Chiang Mai Elephant Sanctuary & Mae Wang Waterfall Group Tour (Ethical, Lunch Included)
Operated by PON ELEPHANT (THAILAND) CO., LTD. · booked through Suwan Lanna Travels (licence 24/00892)
New activityGuided Tour · Chiang Mai
Ethical elephant sanctuary group tour from Chiang Mai: feed, walk with and bathe rescued elephants, then hike to Mae Wang Waterfall. Hotel pickup and lunch.
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DurationAbout 8 hours
Guide languageEnglish
Hotel pickup includedPickup 7:00 AM · hotels within about 4–6 km of Tha Phae Gate
Mobile ticketTicket with QR code by email after confirmation
Highlights
Walk with rescued elephants - no riding; Jungle hike to Mae Wang Waterfall; Bathe elephants in the river; Thai lunch and desserts
Itinerary
Hotel pickup7:00 AM
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 7:00 - 7:30 AM
Meet the rescued elephants and prepare their food
Walk with the elephants and watch them forage in the forest
Hike through the jungle to Mae Wang Waterfall
Cool the elephants in their river
Thai lunch with seasonal fruits and Thai desserts
Back in Chiang Mai by 3:00 PM
Back / drop-offback by 3:00 PM
🕐 Pickup & drop-off🚐 Pickup 7:00 AM → 🏨 back by 3:00 PM
What's included
Hotel pickup & drop-off (Chiang Mai city)
English-speaking guide
Elephant food
Lunch, fruits and drinking water
Insurance
Clothes for the elephant activities
Good to know
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.
