{"id":18451,"date":"2019-10-23T08:02:48","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T08:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/?p=18451"},"modified":"2019-10-30T02:21:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T02:21:36","slug":"fantastic-beasts-of-asia-and-where-to-find-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/fantastic-beasts-of-asia-and-where-to-find-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantastic Beasts of Asia and Where to Find Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #333333;\"><strong><em>A wildlife encounter can provide an enriching element to any trip to Southeast Asia, and opportunities abound for animal lovers in this part of the world.\u00a0 These unique experiences give a chance to learn more about some fantastic creatures from the people that work to conserve them.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #047e7b;\"><strong>THAILAND &#8211; Elephants<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">When organised responsibly, visiting elephants and spending time with them can be an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime experience. Since 2015, EXO has been stepping up efforts with other operators and animal welfare organisations to improve elephant welfare and to educate and promote best practices.\u00a0 We only recommend camps which reach our robust standard of assessment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In forested hills, an hour\u2019s drive from Chiang Mai, the <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #047e7b;\"><a style=\"color: #047e7b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/daytrips\/thailand\/elephant-volunteer-at-maeklang-conservation-pvt\/\">Maeklang Elephant Conservation Community<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides a home for rescued elephants in their natural habitat &#8211; as well as agricultural support and training for local farmers. Visitors can spend the day playing with, feeding and tending to these gentle giants, as well as joining them in a cleansing \u2018mud spa\u2019 as they bathe in the Maeklong River. Interact with these beautiful beasts and learn <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and participate in the centre\u2019s work in protecting the elephants, wildlife and environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18452 size-blog-thumb-2column-sidebar@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Thailand-North-Thailand-Chiang-Mai-Animals-Elephants-Bathing-818x474.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Thailand-North-Thailand-Chiang-Mai-Animals-Elephants-Bathing-818x474.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Thailand-North-Thailand-Chiang-Mai-Animals-Elephants-Bathing-1140x660.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Thailand-North-Thailand-Chiang-Mai-Animals-Elephants-Bathing-409x237.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #047e7b;\"><strong>VIETNAM &#8211; Douc Langur<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Son Tra Peninsula &#8211; also known as Monkey Mountain &#8211; is a perfect place for wildlife exploration. The peninsula acts as a natural shield for the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang and is best known for the world\u2019s largest population of the endangered red-shanked douc langur.\u00a0 With 5 impressive colours these langurs are amongst the most colourful of all primates. For a chance to see these beauties and watch them in their daily activities, <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #047e7b;\"><a style=\"color: #047e7b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/daytrips\/vietnam\/da-nang-wildlife-experience\/\">take a trip with a wildlife expert<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who will also give an insight into the biodiversity conservation activities organized on Son Tra Peninsula. Learn about the impact of human activity to this fragile ecosystem and reach the top of Son Tra mountain to admire the beauty of the surrounding and reflect on the fragility of it all.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18453 size-blog-thumb-2column-sidebar@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Portrait_of_a_Douc-818x474.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Portrait_of_a_Douc-818x474.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Portrait_of_a_Douc-1140x660.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Portrait_of_a_Douc-409x237.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #047e7b;\"><strong>LAOS &#8211; Moon Bears (Asiatic Black Bears)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #047e7b;\"><a style=\"color: #047e7b;\" href=\"https:\/\/freethebears.org\/pages\/laos-sanctuaries\">Free the Bears<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides a sanctuary at Luang Prabang for moon bears, many of whom are rescued from poachers, exotic pet owners, or people planning to use them in traditional medicine. The organization also<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">works to change attitudes and raise awareness of the wildlife trade, and to combat wildlife traders.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Learn all about the efforts of Free The Bears sanctuary during <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #047e7b;\"><a style=\"color: #047e7b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/daytrips\/laos\/behind-the-scenes-at-free-the-bears\/\">a half-day tour <\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and be part of this amazing, responsible experience. Tour areas normally only accessible by staff, learn about how these bears are taken care of, get hands-on in making a snack for them and observe their social behaviour. Meet the whole family of bears and learn about their unique characters and how the sanctuary takes care of them on a daily basis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18454 size-blog-thumb-2column-sidebar@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bears-800x474.