Saree Elephant Training Center

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For those of you who do not know, Aceh has a fairly high population of elephants. Even the people of Aceh give a special title for the elephant, namely Teungku Rayeuk. At the time of the Kingdom of Aceh led by Sultan Iskandar Muda, Aceh has about 40,000 elephants trained troop. In the past, elephants were used as military forces, so elephants were trained for other purposes.

One of them is to ward off wild elephants that could endanger the people around the forest. The elephants were trained by the Saree Elephant Training Center. Saree Elephant Training Center is located in Aceh Besar District. There, the elephants were trained to be obedient. Not just obedient, these elephants are also trained to play soccer. You can try to ride elephants around the location.