Elephant Walk Retreat located 150 feet from the Crocodile Bridge entrance to the Kruger National Park offers self-catering accommodations. Elephant Walk was later made into a reportedly rather dreadful potboiler of a 1950s movie starring Peter Finch and the young Elizabeth Taylor. Browse 0 Homes for Sale and Real Estate in Elephant Walk subdivision, Louisiana (866) 794-1022. Most of the story centers upon the Elephant Walk Bungalow and the production of Elephant Walk Tea. The resort is at 50 km South Chiang Mai, on the road to Doi Inthanon. I have just returned from a 4 night stay at Elephant Walk. It features views of the Crocodile River and a swimming pool. Taylor is beautiful and principled and virtuous, the picture-perfect bride. Published in 1949, the book highlights the eccentric lifestyle of wealthy tea planters in the island nation now called Sri Lanka. Community viewing decks are now available for bungalows that do not have a deck view of the elephant playpen. What a hidden gem. SELECT YOUR REGION. Chiang Mai Elephant Friends offers ethical elephant tours and deluxe bungalows near Mae Wang national park. And aircon in the cabin was an added bonus as when we arrived it was 43 degrees!! We are working in cooperation with the Karen hill tribes who are elephant caretakers and guides. In January 1953, Leigh traveled to Ceylon to film Elephant Walk. Myth: (From the novel, where the Old Bull reaches the massive, deserted Carey plantation bungalow): Elephant Walk ends with the dispossessed herd reclaiming its lost migratory route. Elephant Walk by Robert Standish is a novel based on his experiences among English owners of tea plantations in Ceylon during the time of British colonial rule. Beautiful cinematography by Loyal Griggs and dramatic, with a memorable elephant stampede. Staying in a log cabin over looking the Crocodile River was just perfect. Browse 0 Homes for Sale and Real Estate in Elephant Walk subdivision, Louisiana. A hundred times better than any of the main camps in the Kruger and so lovely and private and quiet. Each air-conditioned room comes equipped with a fan, microwave … In fact, you can even book your airport transfer in advance for greater peace of mind. The luxurious bungalow burns down in the climaxing rampage. Directed by William Dieterle. SIGN UP OR LOGIN. The young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at Elephant Walk … With Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter Finch, Abraham Sofaer. The Elephant Walk of the title is a very prosperous tea (once coffee, till a disease blighted the crop) plantation in Sri Lanka (Ceylon as was) whose founder, Tom Carey, built “the Big Bungalow” across a traditional elephant trail. Set in Ceylon tea country with stunning landscape and a lavish Hollywood interior, the set design for plantation owner Peter Finch's "bungalow" is over-the-top magnificent. Elephant Walk Retreat is easy to access from the airport. ! 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