Half-Day Elephant Experience at Rantong

Absolutely gorgeous experience. The animals are highly respected and well cared for. The staff and handlers are so highly educated, capable and loving. Our tour leader Seven was so laid back and educational. He knew absolutely every answer to any question my kids could think of about elephants. A once in a lifetime experience.

The best experience we had in Chiang Mai. The humane nature of this sanctuary was evidsnt from the first minutes. Our guide, Bowwy, was so knowledgeable and attentive. The lunch was 5 stars. The only downside was whoever provided the transportation. Miserable experience coming and going. Broken air conditioner and a driver who is unsafe.

The sanctuary is about 1.5 hours from Chiang Mai. We were given special clothes so not to destroy our clothes as conditions were quite muddy. You get to prep food and feed the elephants close up. We saw elephants of different sizes and ages. Then as an option you get to wash the elephants at the end. Food was then provided, a simple but good egg pad Thai and some fruits and mango sticky rice. Overall a fun experience and the elephants look like they were happy and sociable.

I enjoyed the experience. If you like to get close to elephants this is the best way. If you want to jump with elephants in the water, no worries you receive clothes and boots. Shower is available as well.

This was a beautiful experience! Elephants seemed all very well taken care of. We were given a change of clothes & rubber boots to walk around. Our guide explained about the elephants & their lives there. The elephant’s caretakers seemed very attuned to them. Theelephants dictate the terms, as it should! We fed them, which was amazing & a bit scary when u see such a huge creature coming towards you. This will be highlight of our trip!

Bucket list item that exceeded expectations. The elephants roamed free. We got multiple opportunities to feed them and go in the water with them. Amazing experience and our guide Siri was incredible! She was so funny and kind!

Today we had the absolute joy of visiting Rantong elephant sanctuary. We never thought we would get so close and involved with all the elephants and the playing with them in their watering hole was amazing! Our guide Siri ( yes just like the iPhone but this is a real person!), thank you for your informative guidance, your sharing of your passion for these magnificent animals, secondly to the team at the sanctuary, it is obvious that your caring approach with the elephants comes straight from your heart, when we learned that the elephants choose their carers that made our hearts swell ❤️, to the kitchen staff, thank you for a delicious lunch 😊 and finally to the founders thank you for your commitment and energy to keep the sanctuary going. We thoroughly recommend a visit to the sanctuary, you will come away full of humility and happiness and knowing that your support is helping humanity.

We did the half day experience. Couldn’t fault the service. The whole experience was amazing and Siri our guide was so knowledgeable it made the whole time even more special. You can really tell she loves the elephants. Would definitely recommend this trip to friends and family and would return if ever in Thailand.

So...this was a good experience. We were able to get up close and personal with elephants (a little to close for me 😉). The tour guide Bowwoy was really nice, hands on and explained everything so well. The place provided an outfit and shoes to keep you clean. Showers are optional afterwards so be sure to bring your items needed for changing. The elephants all have their unique personalities....lunch was good...keeping the flies off was the issue. Great place, enjoyed iy even in the heat.

I really enjoyed this experience. We got to feed the elephants and give the elephants a bath. The elephants are all from working areas and were rescued when they got ill and injured and could not work. Our guide was called Siri and she gave us lots of information about the elephants.