Elephant Sanctuary & Thai Cooking Class with Organic Farm (Chiang Mai)
Operated by PON ELEPHANT (THAILAND) CO., LTD · booked through Suwan Lanna Travels (licence 24/00892)
New activityWorkshop Or Class · Chiang Mai
Elephant sanctuary and Thai cooking class with a local chef and organic farm, Chiang Mai. Morning or afternoon round with hotel pickup.
Book now, pay onlineSecure card payment · 50% deposit option for tours more than 30 days away
DurationAbout 7 hours
Driver languageEnglish
Hotel pickup includedPickup 7:45 AM / 12:45 PM · hotels within about 4–6 km of Tha Phae Gate
Mobile ticketTicket with QR code by email after confirmation
Highlights
Cook Thai food with a local chef; Organic garden inside the sanctuary; Feed elephants; Morning or afternoon round
Itinerary
Hotel pickup7:45 AM / 12:45 PM
Pon Elephant Sanctuary is a small, ethical sanctuary in the Mae Wang valley south-west of Chiang Mai, home to rescued Asian elephants. No riding, no shows - you feed, walk with and bathe the elephants in their natural forest and river.
Hotel pickup (morning or afternoon round)
Feed and observe the elephants in a natural setting
Learn how to make herbal treats for the elephants
Pick ingredients in the sanctuary's organic garden
Thai cooking class with a local chef - eat what you cook
Transfer back to your hotel
Back / drop-offback by 2:45 PM / back by 7:45 PM
🕐 2 rounds a dayRound 1🚐 Pickup 7:45 AM → 🏨 back by 2:45 PMRound 2🚐 Pickup 12:45 PM → 🏨 back by 7:45 PM
What's included
Hotel pickup & drop-off (Chiang Mai city)
English-speaking guide
Elephant food
Cooking class and ingredients
Lunch, fruits and drinking water
Insurance
Clothes for the elephant activities
Good to know
2 rounds a day - choose your time when booking.
Child price for 4-8 years. Under 4: ask us.
Prefer to meet at the sanctuary? Ask us on WhatsApp for the meeting-point price (about 100 THB less).
Bring swimwear, a towel, spare clothes, sunscreen and insect spray.
