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Top Pick - Full or Half Day @Elephant in Wild Sanctuary ChiangMai
4.8
115 Ratings
Tambon Chang Khlan
Thinking of spending a day in Chiang Mai? Opting for one of our distinct excursions would be a wise choice. You’ll have the opportunity to look after our elephants and gain knowledge about these magnificent creatures. The visit promises to be an unforgettable journey that will exceed every expectation.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Mae Taeng - Pick up from hotel in Chiang Mai city between 08.00 - 08.30am and drop off about 06.30pm.
If you book Half Day options there are no Trekking or Rafting
- Depart from hotel and drive thought rural area and forest hill
- Learn about Elephants behaviours in natural surroundings. NO RIDING!!
- Learn how to prepare foods for elephants
- Observing our beautiful rescued elephants as they roam throughout our sanctuary
- Observing the elephants in mud spa, which help their skin and protect from insects
- Observing when they are bathe at river in a natural way, as they would in the wild
- Enjoy lunch (Thai foods)
- White Water Rafting through the rain forest about 50 minutes
- Trekking for 2 hours (1 hour go, 1 hour back) through jungle & beautiful waterfall
- Back to Chiang Mai City (about 06.30pm)
What to bring; Towel, Bathing Suit, Walking Shoes, Change of Clothes
We don’t use chains, hooks or any other cruelty tactics like that because our elephant family are allowed to roam free.
What's Included
- Bottled water provided
- Photography opportunities
- Lunch included
- All fees and taxes covered
- Insurance provided
- Tea and coffee available
Location
McDonald's Im Thapae
Kotchasarn Road
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(115 Ratings)
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Vivienne_c
Aug 1, 2024
Big ( our tour guide) is a legend - We fed the beautiful elephants who looked very well cared for, then trekked the jungle in search of waterfalls. This was an unexpected highlight, so glad I saw this part of Chiang Mai. Followed by very fun rafting down a beautiful scenic river. Well worth it highly recommended. Be aware there are some other organisations out there that aren't as kind to their elephants, do your research. Pick one like this . Thankyou Big.
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Christy_m
Jul 30, 2024
The most amazing experience! - Never dreamed we’d get to interact with the elephants so closely: feeding them by hand, bathing them in the river, giving them a mud bath. Our hike to the waterfall and rafting trip were both more rigorous than expected (a pleasant surprise, but something to be aware of). Sak was an excellent guide. This trip was a great value as well.
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Shanna_d
Jul 23, 2024
Min is the best!! - I cannot say enough great things about Min and this excursion. Min took such good care of us, we had freshly made pad Thai and spring rolls, everything was so well planned. The best time, truly.
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Michaelco7934fa
Jul 21, 2024
Best day out all trip! - A great day out. Loved the scenery and walk into the jungle to the waterfall. Great experience feeding, bathing, and throwing mud on the elephants. Enjoyed the white water rafting - more brown! Ping Pong was an excellent host all day.
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594aidans
Jul 11, 2024
Feeding and washing elephants, walking through the jungle, waterfalls and rafting - If you like nature, then this is something I’d highly recommend, it was an experience I’ll never forget. All the tour guides are lovely to speak to as well <3
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Vacation38788805633
Jul 10, 2024
DAY TO REMEMBER - 100% worth every penny. Big, the tour guide was fantastic, so friendly and will look after you all the way. The Hike was challenging, but the end result of it was definitely worth it - bring something to swim in and a towel for sure. The elephant sanctuary was amazing, you prepare the food for them and then feed it to them. It really is 100% ethical in our experience, no use of tools to make the elephants do anything, they seem like they want to be there. They are also completely wild as when walking around the forest you can see them living in their natural environment. After this the rafting was amazing, and you can swim in the river too. Could not recommend it more. Me and my girlfriend had a day to remember!!!! 10/10!!!!!!
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Natalie_h
Jul 9, 2024
Best day ever! - Absolutely amazing day!! Tony our guide was lovely and gave us all the information we needed, and made the day even more fun. The elephant feeding and mud baths was a once in a lifetime experience. The trek to the waterfall was so so worth it, it was stunning.
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Lindsay_b
Jul 8, 2024
Fantastic - Fantastic day out hiking to waterfall bathing with elephants and fun rafting great tour guide best day out in last 30 days of travelling asia
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Virginia_g
Jul 3, 2024
Love the interaction with elephants - We had the best experience with the elephants . It was wonderful to interact with them. Ping pon our guid was superb he gave us all the information about them and need our experience memorable … great sense of humor and he was part of our day just like any other member! Highly recommend . The rafting was nice as well as the hiking to the falls
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Jolomi_i
Jun 30, 2024
The hike is NOT easy! - This was a great experience, despite the hike being fairly challenging. I was wearing Adidas sandals that had a strap, but my friend who wore Teva sandals also thought it was hard. I wish I would have worn appropriate shoes. The hike is about 5km total and took 1hr each way. The waterfall was a bit underwhelming, in my opinion. But the elephants and river rafting made up for it!! It was definitely worth it and I would do it again, maybe minus the hike. Bring lots of bug spray!!!! Our tour guide, Ping Pong, was great!!!
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