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Ran-Tong Save & Rescue Elephant Centre: Full Day Experience with Rescued Elephants in Chiang Mai
Experience a full day at Ran-Tong Save & Rescue Elephant Centre in Chiang Mai. Learn about and interact with rescued elephants while supporting their welfare and conservation efforts.
Experience a full day at Ran-Tong Save & Rescue Elephant Centre in Chiang Mai. Learn about and interact with rescued elephants while supporting their welfare and conservation efforts.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
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…
- 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 these incredible creatures.
- Make vitamins for the elephants including pregnant, injured, and old elephants.
- Meet the elephants and observe them.
- Lunch - Thai food, seasonal fruits, and drinking water.
- Walk with elephants and observe them in their natural habitat.
- Say goodbye to the elephants and change your clothes.
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Leave Ran-Tong Save & Rescue Elephant Centre and go back to your hotel/accommodation in Chiang Mai city.
**You should bring spare clothes, comfortable shoes, sandals that you do not mind getting wet and dirty, shampoo and soap, a camera, mosquito spray or insect repellent.
What's Included
- Lunch included
- Air-conditioned transportation
- Traditional Mahout Karen attire provided
- Travel insurance covered
- Lunch included
- Air-conditioned transportation
- Traditional Mahout Karen attire provided
- Travel insurance covered
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…
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 their long history within Thai culture. Founded in 2009, Ran-Tong has rescued over 40 elephants to date with the help of public generosity, support, and private donation they can continue their ongoing vital work. Our priority is animal welfare. At Ran-Tong Save & Rescue Elephant Centre, you will completely get to learn a lot about elephants and have a memorable experience with them.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Pahl2023
Jul 10, 2024
Full Day tour- worth it!!! - A smaller refuge for elephants rescued from the logging industry. Shom our guide was very knowledgeable and didn't rush our experience at all.
The full day tour exceeded our expectations! We got to spend such quality time with the elephants and bathing them was a memory we will cherish for life!
The lunch was delicious and we even got an afternoon snack too!
Cannot recommend enough!
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Jessicayyjtravel
Jun 23, 2024
Highlight of our Lifetimes - Visiting this conservatory was an incredible highlight of our time in Thailand and of our lives. Firstly, the staff evidently take excellent care of the animals. The elephants are free to roam under the care and protection of their individually designated mahouts (caretakers). It is easy to see the elephants are very happy living here, and develop deep bonds with their mahouts and with each other in their scenic and well-maintained environment. Conversations with our tour guide, the mahouts, and the owner solidified the mutual relationships formed between staff and the elephants at the conservatory, who are passionate about providing a peaceful, caring, and nonexploitative home for these animals to thrive in (all very important considerations for us when selecting a sanctuary to visit in Chiang Mai). Additionally, I cannot recommend doing a full day tour enough. We had a much smaller group allowing for one-on-one time with the elephants and we appreciated the relaxed layout of the day, as it allowed us with enough time and energy to enjoy every part of the experience while also resting and taking breaks from the sun. My last note would be the amazing photographs we left with. As we booked the full day tour, multiple staff acted as our personal photographers and took so many incredible photos/videos of the entire day’s experience! We were so appreciative for the incredible funds of knowledge and expertise shared with us during the tour. Bring sunscreen, LOTS of bug spray, a fully charged phone, cash to tip your tour guide and get ready to enjoy an educational and once-in-a-lifetime experience!
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Hilda
May 30, 2024
True sancturary - Absolutely amazing experience our guide Shaun was full of knowledge and love for the elephants. We felt like part of the family team. Feeding. Walking the elephants and helping with there daily activities. Totally free and not forced into any experience. They loved touch and there mahoots care so much for them. We bathed them. Massaged them truly a lifetime experience
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Danielag99
Apr 2, 2024
Unforgettable great experience - Spend a unique day in Ran Tong with these wonderful, gentle giants. Beautiful and spacious area, the elephants have a very good time here! The carers treat them lovingly (which we witnessed). There is no horseback riding, our day's activity consisted of knowledgeable know-how, food preparation and feeding, a walk with the elephants, preparing and treating them with some kind of massage objects as well as bathing and washing the elephants. In between we enjoyed a delicious lunch and a snack. Everything was organized wonderfully, even the transfer from our hotel and back worked perfectly. Our guide “Rambo” did a great job! The only thing that was a bit difficult at times was understanding English, we didn't always understand him 100%. But it didn't bother us. We highly recommend a visit here for memories that will last forever. THANK YOU Ran Tong!
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Daniel
Mar 6, 2024
Great experience with pachyderms - The animals are very well cared for and cared for. They approach when they consider it and you don't see them forcing interaction at any time.
The part of preparing the herbal cures is a bit long but the full day is worth it because in the end you are more alone with the elephants and you interact in a more personal way than perhaps the half-day shift,
Rambo, good monitor.
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Jammysplodger
Feb 21, 2024
It’s a must do!!!! - After researching the whole elephant rescue options we opted for the ran-tong due to the ethical reviews- we were not disappointed. Elephants were well looked after, all in good condition and very well fed!! Definitely no riding or making them do silly tricks.
A precis of the day: changed into clothes given to us, learnt about the rescue centre and elephants, chopped up some food, fed it to them out in a field… made some more food and walked with them and fed them on the way to a pond… where we washed them and they actually squirted water at us hahaha… We then had lunch provided, which was amazing! Showers and home.
This really was a trip of a lifetime that will never be forgotten! Elephants even outside our building when we made food. If you have even the slightest chance of visiting here please do not pass it up. Special thanks to “Oo Oo” our guide, she appeared to devote her life to this and other rescue centres .. amazing.
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Dave
Feb 12, 2024
One of the best holiday experiences I have ever had - Rambo our guide was brilliant. Very funny and tried so hard to explain everything in English for us. The day started with being kitted out on tops trousers and flip flops and sunhats all your own clothes can be put on a locker . We had a talk then chopped up all the food for the elephants. Ventured out with our baskets of food and made friends with these beautiful creatures. We then made medicine balls with herbs and massaged the elephants whilst some of the group played sound bowls! Spa day for the elephants 🐘 💕. Then ended the day giving them a wash/ bath. Absolutely fantastic.
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Agyalaround
Feb 11, 2024
Amazing experience - I recommend choosing the all-day tour. An incredible experience. You get a chance to be in close contact with rescued elephants. You prepare food for them, bathe them, and learn a lot of information from the excellent guides.
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Franziska
Nov 30, 2023
Unforgettable experience - We wanted something that was also good for the animals. And we were in the right place. The elephants were rescued and still have a good life here. They are not chained up and that was important to us. We learned a lot about the gentle giants and overall had a great day that we will never forget. The keepers also treat their charges very well.
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Seammc
Oct 14, 2023
An intimate experience with happy elephants on a beautiful property. - Me and my partner spent the day at Ran Tong learning about the care and lives of their beautiful rescue elephants. We were the only two in the group who did the full day experience, which meant we had the afternoon activities all to ourselves which was incredibly special.
Our guide, Siri, was amazing. She was very knowledgeable and passionate and took so many amazing videos and photos of our experience. The elephants all appeared happy and well cared for by their mahouts.
Definitely recommend Ran Tong for a more intimate experience on a beautiful property.
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