Elephant Sanctuary: Rescue and Learn in Chiang Mai

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Experience a memorable half day at the Ran-Tong Sanctuary in Chiang Mai, where abused elephants are rescued and cared for with passion. Learn about elephant welfare and Thai culture.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Ran-Tong Save & Rescue Elephant Centre - ITINERARY
Pick you up from your hotel/accommodation in Chiang Mai city.
Drives approximately 1 hour to Ran-Tong Save & Rescue Elephant Centre in Mae Taeng District.
On arrival, you will change to Mahout Style Karen clothes and start your elephant school where you will learn all about the centre and…

What's Included

Air-conditioned transportation
Included lunch
Traditional Karen clothing provided
Travel insurance

Additional Information

Ran-Tong is devoted to rescuing abused elephants from all over Thailand and surrounding countries. Every elephant rescued is brought to the sanctuary in Chiang Mai and cared for with great passion and enthusiasm. Our mission is not only geared towards the protection and prevention of abused Elephants in Thailand but also to educate the public about…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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503fawnj

Sep 3, 2024

Amazing opportunity to be with elephant's! - My husband and I had a wonderful time on the elephant excursion. Our guide Seven was very knowledgeable and informative. We enjoyed making food, feeding, and bathing the elephants. The sanctuary is set under nicely and everyone was super friendly. At the end we were served a delicious Thai meal.

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Neil_l

Sep 3, 2024

A Memorable Experience :) - This was a very nice experience from start to finish! The driver did a fine job of getting us to and from the sanctuary. Once we arrived, we were led by our guide, "Rambo". He was so pleasant and friendly and clearly truly cares about the elephants. We were provided with hats, tops, pants, and short boots to change into. We spent a lot of time with the elephants, and Rambo taught us about them throughout. The elephants seemed well-cared for and happy. We prepared food for them and fed them directly . Eventually we accompanied the elephants to a pond. We opted not to get into the water with them but others in our group did. When our time with the elephants ended, we showered and changed back into our own clothes. Before leaving, the sanctuary served us a delicious and beautifully presented lunch. We were not expecting such a nice meal! Everything was so good. It was a lovely finish to our visit.

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Susan_a

Aug 27, 2024

Bucket list excursion - This was an excursion of a lifetime!! Seven was a great guide. I loved everything about Rantong Sanctuary. The elephants were stunning and interacting with them was spectacular ! I give this 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Kazkal28

Aug 26, 2024

Bucketlist done - Experience of a lifetime. Made medicine, cut up corn and learned about the elephants at RanTong. Our host Seven was knowledgeable and respectful and had great sense of humor. The elephants were well cared for and it's good the caretakers of the baby elephants don't allow touching but only feeding from visitors. Got lots of kisses from the older baby elephant to.

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Giulia

Aug 23, 2024

Beautiful sanctuary for elephants - Beautiful sanctuary for elephants. They have 10 elephants from about 4 to 70 years old. The staff seems to care and care very much for the animals. I did the half-day morning activity. You should arrive with a bathing suit and bring a change of linen. First you put on their uniform and hat, then you take a short walk among the elephants to get to know them briefly and give them leaves to eat, prepare food for them and feed them again walking (they have to walk as much as possible) and finally you can wash them in the puddle with a bucket and brush. It gets very dirty so after you can take a nice shower and is offered a delicious lunch (pad thai and fruit). The sanctuary is about 70/80 minutes by car. They'll still pick you up and take you back to the hotel.

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Alan_b

Aug 22, 2024

Great experience. - Seven was a great host guide at the elephant sanctuary. Prepping some treats for the elephants was a good start and they clearly like their treats! The whole experience was fantastic.

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Karen_w

Aug 18, 2024

Amazing! - Amazing experience, being up close to these majestic animals. The elephants seem clearly happy and well looked after. Highly recommend.

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Kenzo_t

Aug 17, 2024

Too close ! Forgotten daily life ! - 1. Forgotten daily life 2.Too close to elephants 3.Found the purpose of my trip 4.Viator tour and its all staffs made, thoughted out many kinds of ingnuity, in order to regale us, such as kinds of elephant food and its making experience 5.AIl neccesary goods including hat,boots, cloth,pants,towel,shower and toilet were perfect. 6.Beauthful lunch and fresh fruits So "Absolutely Satisfied !" .

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835samuelc

Aug 15, 2024

Perfect day with elephants in Rantong - I recommend without hesitation. Our Guide was great, the information and Things to do very comprehensive. I am delighted to have made this excursion. With a small and very good meal to finish.

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Haichiv

Sep 3, 2024

Poor communication and no way to contact - Pick up never arrived and there was no communication from the tour guide. Waited from 7am-8am. Local number listed on Tripadvisor is not a working number. Messaged them days before on TripAdivsor, no response. Sadly, was very much looking for to this experience.

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From $47

up to 10 guests

1 Adult