About this activity
Interact with rescued elephants at the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary in Chiang Mai. This tour allows you to feed, play with adorable elephants, and take pictures while learning about their everyday lives.
Includes
- Insurance
- Pick-up and drop-off at your accommodation in Chiang Mai
- Photographer and photo album posted on Facebook
- English-speaking tour guide
- Drinking water, snack
- Food for feeding the elephants
- Tips
- Other expenses not mentioned above
Details
Product Info: — What You Can Expect —Visit the spectacular Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, one of Thailand's most popular eco-tourism attractions, and one of the best elephant sanctuaries in Chiang Mai. Interact with members of the Karen hill tribes to learn about the long history of Thailand's elephants and try on traditional Karen attire.Learn about this elephant sanctuary in Chiang Mai from your English-speaking guide as you walk, surrounded by mountains and giant elephants. Touch, feed, photograph, and bond with elephants of all sizes and ages. Accompany the elephants to a mud pond and apply a natural mud treatment to clean their skin before washing them down in a local river.Snap a few more photos with the elephants and then change into dry clothes. Be delighted by a selection of seasonal fresh fruit and snacks before waving goodbye to your new big-eared friends and heading back to your accommodation. Reserve your space on this incredible day tour today or choose to spend overnight deep in the jungle.— Itinerary —Half Day Visit (The time is Morning Session / Afternoon Session)Pick up from your hotel or accommodation (Meeting time: 6:30 am–7:00 am for Morning Visit or 11:30 am–12:00 pm for Afternoon Visit)Drive approximately 1.5 hours South of Chiang Mai through rolling hills, forests, and local farming areas. 08:30 / 13:30 Arrive at the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. Learn about the elephants and change into traditional Karen clothing. Meet the elephants. Feed, interact, and play with the elephants in a natural environment as you learn about their behavior and history. Take photos with the elephants. Mud Spa with the elephants Walk with the elephants to a river and bathe them. Eat a traditional meal and then say goodbye to the elephants. 12:00 / 17:00 Leave the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary and drive approximately 1.5 hours to Chiang Mai. 13:30 / 18:30 Drop off at your hotel or accommodation.Full Day Visit08:00-08:30 AM Pick up from your hotel or accommodation08:30 Drive approximately 1.5 hours South of Chiang Mai through rolling hills, forest, and local farming areas.10:30 Arrive at the Sanctuary. Meet your guide and walk for 10-15 minutes through the Jungle to the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. Change into traditional Karen clothing. Enjoy an introductory lesson about elephant anatomy, history, and behavior.11:00 Meet the elephants. Feed, interact, and play with the elephants in a natural environment as you learn about their behavior and history. Take photos with the elephants.12:00 Enjoy a lunch of traditional Thai food and fresh fruit.13:00 Learn how to make herbal medicine balls, feed the Elephants and then walk with the elephants to the river. Bathe and brush the elephants.14:00 Join the elephants for a therapeutic mud spa. Swim in the river and take photos with the elephants.15:00 Change clothes and say goodbye to the elephants15:30 Depart from Elephant Jungle Sanctuary and drive approximately 1.5 hours to Chiang Mai.17:00-17:30 Drop off at your hotel or accommodation.Walk With Elephants Experience6:30-7:00 am Pick up from your hotel or accommodation7:00 Drive approximately 1.5 hours South of Chiang Mai through rolling hills, forest, and local farming areas.8:30 Arrive at the Sanctuary. Meet your guide, change into traditional Karen clothing, and enjoy an introductory lesson about elephant anatomy, history, and behavior.9:00 Meet the elephants. Feed, interact, and play with the elephants in a natural environment as you learn about their individual personalities and history. Take photos with the elephants.9:45 Join the elephants for a therapeutic mud spa. Swim in the river and take photos with the elephants.11:30 Enjoy a lunch of traditional Thai food and fresh fruit.12:00 Walk with the elephants through a lush jungle for approximately 1.5 hours. Observe and photograph them from a respectful distance as they roam at a leisurely pace, foraging as they wander through the forest.13:45 Say goodbye to your new elephant friends and continue walking through the beautiful local countryside to a second Elephant Jungle Sanctuary location.13:45 Meet some more of the majestic elephants we care for. Feed the elephants, or simply relax and observe the way they behave and interact with other members of the herd.15:30 Depart from Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, and return to your place of accommodation in Chiang Mai.Morning Elephant Bathing Experience & Afternoon Thai Cooking Class at Mama Noi Thai Cookery School6:30-7:00 am Pick up from your hotel or accommodation by Elephant Jungle SanctuaryEnjoy a half-day elephant bathing experience (MORNING SESSION). Drop off at your hotel. 3:30 pm Pick up from your hotel by Mama Noi Thai Cookery School Join a half-day Thai cooking class (English or Chinese instruction available). Drop off at your hotel.Overnight VisitDAY 1:08:00 - 08:30: Pickup from Chiang Mai accommodation.08:30 - 10:00: Drive to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, and complete registration.10:00 - 11:00: Educational talk on elephants.11:00 - 12:00: Meet and feed elephants, and learn about them.12:00 - 13:00: Enjoy a Thai lunch while observing elephants.13:00 - 15:00: Prepare supplements, bathe, and spa with elephants.15:30: Travel to resort-style lodgings, check-in, relax, or explore before dinner.Day 2:07:00 - 08:00: Wake up in the jungle, and have a fresh organic breakfast.08:00 - 10:30: Head to farmland, help cut grass, and feed it to the elephants.10:30 - 13:00: Visit another EJS location, and interact with elephants in a natural setting.13:00 - 15:30: Explore a local waterfall, swim, and enjoy lunch with a scenic view.15:30: Depart from the waterfall, and return to Chiang Mai accommodation.— Important Info —Free pick-up within a 5 km radius of the Old CityAt Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, we will allow you to spend as much time as possible with the elephants.There is no formal schedule and aside from pick-up times, the times shown here are approximations.Certain activities are dependent on seasonal availability and may be subject to change. Thus, the itinerary above should be used as an illustrative guide only.— Additional Info —Free admission for children under 4 years old; however, they must not occupy a seat. Please notify the number of children in your group in the Note section when bookingPlease notify the number and size of the luggage(s) you are bringing with you, in order for the supplier to arrange a suitable vehicle. The local agency reserves the right to decline service if you fail to do so.
Know Before You Go
Reminders: Things to bring along: Hat, bathing suit, sunscreen, insect repellent, towel, walking shoes, a change of dry clothes, and camera,The operator will re-confirm your pick-up time in advance. As this is a group tour, please bear with us in case of any unforeseen delays along the pick-up route. If you are awaiting pick-up past the meeting time, kindly contact the operator directly via email or phone. How to Use Your Voucher: Please present the e-voucher on-site.
Location
Elephant Jungle Sanctuary (Office) 119 10 Tha Phae Road, Tambon Chang Moi, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand
