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Elephant Sanctuary + Waterfall + Bamboo Rafting
4.4
22 Ratings
Mae Wang Elephant Camp
3 experiences in Mae Wang district, Chiang Mai in a day. With unbeatable prices and 24/7 service. Roundtrip transfer in Chiang Mai City and lunch included. Travel by air-conditioned van.
- Meet and interact with adorable elephants
- Relax at Mae Wang Waterfall
- Enjoy bamboo rafting along Mae Wang stream
3 experiences in Mae Wang district, Chiang Mai in a day. With unbeatable prices and 24/7 service. Roundtrip transfer in Chiang Mai City and lunch included. Travel by air-conditioned van.
- Meet and interact with adorable elephants
- Relax at Mae Wang Waterfall
- Enjoy bamboo rafting along Mae Wang stream
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mae Wang Elephant Camp - Discover the marvels of an ethical elephant sanctuary, where you can learn about these majestic animals and observe them in their natural habitat. Take the chance to feed and interact with the elephants, and gently touch them if they approach you on their own. It’s crucial to understand that the sanctuary strictly forbids…
- Mae Wang Elephant Camp - Discover the marvels of an ethical elephant sanctuary, where you can learn about these majestic animals and observe them in their natural habitat. Take the chance to feed and interact with the elephants, and gently touch them if they approach you on their own. It’s crucial to understand that the sanctuary strictly forbids riding or forcing elephants into any activities that contradict their natural behaviors or instincts.
- Mae Wang Waterfall - Hike to Mae Wang Waterfall. Unwind and swim at this single-tier waterfall, which stands 20 meters tall and 10 meters wide, accompanied by a year-round stream. This waterfall is the main water source for Maenamwang. The surrounding area features a dry dipterocarp forest, a mix of deciduous trees, dry dipterocarp, and hill evergreen forest. Along the trail, there are natural learning spots, and a basin beneath the waterfall offers a perfect spot for swimming and relaxation.
- Mae Wang - After lunch, enjoy a relaxing bamboo rafting experience. Float on a locally made bamboo raft along the gentle currents of the Mae Wang Waterfall.
What's Included
- Basic accident insurance
- Lunch
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Basic accident insurance
- Lunch
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
Additional Information
- The tour will proceed despite the bad weather as long as it is still safe to do the activities.
- What to bring • Clothes you don’t mind getting wet and dirty • Changing Clothes • Towel • Sandals • Drinking Water • Insect Spray
- The tour will proceed despite the bad weather as long as it is still safe to do the activities.
- What to bring • Clothes you don’t mind getting wet and dirty • Changing Clothes • Towel • Sandals • Drinking Water • Insect Spray
Location
Mae Wang Elephant Camp
136 Moo 9, Baan Sob-win,
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
4.4
(22 Ratings)
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David_t
Jan 19, 2026
Worth while trip - You will get soaked but there are places to change during the day. Bring a swim suit, towel, and shoes/sandles you don't mind getting wet
Rafting was great and gives a view you would not normally see of Thailand.
My wife and son had a great time feeding the elephants.
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John_p
Nov 24, 2025
Amazing experience - Overall, this was an amazing day. Perfect amount of time at each stop. Our tour guide. was absolutely phenomenal. Eat you are the best 🙏🏽🙏🏽. From laughter, educational, to mesmerizing. Don’t think twice on this one, do it.
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63garryk
Aug 7, 2025
Elephant Sanctuary + Waterfall + Bamboo Rafting One Day Trip - This was an outstanding experience enjoyed by myself and my wife. We started with the Bamboo River Rafting which was tremendous fun. Then to the Mae Wang Elephant sanctuary. The tour was unbelievable with his knowledge and the way he engaged with everyone. I really memorable experience. We then had a great lunch and then visited the water fall which was very scenic
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Debra_s
Apr 11, 2025
A perfect day - The elephant sanctuary was a good way to intermingle with the elephants. One got to feed them, bathe with them in the mud or the water and just pet them. The bamboo rafting was an experience in itself with some rapids in areas. The waterfall was a good place to cool off but not the highlight of the day.
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Debsom1953
Mar 21, 2025
A fun local experience, - I had a wonderful time! It was really fun rafting down the river, seeing elephants, fauna and flora along the way. But the real thrill was the elephants! As is with most animals, their stomach rules the roost, and these guys had the routine down pat knowing there were multiple treats involved at each stop. You could tell they were loved and well treated. The waterfall dulled, compared to the rest of the trip. Food was very local...enjoyed it...our hostess was wonderful and very sweet. (I think her name was "Eet" I think). And the rest of our group was fun, too.
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Jeffrey_m
Mar 17, 2025
Excellent - Rafting was amazing and relaxing
Waterfall was beautiful and elephant experience was incredible
Extremely good guide
Only downside was air conditioning not working good in van
Everything else was perfect
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Ellee116
Mar 4, 2025
A great elephant experience - This was a great day out - small group, really efficient and the food was good also. The elephant sanctuary was actually really nice, definitely the best elephant experience i have ever had in Asia. It is a family business and they have been working with those elephants for generations, really happy animals and really friendly, no ropes or chains or sticks just really good communication with the carer and animal.
The raft ride is surprisingly long and fun, but make sure you wear bug spray! Lots of midgies on the river.
There is a little coffee shop and a lady cooking fried banana at the lunch stop, make sure to try!
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Scott_p
Dec 21, 2025
Full day and experiences - The day started with a pickup from our hotel. We went directly to the bamboo river rafting. We were given a chance to change ahead of time, which was nice even though our family was prepared with swimsuits already on. Loved the rafting, wished it could have gone on longer. (You will get wet, no avoiding it). Then on to the elephants. They were beautiful and amazing and incredible- all the superlatives. Lunch was ok, not the best food we've had. The rest of trip, the visit to the Karen Hill Tribe felt a bit forced and artificial. The waterfall was pretty cool and an easy walk.
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Amelia_v
Nov 7, 2025
Good for elephants - Ethical sanctuary. Very friendly guide and driver. Van was clean.
Would have liked more facts about elephants, seemed rushed.
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Guide68550671855
Jun 14, 2025
Fair enough. - The excursion was quite rigorous, the guide super attentive and very nice. The sanctuary is not only to observe but you act with them, the very very scarce food
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