Fantastic experience. The guys are really friendly and chatty and you automatically feel more relaxed. My elephant was a 7 year old female called Pabou, a beautiful animal! Nervous at first but 10 minutes in I was fine. It was roughly an 1hr 30min all round journey, they take you down to the river where you can bathe with your... More

We are a family of four: Mom, Dad, and two small girls. We were staying northeast of Chiang Mai and left our hotel at 7am on a weekday via our own rented car. It took us about one hour to get to the Center, half on country roads and half on a four-lane highway. It is an easy drive from... More

I recommend taking a two day training course, as you get enough experience of the place without staying too long. Three days is good too I guess, as you get to familiarise with your elephant even more. The place is quite easily reachable from Lampang or Chiang Mai, although it's on a highway so you will need a private car... More

In our tour through Northern Thailand our group stopped at both the elephant hospital and the elephant conservation center. It should be noted that they are not affiliated with one another. The hospital's sole purpose is the treatment and care of sick and injured elephants. I didn't see a separate place to comment, so in general the hospital is good... More

Unlike some other Elephant centers, this one is more geared towards the Elephants well being and less of a show. More

The park is quite big and buses are provided to help get around. The hospital seemd full of rescued elephants and there were quite a few baby elephants to see as well. The elephant washing is fun especially if Thai school kids are present. And the elephant show is nicely presented without being overdone. Thanks to a helpful employee we... More

Best 3 days of my life! Such a magnificent place where elephants and their mahouts live in harmony educating the public about the welfare of elephants. We did the 3 day VIP course and enjoyed every minute of it. Didn't want to leave. Will be returning some day soon............... More

Don't miss this activity! Of course, most people will go to Thailand and ride elephants, but the conservation center offers so much more. History, culture and first hand experience understanding elephants and what their purpose is. My friend and I attended a tour for $50 which included a ride, lunch, and a half day visit to the center. We arrived... More

We rode on the pallet on the back of an elephant while the mahout guided the animal on a 30-minute circuit that went through a pond, up a hill, through the jungle, past the nursery and across a field to the starting point. Our mahout encouraged our elephant to spray the children on shore as we waded through the pond,... More