Chiang Mai Wild Elephant Sanctuary Full or Half-Day with Lunch and Optional Rafting or Trekking - Top Pick
by Local Tours Center
Choose from 4 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.฿2,578Overview
This tour in Chiang Mai offers a full-day or half-day visit to a wild elephant sanctuary located in Mae Taeng. The tour starts with hotel pickup in Chiang Mai city between 8:00 and 8:30 AM, followed by a drive through rural areas and forested hills to reach the sanctuary. At the sanctuary, visitors learn about elephant behavior in their natural environment without riding the animals. The visit includes preparing food for the elephants and observing rescued elephants as they roam freely without chains or hooks. Guests watch the elephants enjoy a mud spa, which helps protect their skin from insects, and see them bathe naturally in the river. A Thai lunch is provided at the sanctuary. For those choosing the full-day option, the tour continues with a 50-minute white water rafting trip through the rainforest, followed by a two-hour jungle trek to a waterfall (one hour each way). The half-day option excludes the rafting and trekking activities. The tour ends with a return to Chiang Mai city around 6:30 PM. Bottled water, photography, all fees and taxes, and insurance are included. Participants should bring a towel, bathing suit, walking shoes, and a change of clothes.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Mae Taeng
Pickup is from hotels in Chiang Mai city between 08.00 and 08.30am with drop-off at about 06.30pm. The drive goes through rural areas and forest hills. Visitors learn about elephant behavior in natural surroundings without riding. They also learn how to prepare food for elephants and observe rescued elephants roaming freely. Elephants are seen in a mud spa that helps their skin and protects from insects, and bathing naturally in the river. Lunch of Thai food is included. Full-day tours include 50 minutes of white water rafting through the rainforest and a 2-hour jungle trek (1 hour each way) to a waterfall. Half-day options do not include rafting or trekking. Guests should bring a towel, bathing suit, walking shoes, and a change of clothes. The sanctuary does not use chains, hooks, or other cruelty tactics, allowing elephants to roam free.
360 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Chiang Mai Wild Elephant Sanctuary Full or Half-Day with Lunch and Optional Rafting or Trekking - Top Pick
by Local Tours Center
Choose from 4 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.฿2,578Overview
This tour in Chiang Mai offers a full-day or half-day visit to a wild elephant sanctuary located in Mae Taeng. The tour starts with hotel pickup in Chiang Mai city between 8:00 and 8:30 AM, followed by a drive through rural areas and forested hills to reach the sanctuary. At the sanctuary, visitors learn about elephant behavior in their natural environment without riding the animals. The visit includes preparing food for the elephants and observing rescued elephants as they roam freely without chains or hooks. Guests watch the elephants enjoy a mud spa, which helps protect their skin from insects, and see them bathe naturally in the river. A Thai lunch is provided at the sanctuary. For those choosing the full-day option, the tour continues with a 50-minute white water rafting trip through the rainforest, followed by a two-hour jungle trek to a waterfall (one hour each way). The half-day option excludes the rafting and trekking activities. The tour ends with a return to Chiang Mai city around 6:30 PM. Bottled water, photography, all fees and taxes, and insurance are included. Participants should bring a towel, bathing suit, walking shoes, and a change of clothes.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Mae Taeng
Pickup is from hotels in Chiang Mai city between 08.00 and 08.30am with drop-off at about 06.30pm. The drive goes through rural areas and forest hills. Visitors learn about elephant behavior in natural surroundings without riding. They also learn how to prepare food for elephants and observe rescued elephants roaming freely. Elephants are seen in a mud spa that helps their skin and protects from insects, and bathing naturally in the river. Lunch of Thai food is included. Full-day tours include 50 minutes of white water rafting through the rainforest and a 2-hour jungle trek (1 hour each way) to a waterfall. Half-day options do not include rafting or trekking. Guests should bring a towel, bathing suit, walking shoes, and a change of clothes. The sanctuary does not use chains, hooks, or other cruelty tactics, allowing elephants to roam free.
360 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.