Smile Elephant Chiang Mai: Elephant Encounter & Rafting
4.9
304 Ratings
Tambon Kuet Chang

Meet adorable elephants, learn their history, and enjoy thrilling whitewater rafting on the Mae Taeng River. Join us for an unforgettable adventure in Chiang Mai.

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Eco Elephant Care - This trip start with our company van will pick you up from your hotel or accommodation in Chiang Mai city and drive approximately 1.5 hours through the countryside, forest, and local farming areas. After that, arrive at the Smile Elephant Chiang Mai, you will change into Traditional cloth and then meet the adorable elephants….
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What's Included
  • Local tour guide (English-speaking)
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Helmet and Life Jacket for whitewater rafting
  • Lunch
  • Drinking water, coffee, and tea
  • Insurance
  • Photo gallery on our Facebook page
Additional Information

Spend the day with us at Smile Elephant Chiang Mai. You will meet the adorable elephants, learn about the elephant’s history, the elephant’s life, and how the elephants are cared for, and observe them in their natural habitat. Make a unique herb ball. Enjoy the 40-minute adventure with one of the most famous whitewater rafting adventure activities in…

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Location
Eco Elephant Care
Our meeting point is approximately 1.5 hour from the city. For customer who don't need our pickup service, please follow this location to our meeting point. https://maps.app.goo.gl/oVLcQtKxaQgT41tH9?g_st=il
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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N9573bkfranb
Jun 24, 2025
Very good experience - Very good experience! They have 3 elephants, in a super quiet and familiar place, gives the feeling of being very well cared for and do not use skewers or anything similar. Our guide JB, very friendly and attentive. I would repeat!
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Dylan
Jun 20, 2025
Exciting, interesting, and up close elephant and rafting experience - Super fun experience and was taken care of well. The elephants are taken care of really well also. We got to do a ton of cool stuff with the elephants, such as giving a bath, nature walk, and feeding. The white water rafting was incredible with a couple chances to swim as well. Mr. Poppy and his crew were very professional, knowledgeable, and most importantly very friendly. Would definitely recommend.
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520aurf
Jun 18, 2025
Great experience - Great experience. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to experience the natural side of Thailand and of this world. Mr Poppy is the man and looks after you very well.
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505morganev
Jun 16, 2025
Great experience - Very nice experience. Norte guides Popi us to explain the lives of the elephants very well. Rafting was top To be redone
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B8648fogregorya
Jun 15, 2025
Great guide ! - Very cool! Luckily we were only my wife and I for 3 elephants. On the way there, our guide Poppi explained us a lot of things. And still in front of it , I can't understand the people complaining. You come to see elephant and expect them to be wild ?? They are not! But they are respected a lot . They need to eat 200to 300kgs a day so yep they need help because we want to see them ^^ You will prepare food and feed the elephants, spend time with them and so on in the river . It was raining so no walk possible but we spent some.yime by the river with our elephant 🐘. Enjoy and then go rafting ! It was amazing. The van to being u there is very comfy ! Diner is good. Don't hesitate in booking this tour .
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Markat186ym
Jun 11, 2025
The best - Best experience Recommend Marco for rafting and Gibi for elephant guide. Truly wonderful -Mark THANK YOU FOR THE EXPERIENCE
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Jaimefq1849gf
Jun 10, 2025
The best experience - The experience has been amazing! Starting with the guide Poppy who has explained everything in detail, you can tell that elephants are happy living here. It's one of the best experiences of my life
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Flyer17352530286
Jun 9, 2025
Cool and just made - Very cool experience with the elephants and rafting. Staff were all very helpful and the arrangement was very smooth
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Guide798575
Jun 7, 2025
Hot day, but getting to know the elephants, made it cool.denit cool! - The guide was very knowledgeable, easy to understand his English. He guided us step by step how to feed the elephants appropriately, we also made a nutritious bomb - consisted of sticky rice, tamarind , salt palm sugar and another herb - then fed them to the 3 resident domesticated elephants. We also made a soap made out of a local wood, which we pounded and miraculous when dipped in water it made suds, perfect use to scrub the elephants in the river. The white water rafting was fun, it was like a 5-6 km stretch , perfect for family, the water had its fair share of strong currents , we had to sit on the floor of the raft so as not to fall off , it was a short stretch, just enough to offer a little fear during the whole experience. We ended the tour with lunch, all vegetarian- and vegetable dishes, pad thai wrapped in banana leaves and water melons. I would recommend this tour to anyone who will visit Chiangmai. I paid a total of $175 for the family of 3, and we were picked up in our hotel in a 15-seater luxurious van, wifi provided. I could not ask for more. My tour guide's name is Poppy. Thank you so much for the fun experience.
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199jeanfrancoism
Jun 6, 2025
Very nice activity!! - Very nice day feeding elephants in the jungle. Rafting allowed you to enjoy nature. An activity to recommend!
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).