Start time0800 tour duration8 hours start pointhotel pick updrop off mealslunch travel from your hotel in nyaung shwe or kalaw to green hill valley situated in the shan hills the sanctuary focuses on protecting the local ecology elephants and traditions of the local people nature grows undisturbed in this private preserve where all the elephants rest in their homeland tourists have the opportunity to learn about mahouts and interact with the elephants cleaning and feeding them