08.00 – 08.30 AM: Sawadee Ton Chao! which means ‘Good morning!’ Today is your great day and we wish you to enjoy your day with us at our Elephant Jungle Sanctuary.
Between 08.00 AM to 08.30 AM, the English Speaking Tour Guide and driver will come to pick you up from your hotel. We will bring you to South of Chiang Mai (drive approximately 1.5 hours) through rolling hills, forest, and local farming areas.
10.30 AM: Arrive at the Sanctuary. Meet your guide and walk for 10-15 minutes through the Jungle to the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. Change into traditional Karen clothing. Enjoy an introductory lesson about elephant anatomy, history, and behavior.
11.00 AM: Meet the elephants. Feed, interact, and play with the elephants in a natural environment as you learn about their behavior and history. Take photos with the elephants.
12.00 noon: Enjoy a lunch of traditional Thai food and fresh fruit.
13.00: Learn how to make herbal medicine balls, feed the Elephants and then walk with the elephants to the river. Bathe and brush the elephants.
14.00: Join the elephants for a therapeutic mud spa. Swim in the river and take photos with the elephants.
15.00: Change clothes and say good bye to the elephants
15.30: Leave the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary and drive approximately 1.5 hours to Chiang Mai.
17.00-17.30: Drop off at your hotel or accommodation.
Overnight at hotel in Chiang Mai.
☀ Tour Included: Hotel Transfer by air-conditioned minivan, fluent English-/Thai-speaking guides & a private Spanish Speaking guide, food for the elephants, Snacks, tea, coffee, drinking water, lunch, photographer (customers can download photos of their experience from Facebook).
☀ What to bring: Hat, Bathing Suit, Sunscreen, Insect Repellent, Towel, Walking Shoes, Change of Clothes, Camera (Optional), Copy of Passport Photo Page (or Passport Number)
Note: Collection times may vary slightly depending on pick up location
At the Sanctuary, we will allow you to spend as much time as possible with the elephants. Therefore, there is no formal schedule and aside from pick-up times, the times shown here are approximations
Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Mai
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch