2-Day With No Riding To Elephant Retirement Park with Homestay and Meals
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Trip Type: Nature & Wildlife
Duration: 2 days
This overnight program is a rare opportunity to live and work closely with elephants. This program allows visitors to experience life as a mahout. When you join us for an overnight stay, you become part of a conservation experience. This is a great way for visitors to watch and learn from elephants.
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This overnight program is a rare opportunity to live and work closely with elephants. This program allows visitors to experience life as a mahout. When you join us for an overnight stay, you become part of a conservation experience. This is a great way for visitors to watch and learn from elephants.This 2 days and 1 night Mahout Training program starts with a hotel pickup around 8.30am - 9am in Chiang Mai city area and head to the Elephant Retirement Park, it will take approximately 1-hour drive to get into the park, located in the Mae Taeng Countryside.
Upon arrival, you will be provided some clothes to change and our staff will give you an introduction about the elephants we have at the park helping you get a better understanding of the Asian Elephants.
After introduction you will meet the elephants and feed them fresh fruit or sugar cane at the same time learning (medical care and day to day living) more about the Asian Elephant we have at Elephant Retirement Park.
Around 11:30am, an authentic Thai buffet with cut fresh fruits along with tea or coffee will be served to fill your hungry stomach. Vegetarian food is also available.
In the afternoon, be prepared to get wet and dirty in our muddy pool. Elephants love and need to be washed and cooled down. You will learn to wash and brush the elephants, have fun in our mud pool and this is a great way to get really close to our elephant. Enjoy your playing time here with them.
In the evening, you will learn how to prepare and administer Thai herbal medicine ball and watch sunset around the campfire while enjoying a traditional Thai BBQ. Enjoy your night in our homestay at the park. Have a good sleep and save your energy for the morning trek to the waterfall and bring our elephants for a walk.
Day 2: We wake up early in the morning and enjoy a healthy breakfast around 8 am - 9 am. Then, you can spend some times chill around the park before learning some elephant commands and take the elephants on a trek to naturally feed in the jungle. After lunch, you can take a final opportunity to play and take some photos with our elephants before saying good-bye.
We will transfer you back to your hotel in Chiang Mai city area around 5 pm with a wonderful experience.
Please note that you are recommended to bring a small backpack, personal medicine, long or short pants, old clothes or swimwear (both if you are planning on getting muddy!), walking shoes, sandals, insect repellent and sunscreen.
Upon arrival, you will be provided some clothes to change and our staff will give you an introduction about the elephants we have at the park helping you get a better understanding of the Asian Elephants.
After introduction you will meet the elephants and feed them fresh fruit or sugar cane at the same time learning (medical care and day to day living) more about the Asian Elephant we have at Elephant Retirement Park.
Around 11:30am, an authentic Thai buffet with cut fresh fruits along with tea or coffee will be served to fill your hungry stomach. Vegetarian food is also available.
In the afternoon, be prepared to get wet and dirty in our muddy pool. Elephants love and need to be washed and cooled down. You will learn to wash and brush the elephants, have fun in our mud pool and this is a great way to get really close to our elephant. Enjoy your playing time here with them.
In the evening, you will learn how to prepare and administer Thai herbal medicine ball and watch sunset around the campfire while enjoying a traditional Thai BBQ. Enjoy your night in our homestay at the park. Have a good sleep and save your energy for the morning trek to the waterfall and bring our elephants for a walk.
Day 2: We wake up early in the morning and enjoy a healthy breakfast around 8 am - 9 am. Then, you can spend some times chill around the park before learning some elephant commands and take the elephants on a trek to naturally feed in the jungle. After lunch, you can take a final opportunity to play and take some photos with our elephants before saying good-bye.
We will transfer you back to your hotel in Chiang Mai city area around 5 pm with a wonderful experience.
Please note that you are recommended to bring a small backpack, personal medicine, long or short pants, old clothes or swimwear (both if you are planning on getting muddy!), walking shoes, sandals, insect repellent and sunscreen.
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