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Chiang Mai: Elephant Care at Elephant Retirement Park

4.8 / 5

944 reviews

Activity provider: Elephant Retirement Park Chiang Mai
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    Chiang Mai: Elephant Care at Elephant Retirement Park

    Activity provider: Elephant Retirement Park Chiang Mai

    4.8

    944 reviews

    From US$ 54.82 per person

    Learning about and observing rescued elephants at a sanctuary. Observe elephants respectfully in quaint surroundings, and enjoy a delicious vegetarian Thai buffet lunch.

    About this activity

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    Covid-19 precautions
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    Duration 5 - 9 hours
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    Live tour guide
    English
    Pickup included
    Pickup from your hotel in Chiang Mai.

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Watch elephants play in the mud and sand spa
    • Learn about and observe the rescued elephants' behavior
    • Prepare food and feed the elephants
    • Eat a delicious traditional Thai buffet lunch
    • Enjoy a relaxing pickup and drop-off at your accommodation
    Full description

    Meet and feed elephants on this elephant sanctuary tour from Chiang Mai. Watch these majestic creatures up close and learn about them from specialists. Sit down to an authentic Thai lunch and stay hydrated with complimentary water.

    Start your journey in the morning with a hotel pickup from Chiang Mai city center. Take the 1-hour ride to the countryside of Mae Tang district.

    Get changed into the local clothes and be ready for the fun activities. The experienced guide will provide information about the elephants' behavior and how to provide proper care for them. Then, prepare food and healthy treats for the elephants and feed them afterward. After that, you and the elephants will walk to play in the mud and sand spa. During this time, you will have a chance to observe their behavior, in beautiful natural surroundings.

    After your time with the elephants, change your clothes, shower, and then enjoy a delicious traditional Thai buffet lunch, which is suitable for vegetarians. After lunch, relax on the 1-hour journey back to your hotel in Chiang Mai city center.

    Includes
    • Round-trip hotel transfers from Chiang Mai city center
    • Live guide
    • Drinking water
    • Food for feeding the elephants
    • Vegetarian lunch
    • Transfers from outside 5 km of the old town

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    What to bring

    • Swimwear
    • Flip-flops
    • Insect repellent

    Know before you go

    • Please note that all activities mentioned will be based on the elephants, who are not forced to do any activity they do not want to do
    • Once booked, the local operator will confirm the pick-up time with you again
    • Your visit will help support the work and future elephant rescues
    • This tour supports ethical elephant tourism with greater welfare
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.8 /5

    based on 944 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.7/5
    • Transportation
      4.8/5
    • Service
      4.7/5
    • Organization
      4.6/5

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    Facility, lunch, guide was very good. Staff were friendly. It was so nice to be close to elephants. We also had the opportunity to observe mother-baby elephant relationship. But, they forced the elephants into the pool. I got a little uncomfortable there.

    March 29, 2023

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    It was a wonderful experience to exist right beside the elephants, while doing what they enjoy. I really love Lanna and her playful nature, due to her being only about 8 years old!! It was fun and exciting to feed, scrub with mud, and bathe with the elephants!!

    January 28, 2023

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    Wow, estuvo genial. En mi caso particular fuimos el 1 de Enero por lo que no había mucha gente, nos tocó estar solo nosotros 2 con el guía , el entrenador y Michael (elefante rescatado), estuvo excelente todo, desde alimentarlo, bañarlo y caminar con él. Súper recomendado

    January 8, 2023

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