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Mhaw Yaw Gyi Elephant Camp
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Mhaw Yaw Gyi Elephant Camp
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Over 4,000 local and foreign visitors visited Hmaw Yaw Gyi elephant camp in Kyauktaga Township in Bago Region during the past 10 months.
The new elephant reserve is situated one mile away from Mile Post 105/4 on the Bago Region highway. The elephant-based tourism camp was opened on World Elephants’ Day, 12 August 2016.
Near the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway in Kyauktaga Township, the new elephant camp named "Hmaw Yaw Gyi" has been opened with the aim of occupying the tourists' interests. As part of the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, this new elephant camp is situated in the northern part of the region which is one mile away from Mile Post 105/7 on the highway near the original undamaged natural environment for elephants.
The elephant park is one of Myanmar’s most popular destinations. Bago Region is home to four major elephant reserves including Kyein Ni, Khayu Chaung, Thingan Myaung and Hmaw Yaw Gyi elephant camps. Among the four elephant camps, the Hmaw Yaw Gyi has been chosen as a tourist destination and opened to spectators.
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Hmaw Yaw Gyi is home to 25 elephants. Visitors can also greet and ride some of the elephants. On an average public holiday, about 90 people visit Hmaw Yaw Gyi. Myanmar nationals pay an entrance fee of Ks1,000 and Ks5,000 for elephant-riding. Foreign tourists are charged Ks20,000 each for entrance fees and elephant riding at the Hmaw Yaw Gyi elephant camp.
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