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Elephant Sanctuary: Ethical Doi Inthanon Experience
4.9
14 Ratings
Doi Inthanon National Park
Discover ethical elephant encounters at Doi Inthanon. Join Karen Hill tribe guides for a cultural adventure. Perfect for friends and family.
Discover ethical elephant encounters at Doi Inthanon. Join Karen Hill tribe guides for a cultural adventure. Perfect for friends and family.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Doi Inthanon National Park - After being picked up from your hotel, the journey to the elephant sanctuary takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by one of the guides, who are members of the Karen Hill tribe. Throughout the tour, you will have the opportunity to admire the beauty of the Asian elephants as they…
- Doi Inthanon National Park - After being picked up from your hotel, the journey to the elephant sanctuary takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by one of the guides, who are members of the Karen Hill tribe. Throughout the tour, you will have the opportunity to admire the beauty of the Asian elephants as they roam freely around the park. Observe the elephants as they enjoy eating, walking through the jungle, and conclude with a relaxing bath in the nearby river. Our tour guides will provide unique insights and education about the elephants and the Karen Hill tribe. Once the tour concludes, lunch will be provided at a wonderful nearby restaurant before you are returned to your hotel.
What's Included
- Licensed/Certified Guide
- Lunch
- Licensed/Certified Guide
- Lunch
What's Not Included
- Tea and coffee
- Bottled water
- Tea and coffee
- Bottled water
Additional Information
Discover the wonder of our magnificent elephants in the heart of Doi Inthanon National Park. Our company is committed to conducting tours ethically, providing elephants with the freedom to roam without chains and prohibiting activities such as elephant riding. Our guides, who are members of the Karen Hill tribe, are eager to answer all your questions…
Discover the wonder of our magnificent elephants in the heart of Doi Inthanon National Park. Our company is committed to conducting tours ethically, providing elephants with the freedom to roam without chains and prohibiting activities such as elephant riding. Our guides, who are members of the Karen Hill tribe, are eager to answer all your questions during the tour. This promises to be a fantastic cultural experience for both friends and family.
- The extra two hours is for the transportation from hotel to elephant park to and from.
- The restaurant can provide food for vegitarian and vegan customers. If you have any dietary requirements please inform the staff.
Location
Doi Inthanon National Park
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
4.9
(14 Ratings)
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644kbroodco
Aug 13, 2025
Walk in the Forest With Gentle Giants & Playful Babies - We booked the private half-day elephant tour — just the two of us, three elephants, two baby elephants, Taksin, and the mahouts. It was magical.
We enjoyed a fantastic walk through the forest in Chiang Mai. The elephants were peaceful and relaxed (they had already eaten from the previous visitors, so they were calm), while the baby elephants were playful and full of energy. Spending time with them in such a natural setting was unforgettable.
Taksin was very helpful and answered all our questions with patience and knowledge.
This was the best elephant sanctuary experience we’ve ever had — ethical, authentic, and truly special. Highly recommended for anyone looking for an intimate, non-rushed elephant encounter in Chiang Mai.
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Jerry_s
Jul 24, 2025
Ethical and intimate experience! - We're still in awe! Note was an amazing guide. He gave the story of each elephanf and the sancuary itself. We learned a lot! The Elephants are beautiful, majestic, and gentle creatures. We recommend coming here for a small and more private experience.
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932martil
Apr 22, 2025
10/10 expirience - Very nice expirience! 10/10. Very nice people and perfect treatment to elephants. I really recomend it! I went with my family and we had a very good time.
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Krijnb2025
Mar 8, 2025
Amazing experience with Cho - We did the 2-day jungle tour with an amazing guide, Cho. If you book the tour, I would definitely recommend asking for Cho, it makes the experience even more enjoyable. On day 2, we visited the elephants, and they were very well taken care of. First, we took them for a mud bath, and then we swam and washed them in the river.
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275luukp
Feb 10, 2025
Very nice experience! - Very nice staff who can also answer all questions! And also just a very special experience and definitely recommended! You could also just tell by the elephants that they were fine and liked to go into the river
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Josephineab9242df
Jan 27, 2025
Unique - It was an unforgettable adventure me and my friends had so much fun ..The people are super nice especially our tour guide ,exactly as well as the elephants which are super friendly animals which are kept very animal friendly,I felt super comfortable and can recommend it to anyone planning to go to Chiang mai
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186malinas
Jan 27, 2025
10/10⭐️ - It was a beautiful experience and a highlight of my trip you saw that was well taken care of the elephants our guide was very sympathetic and answered all questions all in all top
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P2533tymanua
Jan 27, 2025
Wonderful - Wow was very nice and the tour guide incredibly nice would do it again and again;)
And everything was explained and shown and we were helped a lot with the photos;)
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Nakiya_w
Nov 19, 2024
Great experience - Great tour guides, amazing experience! Day was set up perfectly hotel pick up was easy, we got a very interactive experience, guides took pictures of us throughout and set up great photo opportunities. Lunch was delicious at a local spot with a nice view. Highly recommend.
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Fv1990
Apr 21, 2025
Excellent experience with elephants in a natural environment - Excellent half-day tour option to get to know the elephants up close. A small but personalized tour. Our guide Cho was excellent and very pleasant. We were able to feed the elephants and bathe with them. Then we went to a local restaurant where we ate a delicious pad thai. The only drawback we had is that the transport did not pass to our hotel at the agreed time and they also did not communicate to indicate if there was a delay, so fortunately they responded quickly via Whatsapp to reconfirm that they would arrive to pick us up at our hotel.
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