Elephant Sanctuary and Pad Thai Cooking Workshop in Chiang Mai

1 Hour • Not CancellablePickup availableOn request • Operated by Living Green Elephant Sanctuary
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Why we love it?

This full-day Chiang Mai tour offers an ethical experience focused on elephant care without riding, shows, or forced activities. After a scenic drive through rural landscapes, you’ll arrive at the sanctuary to interact with elephants, learning about their history and behavior while feeding and walking alongside them in a tropical forest. The day also includes a vegetarian Pad Thai cooking workshop, making herbal medicine balls for elephant health, and planting seedlings that will grow into elephant food. The experience concludes with the opportunity to bathe the elephants by the river before returning to Chiang Mai. This tour suits travelers interested in responsible wildlife encounters combined with hands-on cultural activities.

Exclusions

  • Personal expenses.
  • Tips and gratuities.
  • Additional transfer surcharge for hotels outside the free Chiang Mai pickup zone.
  • Any services not specifically mentioned as included.

Itinerary

Program itinerary

08:00-08:30 pickup from hotel or accommodation. Drive to the sanctuary, receive briefing and change into traditional northern clothing. Feed and interact with elephants, learn about their history and behavior, and walk with them in tropical forest. Join a Pad Thai cooking workshop and lunch, make herbal medicine balls, plant seedlings for elephant food, optional river bathing if elephants are willing, then return to Chiang Mai around 17:00.

Please Note

  • Free transfer is available within a 5 km radius of Chiang Mai Old City. Hotels outside this area may have an extra transfer charge.Final pickup time is confirmed one day before the tour and depends on hotel location.Elephant bathing is optional and depends on weather, water conditions and elephant willingness; elephants are never forced.Pregnant travellers, wheelchair users, and guests with pre-existing medical conditions should inform the operator before booking.Dietary requirements can be accommodated if advised in advance.Mobile signal may be limited at the sanctuary.

Cancellation Policy

Non-refundable booking

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