right at the junction near our hotel. We were there almost every night during our stayed.
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