Full Day Hiking and Elephant Experience

Itinerary

Full day  ·  Pickup between 8:00 – 8:30 am, return between 5:30 – 6:30 pm. There's no formal schedule once you're with the elephants, so times below are approximate.

1. 8:00 – 8:30 AM
   Hotel Pick-up

   • Pick up from your hotel or accommodation in Chiang Mai City
   • Drive approx. 1.5 hours south through nature landscapes, farmland and forested hills, with a quick stop at a local market for coffee and snacks
2. Morning
   Bamboo Rafting & Jungle Hike

   • Enjoy bamboo rafting for about 1 hour
   • Hike 2 hours through jungle, farmland and rice terraces, with time to swim and relax at waterfalls along the way
3. Midday
   Arrive at Chiangmai Elephant Home & Lunch

   • Change into a uniform provided for camp activities
   • Enjoy a buffet lunch of traditional Thai food and fresh fruit, plus drinking water
   • Your guide explains the afternoon's activities and shares elephant history and behavior
4. Afternoon
   Elephant Experience

   • Learn to make the elephants' vitamin balls and tamarind treats
   • Feed the elephants with a basket of vitamin balls, bananas, sugar cane and grasses
   • Observe, interact and play with the elephants in their natural home, with plenty of photo opportunities
   • Take a mud spa with the elephants (wear your swimming suit)
   • Walk down to the river to bathe and brush the elephants
5. 5:30 – 6:30 PM
   Farewell & Return to Hotel

   • Say farewell to the elephants and your new friends at Chiangmai Elephant Home
   • Return to your hotel or accommodation in Chiang Mai City

What's Included

Please note: there's no formal schedule with the elephants — you can spend as much time with them as possible.