Elephant Sanctuary + Waterfall + Bamboo Rafting One Day Trip
Description
3 experiences in Mae Wang district, Chiang Mai in a day. With unbeatable prices and 24/7 service. Roundtrip transfer in Chaing Mai City and lunch included. Travel by air-conditioned van. - Meet and interact with adorable elephants - Relax at Mae Wang Waterfall - Enjoy bamboo rafting along Mae Wang stream
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Itinerary
Experience the wonders of an ethical elephant sanctuary, where you can gain insights into these magnificent creatures and witness them in their native surroundings. Enjoy the opportunity to feed and interact with the elephants, with the possibility of gentle touch if they approach you willingly. It's important to note that the sanctuary strictly prohibits riding or coercing elephants into any activities that go against their natural instincts or behaviors.
Walk to Mae Wang Waterfall. Relax, and swim at the single-tier waterfall, standing at a height of 20 meters and spanning 10 meters in width, accompanied by a perennial stream. This waterfall serves as the primary water source for Maenamwang. The surrounding environment features a dry dipterocarp forest, a blend of deciduous trees, mixed dry dipterocarp, and hill evergreen forest. Along the trail, there are natural learning spots, and beneath the waterfall lies a basin, providing an ideal setting for recreational activities such as swimming and relaxation.
Following lunch, indulge in a soothing bamboo rafting experience. Glide atop a locally crafted bamboo raft along the gentle flow of the Mae Wang Waterfall.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The pickup time will be given based on your hotel location. Please select a hotel from the provided list, if available. If you need to enter the hotel details manually, please ensure to provide both (1) hotel name, and (2) hotel address or Google Map link. If it is not a hotel, please provide (1) the property name, (2) address, (3) Google Map link, and send us (4) the property photo after your booking.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The tour will proceed despite the bad weather as long as it is still safe to do the activities.
- What to bring • Clothes you don't mind getting wet and dirty • Changing Clothes • Towel • Sandals • Drinking Water • Insect Spray
Reviews(22)
You will get soaked but there are places to change during the day. Bring a swim suit, towel, and shoes/sandles you don't mind getting wet Rafting was great and gives a view you would not normally see of Thailand. My wife and son had a great time feeding the elephants.
Thank you for your review. We’re delighted to know that you enjoyed the experience, especially the bamboo rafting. Your support for this ethical elephant sanctuary and the local community truly means a lot to us.
The day started with a pickup from our hotel. We went directly to the bamboo river rafting. We were given a chance to change ahead of time, which was nice even though our family was prepared with swimsuits already on. Loved the rafting, wished it could have gone on longer. (You will get wet, no avoiding it). Then on to the elephants. They were beautiful and amazing and incredible- all the superlatives. Lunch was ok, not the best food we've had. The rest of trip, the visit to the Karen Hill Tribe felt a bit forced and artificial. The waterfall was pretty cool and an easy walk.
Thank you for your review. We are glad to know that you liked the experience. Your support of this ethical elephant sanctuary and local people is so meaningful to us.
Overall, this was an amazing day. Perfect amount of time at each stop. Our tour guide. was absolutely phenomenal. Eat you are the best 🙏🏽🙏🏽. From laughter, educational, to mesmerizing. Don’t think twice on this one, do it.
Thank you for your review. We’re glad to hear that you enjoyed the experience, and we will be sure to pass your kind words along to the tour guide.
Ethical sanctuary. Very friendly guide and driver. Van was clean. Would have liked more facts about elephants, seemed rushed.
This was an outstanding experience enjoyed by myself and my wife. We started with the Bamboo River Rafting which was tremendous fun. Then to the Mae Wang Elephant sanctuary. The tour was unbelievable with his knowledge and the way he engaged with everyone. I really memorable experience. We then had a great lunch and then visited the water fall which was very scenic
Thank you for your review. We’re so happy to know you enjoyed the experience, and your support for this ethical elephant sanctuary and the local community truly means the world to us.
The excursion was quite rigorous, the guide super attentive and very nice. The sanctuary is not only to observe but you act with them, the very very scarce food
Gracias por tu reseña. Podemos asegurarle, como también puede ver en las reseñas, que este es un santuario totalmente ético. Por favor, proporciónenos los datos de su reserva y podremos comprobar las quejas.
The elephant sanctuary was a good way to intermingle with the elephants. One got to feed them, bathe with them in the mud or the water and just pet them. The bamboo rafting was an experience in itself with some rapids in areas. The waterfall was a good place to cool off but not the highlight of the day.
Thank you for your review. We are glad to know that you liked the experience. Your support of this ethical elephant sanctuary and local people is so meaningful to us.
I had a wonderful time! It was really fun rafting down the river, seeing elephants, fauna and flora along the way. But the real thrill was the elephants! As is with most animals, their stomach rules the roost, and these guys had the routine down pat knowing there were multiple treats involved at each stop. You could tell they were loved and well treated. The waterfall dulled, compared to the rest of the trip. Food was very local...enjoyed it...our hostess was wonderful and very sweet. (I think her name was "Eet" I think). And the rest of our group was fun, too.
Thank you for your review. We are glad to know that you liked the experience. Your kind words will be forwarded to the tour guide. Your support to this ethical elephant sanctuary and local community is highly appreciate and so meaningful to us.
Rafting was amazing and relaxing Waterfall was beautiful and elephant experience was incredible Extremely good guide Only downside was air conditioning not working good in van Everything else was perfect
Thank you for your review! We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the experience. Your kind words will be shared with the tour guide. Your support for this ethical elephant sanctuary and the local community means a lot to us. We’re sorry to hear about the van’s air conditioning. Could you please provide your booking details so we can look into the issue?
This was a great day out - small group, really efficient and the food was good also. The elephant sanctuary was actually really nice, definitely the best elephant experience i have ever had in Asia. It is a family business and they have been working with those elephants for generations, really happy animals and really friendly, no ropes or chains or sticks just really good communication with the carer and animal. The raft ride is surprisingly long and fun, but make sure you wear bug spray! Lots of midgies on the river. There is a little coffee shop and a lady cooking fried banana at the lunch stop, make sure to try!
Thank you for your review. We are glad to know that you liked the experience. Your kind words will be forwarded to the tour guide. Your support to this ethical elephant sanctuary and local community is highly appreciate and so meaningful to us.
