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Chiang Mai: Small Group Ethical Elephant Sanctuary Tour

4.9 / 5

805 reviews

Activity provider: Lanna Kingdom Tours
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    Chiang Mai: Small Group Ethical Elephant Sanctuary Tour

    Activity provider: Lanna Kingdom Tours

    4.9

    805 reviews

    From US$ 75.52 per person

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    Interact with elephants up close in a national park at Lanna Kingdom Elephant Sanctuary in Chiang Mai. Give the elephants a bath and learn all about the program to protect rescued elephants.

    About this activity

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    Duration 5 - 8.5 hours
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    Live tour guide
    English, Thai
    Pickup included
    Get picked up from your hotel in Chiang Mai between 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM/ Please provide your room number for the pickup service and be ready in the lobby of your hotel at least 15 minutes before the scheduled pickup time.
    Wheelchair accessible
    Small group
    Limited to 10 participants

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Connect with elephants up close and learn about the program to protect them
    • Watch an elephant mud bath and then bathe with them in the river
    • Learn how to make herbal vitamin balls and then feed them to the elephants
    • See elephants in natural surroundings in the middle of the national park
    • Enjoy a freshly cooked Thai lunch while watching the elephants roam freely
    Full description

    Meet elephants on this guided day trip from Chiang Mai to the Lanna Kingdom Elephant Sanctuary, located in the middle of a lush national park. Here the elephants are able to roam freely in a large green space. Keep your clothes clean by wearing local clothes and boots. Feed and interact with rescued elephants before sitting down to a freshly cooked lunch. 

    Depart Chiang Mai aboard an air-conditioned van and journey into the mountains of northern Thailand to visit the ethical Lanna Kingdom Elephant Sanctuary (approximately 1-hour drive from the city center).

    Upon arrival, learn about the elephant conservation program and benefit from an introductory talk, and the chance to interact with the rescued animals. Get the chance to give them a hug and discover how to prepare a healthy meal to feed them.

    Go for a walk around the sanctuary with the elephants and stop to give them a mud bath to keep their body temperature down and protect them from parasites. Feed them before enjoying a homemade lunch at a restaurant inside the sanctuary.

    Includes
    • Hotel pick-up and drop off
    • English-speaking guide
    • Transportation by van
    • Lunch and seasonal fruits at the sanctuary (homemade vegetarian food)
    • Water
    • Bananas and sugar cane to feed the elephants
    • Uniform of big bamboo hat and boots
    • Towel
    • Shampoo and soap
    • Accident insurance of up to 1,000,000 Thai Baht (approximately $30,000) cover
    • Personal expenses
    • Alcoholic drinks
    • Tips for the guide/driver (optional but appreciated)

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    What to bring

    • Change of clothes

    Know before you go

    • No riding of the elephants
    • Please bring your camera, sunglasses and sun lotion
    • Please remember to bring any personal medication
    • A change of clothes is recommended as you may get wet whilst bathing the elephants
    • Children (under the age of 9) are welcome at the sanctuary with a 50% discount
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.9 /5

    based on 805 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.9/5
    • Transportation
      4.8/5
    • Value for money
      4.7/5
    • Safety
      4.8/5

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    It was a very wonderful experience. Did the half day at the Elephant sanctuary. You can tell the Elephants are really taken care of and not forced to do anything. It was a very fun visit feeding them, walking with them and bathing them. The lunch was amazing as well.

    March 20, 2023

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    Megan – United States Verified booking

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    Ethical Elephant sanctuary - the animals are not forced to interact with the tourist but they were happy to receive bananas and other kinds of foods from us. It was a very fun half day for me. I definitely recommend! Very friendly local team and guide. Lunch was a veggie Pad-Thai. You can take a shower there too if you went in the water with an elephant. Due to the dry season there is no mud bath but a small pool for the elephants to bath in.

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    March 20, 2023

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    Marina – Thailand Verified booking

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    Great experience throughout. From the comfortable van pickup to the entire sanctuary experience, and our tour guide Alex was knowledgeable, fun and charismatic. And spoke English very well. The sanctuary was massive and beautiful, and the 5 elephants were a joy to feed and bathe. The facility even had a place for us to shower after bathing the elephants. Would highly recommend this experience. Although it is pricey, you will feel good to know that a portion of the money goes towards a fund to rescue more elephants!

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    February 28, 2023

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