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Chiang Mai Elephant Conservation:

CMFD51 2 Day 1 Night Elephant Jungle Sanctuary

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PRICE FROM

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4,900


TOUR OVERVIEW


Combine some quality interaction time with elephants with an overnight in a Karen hill tribe village and trekking in the lush forest in the mountains surrounding the Mae Wang area.

TOUR DESCRIPTION


Day 1
You will be picked up at your Chiang Mai hotel and will proceed in a southerly direction for around 1.5 hours to the The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. On arrival at the sanctuary you will be provided with some background information on the elephants living here and how elephants have featured in northern Thai life. Following the introduction it will be time to meet and get acquainted the elephants, the best way to do this is start to offer them some food and make sure that these large hungry beasts get well fed! It will then be your turn to eat and a buffet lunch will be provided. The first activity of the afternoon will be a practical lesson on how to make special herbal medicines for the elephant. Get ready to get dirty as you will escort the elephants to the mud spa where you can feel free to join the elephants rolling around in their muddy pit! After all the mud it will be time to get clean and you will escort the elephants to the river for a refreshing bath and brush up. After the days elephant activities you will be free to relax and wind down at the Karen village. An evening meal will be provided and you will spend the night in the village

Overnight
Simple but comfortable accommodation in a Karen hill tribe village

Day 2
On the morning of this second day up in the Karen village please be prepared to help out with the elephant carers morning chores taking care of the animals. You will be provided with breakfast before setting out on a trek through the forested hills. On the trekking route you will visit a further Karen hill tribe village. The trek will proceed

ITINERARY



Day 1
• Pickup from your Chiang Mai hotel at 8:00am
• Drive approximately 1.5 hours south of Chiang Mai
• Introduction session to the Thai elephant
• Meet the elephants
• Feed , play and interact with the elephants
• Buffet lunch
• Make herbal medicines for the elephant
• Elephant mud spa
• Walk elephants to river
• Wash and scrub elephants in the river
• Evening meal
• Relax and wind down in Karen village

Overnight
Simple but comfortable accommodation in a Karen hill tribe village

Day 2
• Breakfast
• help out with the elephant mahouts morning tasks
• Trekking
• Visit Karen Village
• Lunch
• Trekking
• Pick up by transport and transfer back to Chiang Mai

PRICES

Group Join In Tour

Adult (Thai Baht)

4900

Child - under 10 years (Thai Baht)

3900

This tour includes:
• Licensed English speaking tour guide
• Transport by shared minibus
• All listed activities
• Pick up and drop off at your hotel
• 1 night accommodation
• 4 meals - 1 breakfast, 2 lunch, 1 dinner


This tour excludes:

 

Departures
Group tour:
Daily departures & requires a minimum of 2 persons
Group Tour
This tour is a group join in tour. You will join a group with others
Operator
The tour is operated by Elephant Jungle Sanctuary
Elephant Friendly!
This tour features elephants. Blugecko does not offer elephant riding or elephant shows and aims to work with only those elephant suppliers, owners and mahouts who provide a good standard of welfare for their elephants....read our full elephant policy here

TOUR DETAILS & FACTS

Groups
This tour is conducted as a group tour to depart we need a minimum of 2 persons booked on the tour. On a group tour you will join a group with others.


Transport
Group tours - transport will be by seated and covered pick up truck with bench seats

Transfer
This tour includes transfer to and from your Chiang Mai hotel. Please be ready and waiting in the lobby of your hotel before the pick up time specified on your booking confirmation. Please specify your hotel and its address on the booking form. If you do not have a hotel booked we can still process your booking but please inform us of your hotel at least 3 days prior to departure.

Please note that this tour can pick up from city hotels only and can not pick up from resorts outside the city.

Accommodation
This is a 2 day tour and 1 night's simple but comfortable accommodation is provided

Guides
This tour is conducted with an English speaking guide. The guides will be TAT licensed (Tourist Authority of Thailand)

Insurance
A limited amount of accident insurance is provided to cover some medical bills in case of an injury but it is advised that you have your own comprehensive accident insurance.

Tried and tested by the Blugecko team
In line with our quality policy the Blugecko team have have personally inspected this trip. we do this to assess the quality of the experience , elephant welfare standards and ensure that our staff have sufficient knowledge about the trip to answer and customers queries and provide the corrrect advice in choosing the correct trip for them,

inspecting the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary


Elephant welfare
The elphants reside in a very natuarl forested environment up in the moutains in the Mae Wang area. Blugecko believe the elephant owners provide a good standard of elephant welfare:

• During the experience at the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary no bull hook is used
• No riding of elephants is done at The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary.

if you have any further questions on the elephant welfare on this trip please ask us

Dress Codes and what to wear

• At The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary you will be provided with traditional Thai mahout clothes, please also bring a swim suit and a sturdy pair of training shoes

Fitness
Exertion levels are medium on this tour you will be required to walk in the forest with the elephants

Meals
This is a full day tour and lunch is provided. Vegetarians can be catered for

Tipping
There is no compulsory tipping. Tipping is at your own discretion and choice, but if you felt that you were served by the guide and driver well during your trip any extra income is gratefully received.