An elephant performs for tourists at Mae Sa elephant camp in Chiang Mai


An elephant performs for tourists at Mae Sa elephant camp in Chiang Mai province on August 3, 2010. Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch) forecasts that tourist arrivals to Thailand in 2010 are expected to total some 14 million, falling short of the 15.56 million that was projected before the political violence


A foreign tourist poses photos with elephants at Mae Sa elephant camp in Chiang Mai province on August 3, 2010

Foreign tourists play with elephants at Mae Sa elephant camp in Chiang Mai province on August 3, 2010

Foreign tourists pose for photos with elephants at Mae Sa elephant camp in Chiang Mai province on August 3, 2010.

Foreign tourists play with elephants at Mae Sa elephant camp in Chiang Mai province on August 3, 2010. Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch) forecasts that tourist arrivals to Thailand in 2010 are expected to total some 14 million, falling short of the 15.56 million that was projected before the political violence
elephants at mae sa elephant camp playing the harmonica