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Chiang Mai Elephant Care: Unique Day Trip Experience
4.7
210 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.
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:
24 hours
Highlights
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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…
- 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
- 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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(210 Ratings)
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Natalia
Sep 15, 2025
Amazing experience - Amazing experience! Our guide was very kind, the food was good, I loved that it was a small group so it felt a personalize experience with the elephants. I loved all the activities with the elephants
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Jason
Sep 9, 2025
Waterfall, Elephants and Rafting - Great tour! Hope to waterfall was amazing. Elephant care was fun and white water rafting was crazy! Would highly recommend this trio event day trip. Muay or guide was great!
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Anoukroijackers
Aug 14, 2025
Super fun activity. - We had booked half a day, so only the elephants did activity. This was a very nice experience. We were allowed to feed the elephants, wash them and cover them with mud. They had five elephants, two of which went with them to the water. It was very well arranged and the lunch was also very tasty. The guide was a very nice man. Highly recommended if you are in Chaing Mai!
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273bradleyj
Aug 6, 2025
Family outdoor fun - Loved this trip. Got to do a cool nature hike up to a beautiful waterfall. My 6 & 9 year old daughters did me proud and had fun on the way. Then after a great bite to eat we got to feed the elephants, bath the elephants, and mud the elephants. Great fun with amazing creatures. The trip culminated in a rafting trip that had some decent rapids but nothing to concerning to be out there with family. Great fun and good times. I highly recommend this for your outdoorsy activite family.
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Bryan_a
Aug 4, 2025
A magical experience in... - A magical experience in Chiang Mai 🐘🌿 We fed and bathed elephants in their natural sanctuary... unforgettable family time with my wife, daughter and mom! ❤️🌍
Also great service from our guide Mint, the driver, all the staff and elephant keepsr.
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Gisligisla
Jul 18, 2025
So worth it. - Wow so great day, the hiking was beautiful and challenging, you will cross some rivers so make sure to were a good shoes, but they will be dirty. So worth , the waterfall.....
The Elephant was so great also, worth the visit. Then we did also rafting and it was good. I recommend this whole day activity.
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Lore
Jul 12, 2025
Blissful experience with the elephants - Wonderful experience with the elephants. Don't forget your swimming trunks and slippers. People were very welcoming and the guide gave us so much explanation. The food was also very good. Self-prepared by the family that runs the place. The elephants were very well cared for which was very important to us.
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Wesleybh2089nn
Sep 25, 2025
Awesome experience - I really enjoyed the waterfall and the elephants; I just expected a little more of the rafting. The guides and the driver were really great and did a good job.
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Manuel
Jul 18, 2025
It's worth doing - The activities are spectacular, the visit to the elephants was an unforgettable moment, the food we were given regular.
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777vangiem
Jul 14, 2025
Adventure-filled day to experience in Chiang Mai - Guide/ Driver is very polite & accommodating. Knowledgeable of what he does. Day is fully organized, and packed. However I have two main comments: 1/ there was no option at all for lunch food. It should be fine if the one served can even pass for an OK, especially this is Thailand where everywhere there are good food! Not even a fruits are available. Would have been really great to have those even if we have to pay extra. 2/ other groups had go pro in their rafting leg. we didn't. Had we known, we would have brought. Or should have an option for it even if it's additional charge. And at the end of the trip there was nothing to eat again so 8am to 5pm of activities with mediocre pad thai for lunch was all we had. These are things we propose to be improved on, as everything else are great. The whole adventure day was great, including the elephant sanctuary experience. It wasn't my first time for something like that but this one, you can see how elephants are respected and taken care of. Guests were briefed and everyone is so mindful.
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