Tour Category
Blugecko is an elephant friendly tour operator and agent. Blugecko only sells treks which offer a more ethical and postive elephant interaction experience.
Blugecko is a registered and bonded tour agent with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
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CMFD45 Full Day Elephant Jungle Sanctuary |
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TOUR OVERVIEWSpend a fantastic day with a small heard of well cared for elephants. Get up close and enjoy the elephants bath time together! |
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TOUR DESCRIPTIONYou will be picked up at your Chiang Mai hotel and will proceed in a southerly direction for around 1.5 hoursto the The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. On arrival at the sanctuary you will be provided with some background information on the elephants living here and how elephants have featured in northern Thai life. Following the introduction it will be time to meet and get aquainted the elephants, the best way to do this is start to offer them some food and make sure that these large hungry beasts get well fed! It will then be your turn to eat and a buffet lunch will be provided.The first activity of the afternoon will be a practical lesson on how to make special herbal medicines for the elephant. Get ready to get dirty as you will escort the elephants to the mud spa where you can feel free to join the elephants rolling around in thier muddy pit! After all the mud it will be time to get clean and you will escort the elephants to the river for a refreshing bath and brush up. The programme will then finish and it will be time to board the transport and make our way back to Chiang Mai. |
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ITINERARY• Pickup from your Chiang Mai hotel at 8:00am • Drive approximately 1.5 hours south of Chiang Mai • Introduction session to the Thai elephant • Meet the elephants • Feed, play and interact with the elephants • Buffet lunch • Make herbal medicines for the elephant • Elephant mud spa • Walk elephants to river • Wash and scrub elephants in the river • Return to Chiang Mai • Arrival at your hotel in Chiang Mai around 5:30pm |
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PRICES
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Chiang Mai Elephant Conservation:
Group Join In Tour |
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Adult (Thai Baht) |
2400 |
Child - under 10 years (Thai Baht) |
1800 |
| Child - under 3 years (Thai Baht) | free |
This tour includes:
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TOUR DETAILS & FACTS
Groups
This tour is conducted as a group tour to depart we need a minimum of 2 persons booked on the tour. On a group tour you will join a group with others.Transport
Group tours - transport will be by seated and covered pick up truck with bench seatsTransfer
This tour includes transfer to and from your Chiang Mai hotel. Please be ready and waiting in the lobby of your hotel before the pick up time specified on your booking confirmation.
Please specify your hotel and its address on the booking form. If you do not have a hotel booked we can still process your booking but please inform us of your hotel at least 3 days prior to departure. Please note that this tour can pick up from city hotels only and can not pick up from resorts outside the city.
Accommodation
This is a full day tour and no accommodation is provided. Blugecko can arrange your Chiang Mai hotel if required Guides
This tour is conducted with an English speaking guide. The guides will be TAT licensed (Tourist Authority of Thailand) Insurance
A limited amount of accident insurance is provided to cover some medical bills in case of an injury but it is advised that you have your own comprehensive accident insurance.Tried and tested by the Blugecko team
In line with our quality policy the Blugecko team have have personally inspected this trip. we do this to assess the quality of the experience , elephant welfare standards and ensure that our staff have sufficient knowledge about the trip to answer and customers queries and provide the corrrect advice in choosing the correct trip for them,
Elephant welfare
The elphants reside in a very natuarl forested environment up in the moutains in the Mae Wang area. Blugecko believe the elephant owners provide a good standard of elephant welfare:
• During the experience at the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary no bull hook is used
• No riding of elephants is done at The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary.
if you have any further questions on the elephant welfare on this trip please ask us
Dress Codes and what to wear
• At The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary you will be provided with traditional Thai mahout clothes, please also bring a swim suit and a sturdy pair of training shoes. You will be getting wet and muddy!
Fitness
Exertion levels are medium on this tour you will be required to walk in the forest with the elephantsMeals
This is a full day tour and lunch is provided. Vegetarians can be catered forTipping
There is no compulsory tipping. Tipping is at your own discretion and choice, but if you felt that you were served by the guide and driver well during your trip any extra income is gratefully received.