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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
Join an Authentic Elephant Observation Experience
Escape the crowds and embark on a meaningful journey into the world of rescued elephants. At Ran-Tong Save & Rescue Elephant Centre, the Elephant Observation program allows participants to walk alongside these magnificent creatures, learn their stories, and observe their natural behaviors — all without…
Join an Authentic Elephant Observation Experience
Escape the crowds and embark on a meaningful journey into the world of rescued elephants. At Ran-Tong Save & Rescue Elephant Centre, the Elephant Observation program allows participants to walk alongside these magnificent creatures, learn their stories, and observe their natural behaviors — all without riding or exploitation.
This is not a show.
This is not a circus.
This is genuine elephant conservation — and participants are invited to be part of it.
✔️ Ethical & hands-off interaction
✔️ Feed, observe, and learn — respectfully
✔️ Support animal welfare through sustainable tourism
Book an Elephant Observation tour today and see elephants as they are meant to be — wild, free, and full of life.
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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Leopoldob516
Oct 31, 2025
Highly recommended - Can't miss a wonderful experience coexists with elephants in complete freedom without chairs and with total respect for them
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681lupitam
Oct 28, 2025
BEST DAY OF MY LIFE - BEST DAY OF MY LIFE! 🥹 Full day is such an experience. Elephants are magistical, and the staff was the best. Thank you Nikom for being the nicest guide. Best place to be on the world
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Mimip131
Oct 28, 2025
EXCELLENT - It really is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, very complete and respectful of elephants, you don’t do anything they don’t want, you feed them, pet them and bathe them if they allow you to. Without a doubt a real sanctuary and its people are friendly, respectful and always aware that you are having an excellent day.
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Q5087gystevens
Jul 30, 2025
Amazing - thank you! - We had such a wonderful day at the elephant sanctuary. The guide took us around, showed us all the elephants, they know them so well and we got so up close and personal with them! They were so great at answering all of our questions, explaining about everyday life of the elephants and we’re all so warm and friendly. The food was also amazing! Thanks so much, we could come back in a heartbeat!
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Pieterjand2018
Jul 26, 2025
Good first experience with elephants in Thailand - They don’t force you to do anything you don’t want to. Food was good as well. They really care for the elephants. Really Nice and calm in the afternoon. Timely pick-up from hotel in Chiang Mai. We booked the evening before and they made it work.
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457amaurya
Jul 16, 2025
Unforgettable experience!!!:)) - Our guide Siri was the best guide in the world! Thank you to her for making us discover this beautiful beautiful site and leave from there with an unforgettable experience! Everything was beautiful and kind and the people were adorable! Great to see this very happy elephant in a pouring rain, ideal time for this very warm visit and especially very pro guides and intense respect for elephants out of captivity and now free in a very pleasant setting!! The delicious food! A day filled with beautiful experiences!!
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E5032pachloef
Jul 14, 2025
Amazing experience 10/10 - We had the most amazing experience here in Ran - Tong Save and Rescue Elephant Centre. All the staff were so friendly and engaging, particularly our tour guide Nikom who made our whole experience so special! He was extremely informative and was a pleasure to spend the day with. I would certainly recommend this experience to people of all ages. The food provided is amazing and the transport provided is very handy. The elephants are well cared for and it’s clear the amazing bond the staff have with the elephants. Thank you so much for the most amazing day!
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17mathildeh
Nov 10, 2025
This sanctuary is a big scam and is not ethical !!! - Too many people ! On the website, it's written "group of ten" and we were over 30 people. I felt like the elephants were working to entertain us. Why should they blow water on us like in a circus ??? I felt very sad for them and I think this sanctuary is a big scam. They give corn to the elephants despite the fact that it's not the best food for them ! Don't go there .
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E7308ilclaudiab
Nov 6, 2025
Scam - Huge scam!!! You book on a site named elephant sanctuary.org ethical in small group that does not force elephants in any way you just have to observe and accompany them.... And the result is that we bring you to rantong elephant which is another center where you end up at 30 with vans everywhere for a well organized business.
Thieves' liars because we force elephants to take baths, stop them from moving for tourists come to touch them, we cut corn to feed them and be able to approach them the only food we have seen all day or almost when they are supposed to eat fruits and vegetables!! A male elephant is locked in a park mahouts smoke among elephants!!!! Flee this center!!!!
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Sophievr7987ub
Nov 4, 2025
To flee!!!!! - Flee from this centre which is nothing of what it claims to be. First we booked on the elephantsanctuary.org site supposed to be one of the most etiquette of Chiang Mai we end up in rantong and without being explained why the so-called group of 10 turns into 30!!! Horror we were told that we went to observe elephants in no way we forced them to do anything!!! We stateless them with corn all day long we force them to go in the water mahous leaves them almost no freedom!! And worse one of them taught his elephant a trick!! it's a business
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