Our sanctuary is a registered NGO in Thailand which opened in May 2016, with the aim to bring as many elephants as possible back to their natural habitat whilst working on educating both the public and the locals about elephant treatment and try to combat illegal trade.
We are passionate about elephant welfare and want our elephants to live their lives as naturally and with as little human influence as possible. We do not promote elephant rides or any form of elephant performance. We also work very closely with the community of our village where the sanctuary is set.
We provide an income for our community by creating homestays for the volunteers to stay, renting land, and creating jobs. We give back to our wonderful community by teaching English at the school, to the homestays and to the mahouts.
Itinerary
Day 1
Pickup from Chiang Mai at 9am. Travel through a national park and stunning mountains inhabited by local hill tribes until you arrive in our unique village. Meet your homestay family, our friendly staff and the other volunteers, immerse yourself in hilltribe culture by cooking with your homestay and learning how to basket weave from one of the elders in the village.
Day 2
Wake up early to hike in the forest and find our elephants. Feed them fruit and carry out a health check. Spend all morning/afternoon observing and learning about them and their natural behaviours. Have lunch in the forest with the elephants and return to Chiang Mai in the afternoon.
Day 3 (optional)
Another early start to hike to our elephants one last time. Return to Chiang Mai in the afternoon.
Price
- 1 person = 8000bht (approx. $235/£177/305AUD)
- 2+ persons = 5000bht per person (approx. $150/£110/192AUD)
* This price inculdes all transport, accomodation and food in the village.
