Chiang Mai Elephant Care: Unique Day Trip Experience
4.7
238 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: 24 hours
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…
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What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Photography
  • Lunch
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Insurance
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
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(238 Ratings)
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Kenshiroh2026
May 24, 2026
A wonderful experience - I had an amazing experience. Hiking in the jungle, spending time with elephants, rafting—everything was fun. The guide was very communicative and enjoyed the experience with us. He could also speak a little Japanese, so I would recommend this tour to Japanese people as well!
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Kevin_b
May 18, 2026
10/10 recommend - Loved our tour wide gave us very good information. The hike was breathtaking I love to be active so was great to see a waterfall. The elephant was just something I never thought I would experience
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P2615jsdanielk
Apr 24, 2026
Unique experience! Must do. - A beautiful and educational day. I was out with my 10-year-old daughter. The group was great and the guides especially Worrarit. These speak excellent English and are very attentive. The elephants were awesome, where else do you experience that? Thank you.
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Mariaandrea_s
Apr 24, 2026
Excellent tour. Everything... - Excellent tour. Everything perfectly organized and well guided by Two, who even took some beautiful photos
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Christy_c
Mar 24, 2026
Elephant awesome Experience - Feeding , playing and bathing the elephants is an experience we will never forget. We started by changing clothes then rode a small truck on a rugged road then we reached the sanctuary . We re information on elephant highlights. Then we cut some watermelon to feed them mixed some vitamin food and we started feeding and interacting with them. The hugs the blow kisses the dancing was awesome. Then we hiked up the mountain them down towards the river and started bathing them . They blow ofd some water from their trunk yo get is wet
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Sherpa15858723827
Mar 21, 2026
Great day trip - Great day trip to the mountains of Thailand. We would definitely recommend him. The elephants were very close with the visitors, it was fun!
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Meander03111007915
Mar 4, 2026
Absolutely worth doing this. - Wonderful with Elephants and Sticky waterfall. Feels good that the elephants roam free and come every day to get food and to swim. As the Guide said if they were not fed, they would never care about us “No Food No Love” No ankle bracelets, no elephant riding or similar animal cruelty. Sticky Waterfall was a beautiful and amazing experience. No advanced climbing up the waterfall but still nice.
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Sylviar691
Feb 25, 2026
A Thailand Dream come True - When you book a tour of a country you’re not at all familiar with the very least of your expectations lies in seeing and learning something new. Pinpon and his wonderful team gave us something that went far beyond those expectations. His infectious laughter and timed humor made hiking in the Chiang Mai jungle as memorable as the beauty of the nature we were surrounded by. His deep connection and knowledge to the land gifted us an experience that we would never have had otherwise and made this a highlight of our time here in Thailand. Getting to care for the elephants in the Sanctuary was unforgettable and white water rafting was the cherry on top of the perfect day. We can’t recommend this experience enough!
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U3744knelsam
Jan 23, 2026
Great! - Unforgettable and magical experience, I recommend 1000%!!
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Lillysg4494op
Mar 2, 2026
Don’t Book! Was terrible - We thought that we would learn sth about the elephants and observe them, but the trip turned out to be a terrible place, where elephants are getting touched, and we should feed them. So not ethical at all! We asked the owner some questions about the elephants, like where they are from and where they live and she had no good answer to that and tried to not to talk to us anymore the rest of the trip! The elephants also didnt look that healthy! So if you want to do a ethical trip to elephants or want to learn something and not just want to have a foto with one, this is not the trip for you! Further i dont understand why they didnt wrote in the description of the tour that this trip is just touching and feeding!
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