The staff was very kind offering assistance to my elderly father. The elephants seemed happy and well taken care of. It was a unique experience to be able to get that close to them.

I was really looking forward to exploring the Chiang Mai region and learning about its culture, history, and landmarks. Unfortunately, this tour was a letdown. The guide barely spoke during the entire trip and provided almost no explanations about the sites we visited. It felt like we were just being driven from one place to another without any context or storytelling to bring the sites to life. The few times I tried to ask questions, the guide’s responses were brief and uninformative, which made the experience feel unengaging and impersonal. The Chiang Mai region is stunning and rich in history, but this tour did not help us connect with or fully appreciate it. A good guide makes all the difference, and sadly, that was lacking here. I hope the company invests in training their guides to provide more engaging and informative experiences, as the region deserves better representation.

We were a group of 6 and enjoyed the day tour. The tour includes the train trip in 3rd class (2nd last carriage) and we had rhe carriage almost to ourselves or you can pay and extra 300 baht to get the same experience and a bottle of water. Lunch was a excellent waterfront restaurant and we had plenty of time allotted ro explore each stop.

No chain, best tour Ever. Love the way elephants were taking care. Enjoy and very pleased with the Atmosphere. Lunch and group yours with lots of fun. Highly recommended

Long trip and guide make sure that we should get bored at any point. Very professional and fun trip. Love the tempels and Golden triangle.

The sanctuary staff and very kind! The tour had a solid structure and it seems like they truly take good care of the elephants (no chains and elephants are free roaming). My family did not choose to swim with the elephants, but bring a bathing suit if that’s something you would like to do!

Dear Tak, We had the privilege of experiencing a truly unique day at your park for rescued elephants yesterday. Thank you so much for the private tour with the elephants and their trainers. We were deeply impressed by your dedication to these rescued elephants. Keep up the amazing work, and sending our warmest regards from Peti and Lars!

The trip was according to the plan. They picked up in right time from Holiday Inn Express but the driver has communication issue so we had to struggle . The most unprecedented thing was the car waited for 35 minutes for 4 guests in Bay view hotel and we were waiting in the micro without any prior notice when to re-start or what’s the next destination is. The team who received us from the driver was professional . We waited for 35 mins and then they started the coral island journey. We didn’t know that it will stop in different points such as snorkeling, diving, paragliding etc . My suggestion is if the itinerary should have been clearly mentioned beforehand and the overall plan etc. then it would be easier for us. Everything else were great . The coral island team who guided us through from the onboarding at the speedboat till we come back was excellent. The Indian food quality was really not up to the mark. It was not at all expected. South Indian food only which really made us disappointed.

The driver was very good. Unfortunately, the traffic was very, very heavy, and the trip took much longer than expected. Not the driver's fault in any way, she was very good. The car was nice and clean, and the driver adjusted the A/C when requested.

This was a little misleading as I thought we would visit 7 islands not see 7. Bbq on the beach at Pods island was chicken and veg, was pretty good. Snorkeling was good at the second spot we stopped at, not really much to see at the first spot. Swimming in the bioluminescence was very cool.

Great experience for a family day out.. Watersports for everyone... Everyone thoroughly enjoyed.... Started with picking up on hotel.. went to beach and then on ship to a point where we started our adventure... 4 main activities parasailingthrough boat, underwater coral, and went to an island for jet ski, banana boat ride and wonderful time at beach, came back to have a great buffet lunch... a day full of memories to carry along with your loved ones....

December 2024 My Economy trip to Thailand Experience I shared below is for those who want to explore pattaya and love travel and relax. This blog is not for t Those who love high end service including Stay,food ,Bars ,Disco and Pubs pls ignore this blog I stayed at Grand Bella Hotel which is close to Pattaya Beach ( 1 KM) Flight from Mumbai to Bangkok (Don Mueang International Airport ) Airport – Approx .28000 with 20KG Check-in Baggage and 7 kg Cabin Bag. Annother new Airport is Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) You can also check for direct flight to Pattaya - U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport Day-1 after arrival at Don Myeang Airport I took EXIT 6 where Bus A-1 takes you to MO CHIT BUS TERMINAL (Last bustop). Buses leaves from here for Pattaya every half an hours. I took BUS 42 for Pattaya which cost me 140 BAHT it too 2 hours 30 mins to reach Pattaya (North Pattaya Road) Take a Cab which will cost around 100 Baht to Central Pattaya Where my Hotel is THINGS TO CARRY: 1. Snacks packets (Peanuts, Shev,BhakarWadi,Chakali) 2. Electric Egg Boiler 3. Chappal or Sandal good quality with cushion. Lot to Walk 4. Swimming Pant/Suit 5. Kneecap STAY: There are many options to stay. I stayed at Grand Bella which is few KMs from Pattaya Beach where you would need to go almost every day during your stay . This is Central Pattaya where lot of Indian restos, Thai Food ,Medicos and small Shops are there. This hotel is conveniently located where you can roam around and reach to the nearest pickup points for destinations around Pattaya. Central Pattaya Mall,Madras Darbar, Night Market, Beach Road are at walking distance from hotel. Hotel Grand Bella and Bella Express is ne group in same premises with common Swimming Pool.Hotel has good open areas so you can consider this as small resort in busy area. Hotel also offers daily unlimited decent Indian and Continental breakfast from 7 AM to 10 AM for 300 Baht. Take any lane from Front side of Grand Bella Hotel and it will take you to beach road. On Saturday evening fruit sellers open market infront of Bella Express SHOPPING: 1. Night Market 2. Fruit Market 3. Big C EXTRA Mall 4. INDIRA Market, Bangkok 5. Platinum Mall , Bangkok LOCAL TRAVEL: FOOD: BEER: Chang Beer is best mild beer LEO is bit bitter but another good beer APPS: BOLT is Cab and Bike Booking app you must have BEACHES: pattaya Beach Visit Koh Larn (Naban Village) - Take Ferry from Bali Hai Pie Port Beaches around Koh Larn Island are 1. Ta Warn Beach Pier 2. Sang Wan Beach NIGHTLIFE: Pattaya Beach Road Walking Street Jomtien Beach Food Market MASSAGE: Lotus Massage is one of the cheapest massage center I found so far 1. Feet Massage 120 Baht 2. Thai full body massage 120 Baht 3. Oil Body Massage 200 Baht

Check what places they will take you before u book the tickets. Main attraction was big Buddha statue which the tour guide told us on the bus that they won't be taking us there sue to landslide. Had we known wouldn't have booked the tour and wasted our time and money

The most amazing experience. Staff were very kind and knowledgeable and thoroughly professional. My partner is disabled and we had forewarned them that we had no wheelchair with us. It was agreed we would have a modified experience because of mobility issues. In the end they found a truck to transport him round and we had a fantastic time. Could not believe we were able to have such close contact with these animals. We fed them, walked with them and scrubbed them down in the pool. We were told the heartrending backstories of these noble creatures and witnessed the scars and evidence of their maltreatment in an earlier life. Such a worthwhile thing to do and so much fun! A must- do activity!

It was a very beautiful experience and it was really exciting to be that close to those very big beautiful animals, the guide was very sweet and they were all very friendly, I really enjoyed myself