Chiang Mai is home to places offering ethical and adventures tourist experience, especially to the people who are seekers of wildlife and draw a keen interest in the great Asian giants. The elephant sanctuaries of Chiang Mai connect the wildlife to the human world by a sustainable and favorable environment as its platform. As the name conveys, the elephant rescue park is a home for the rescued, homeless, and injured elephants. It is one of the very few elephant sanctuaries that invest all the revenue generated towards the well-being of the elephants and providing a proper natural habitat. To maintain the wild heritage of nature, Karen hill tribes have cooperated with the Chiang Mai locals to give the elephants a quality life and also reach out to their health issues.
Today, when elephants are often used for tourism and entertainment benefits, the elephant rescue park is one of those elephant sanctuaries who works with the prime focus of their safety and comfort. The tours to the elephant rescue park are planned very efficiently so that one can pick great memories from the trip and connect with the elephants gently and enjoyably. Being here, one can indulge in various activities like mud baths, feeding and walking with the elephants, and planting trees. The money collected from tourism and donations is used for elephant rescue, food, and veterinary care. People working in the sanctuary give their best efforts to both provide the tourists with a worthy experience to return with and to provide and share the natural habitat and environment which the elephants deserve.
Chiang Mai Airport (CNX), Thailand is the nearest airport to the rescue park sharing a distance of 47.5 kilometers
A Towncar ride on this route would take 48 minutes and 1782.35 Thai Baht approximately
A taxi ride would cost your around 746 Thai Baht and will take 48 minutes to reach the destination
A taxi ride from Chiang Ma city towards the rescue park will take 44 minutes and 580.30 Thai Baht approximately for covering a distance of 43.9 kilometres
A drive on the same route will also take 44 minutes with fuel costing around 157.51 Thai Baht approximately
Tourists must carry swimming suits or alternate clothes for the mud spa
Consider soaking yourself well into mosquito repellant before entering the park
Jumping over elephants is strictly prohibited in the rescue park
Tourists are allowed to take photographs and interact with the elephants
One should not do provoking activities around elephants
Visitors are not allowed to feed animals with outside food
Keep an eye on kids and ensure their safety amidst the giants
After arriving at the park, one has to change into traditional Karen clothes that have to be returned at the end of the trip
Drones are strictly prohibited in the center
Sunday : 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday : 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday : 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday : 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Thursday : 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday : 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday : 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Waiting Time
No
Entrance Fee
Private Serene Boutique Elephant Care (Half day private tour 06:30 to 12:30 / 12:00 to 18:00) : ฿4,500 / person. Minimum 2 people and Maximum 25
Memorable Caring Experience (Half day group tour 08:30 to 14:00): ฿2,200 / person
Full day group tour (08:30 to 17:30): ฿3,000 / person
Overnight Elephant Care (2 days and 1 night): ฿6,200 / person
For a detailed description visit https://elephantrescuepark.com/elephant-tours-chiang-mai/
Time you can spend
3 hours or upto 2 days
Weather
Be the first one to start a thread.
