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Doi Lom Elephant Rescue Sanctuary
Half Day Elephant Care Experience

Elephant Care

Half Day Elephant Care Experience

Prepare herbal medicine for the elephants, feed them, and walk along the trail with them.

Half day

Duration

Easy

Difficulty

Mae Taeng

Start location

EN · TH

Language

Morning pick up 8.00 - 8.30 am. Return 2.00 pm.

Afternoon pick up 12.00-12.30 pm. Return 5.30 pm.

Activities

  1. Hotel Pick-up and drive to Doi Lom Elephant Sanctuary

  2. Change into traditional Mahout clothing

  3. Learn about elephant care and conservation

  4. Make natural herbal medicine for the elephants

  5. Feed, walk, and interact closely with the elephants

  6. Take elephants to play in the mud and let them enjoy rubbing against the rock and trees.

  7. Take the elephants to the river for drinking and bathing

  8. Relax and shower at the nearby waterfall

After your half-day elephant care program you may choose to continue with additional activities such as whitewater rafting, bamboo rafting or a visit to the sticky waterfall for an extra 500 THB per person, per activity.

Whitewater rafting on the Mae Taeng river
Bamboo rafting through the Mae Taeng valley
Guests exploring the Sticky Waterfall near Doi Lom

Included

  • Round-trip transfer from Chiang Mai
  • Insurance
  • A Thai style lunch

Not included

  • Hotel pickups outside city limits
  • All kinds of drinks

What to bring

Extra clothesSwimming suitSandalsOwn allergies medicationRain coat (rainy season)Winter coat (winter season)Walking shoesSunblock lotionInsect sprayTowel