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"474\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #047e7b;\"><strong>MALAYSIA &#8211; Orangutans<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #047e7b;\"><a style=\"color: #047e7b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/tours\/malaysia\/convening-with-nature\/\">Sepilok Orangutan Reserve<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an award-winning orangutan rehabilitation centre in Sabah, Borneo.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn about conservation efforts in Borneo and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0the aims and achievements of the reserve, and witness feeding time there. Or head to 740 hectares of virgin forest near Kuching, Sarawak, to the<\/span> <span style=\"color: #047e7b;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #047e7b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/daytrips\/malaysia\/family-rainforest-kayak-and-orang-utans\/\">Semenggoh Wildlife Center<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and catch the opportunity of a lifetime to observe the orangutans at a distance at their feeding platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18457 size-blog-thumb-2column-sidebar@2x aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Malaysia-Borneo-Sabah-Mother-baby-and-child-orangutans-from-Sabah-in-Malaysian-Borneo-818x474.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Malaysia-Borneo-Sabah-Mother-baby-and-child-orangutans-from-Sabah-in-Malaysian-Borneo-818x474.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Malaysia-Borneo-Sabah-Mother-baby-and-child-orangutans-from-Sabah-in-Malaysian-Borneo-1140x660.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Malaysia-Borneo-Sabah-Mother-baby-and-child-orangutans-from-Sabah-in-Malaysian-Borneo-409x237.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #047e7b;\"><strong>CHINA &#8211; Panda<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pandas have been protected since the 1980s, and since then have increased in number by 50% (there are reckoned to be more than 2000 living in the wild, although it is hard to give an exact figure).\u00a0 At the Dujiangyan Panda Base in Sichuan Province <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #047e7b;\"><a style=\"color: #047e7b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/tours\/china\/pandas-and-buddhas-of-sichuan\/\">participate in a once-in-a-lifetime experience<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on a one-day <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">volunteering progr<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">am. Activities can include assisting the staff in cleaning the enclosures and preparing food for the pandas, visiting the Panda Center of Science and Education, attending panda classes, and planting bamboo and trees. Or visit <\/span><span style=\"color: #047e7b;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #047e7b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/tours\/china\/chengdu-visa-free-city-break\/\">Chengdu\u2019s Panda Breeding Centre<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the largest centre for pandas in the world &#8211; which<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> homes j<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ust under 100 pandas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18456 size-blog-thumb-2column-sidebar@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/China-Sichuan-Pandas-eating-818x474.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/China-Sichuan-Pandas-eating-818x474.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/China-Sichuan-Pandas-eating-1140x660.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/China-Sichuan-Pandas-eating-409x237.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">These are just some of the many enriching wildlife experiences which Southeast Asia has to offer. Drop us an enquiry below to start planning your own wild adventure!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #047e7b;\"><a style=\"color: #047e7b;\" href=\"http:\/\/exotravel.com\/tours\/all\"><strong>Drop us an enquiry now!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wildlife encounter can provide an enriching element to any trip to Southeast Asia, and opportunities abound for animal lovers in this part of the world.\u00a0 These unique experiences give a chance to learn more about some fantastic creatures from the people that work to conserve them.\u00a0 THAILAND &#8211; Elephants When organised responsibly, visiting elephants [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":18453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[243,259,95,262,261,245,238],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-laos","category-malaysia","category-nature","category-responsible-and-sustainable","category-see-do","category-thailand","category-vietnam"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fantastic Beasts of Asia and Where to Find Them - EXO Travel Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From orangutans to elephants and pandas, Asia is home to some incredible wildlife. 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