My first elephant ride. It has cured me of the idea of taking a 10 day elephant trip into the jungle in Viet Nam. I was saddle sore for two days after only two hours. It was fun but also quite a bit of work. You tend to over compensate for the elephants swaying gate and wear yourself out. This elephant is a female and is 47 years old, very gentle and playful. She kept lifting her trunk to smell me and touch my leg.