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Care Pride Elephants: Full Day Tour

By Elephant Pride Sanctuary
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Ages 0-70, max of 12 per group
Duration: 8h
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Japanese, English
Features animals
Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best
2022
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • 3 of thai foods and seasonal fruits
  • drinking water
  • Insurance
  • Entry/Admission - San Kamphaeng
  • Guaranteed to skip the lines
Departure details
  • Traveler pickup is offered.
  • Please write hotel name if not in list for pick up. Far from old city 4 Km. ( +400 baht.) And Pick up at 8:15-8:30 Am. Please bring :change clothes t-shirt .towel. flipflops .swimsuit. "Raincoat (raining days)"
  • Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 141046P2
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
A note from Care Pride Elephants: Full Day Tour
  • We have included insurance in trip payment
What you can expect during your visit
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Contactless payment for gratuities and add-ons
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Face masks provided for travelers
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If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 141046P2
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    Elephant Pride Sanctuary (ออฟฟิศ)
    Stop: 8 hours - Admission included
    8:15-8:30 am Pick up all customer at hotel lobby drive to the south of chiang mai by air condition car to the elephant pride sanctuary at inthanon national park you will learn about an elephants and how to care them in the jungle. know about them personality's how they live in our sanctuary. Elephant pride sanctuary we a small sanctuary our family's local people organize from genaretion to generation.We keep an elephants in jungle our sanctuary land area biger more than 9600 square meters. for our sanctuary keep them live far from road side.In the year 1989, the Thai government announced the cancellation of logging in the prohibited forest area. Which resulted in the closure of the remaining natural forest. that why we can retire and rescue them from hard work rentals jungle and buy grass and corn stover 8 trucks per month average about 150-200 kg. per day please welcome Who love in pride of elephant come to care them. save them.love them.rescue them.your payment it mean Donation to help us support us to keep them have a good life at our sanctuary. Thank you so much elephant pride sanctuary waiting for elephant lover all the world to care .
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johncZ4852NW
johncZ4852NW
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Once a life time experience.
This was a great trip feeding, washing, and looking after the elephants, we also watched when they went for a swim.…
alissaw227
alissaw227
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Wonderful half day with elephants
What a wonderful visit!! We got to feed and bathe the elephants and the guides were so knowledgeable and friendly. …
Leannecah
Leannecah
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Amazing Experience
This experience was the highlight of Thailand for myself and my family. Koko and his family treat the animals very …
Andyali C
Andyali C
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Memorable experience
Loved everything. All went supersmooth from the pick up to drop off. Thanks to coco loco and crew for the best expe…
NartDaungsing
NartDaungsing
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Best place
Owner so nice very friendly and him elephat feel very happy and they have local hilltribe shirt for me
Aljosha
Aljosha
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One of the best days of our life
We visited this beautiful elephant sanctuary on our 3 weeks honeymoon trip and it was one of the best experiences w…
Matiassinco
Matiassinco
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amazing experience
You will hear lot of histories about elephants behavior in their first "natural experience". This sanctuary is the …
Lyn C
Lyn C
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Best Day Ever
Had a wonderful time with these gentle and lovable Elephants.Feeding them, walking through the forest, mud bath and…
Climber775250
Climber775250
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WOW What a RIDE
We were able to ride the elephants when we went. Now no one is allowed to ride the elephants. The elephants were v…
595fatimea
595fatimea
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Amazing elephant sanctuary experience!
This was truly one of the best experiences I have ever had. We fed the elephants, walked with them, and bathed them…
hi_its_stef
hi_its_stef
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Fun day with a family of 4 elephants
We (2 from Australia and 1 from USA) did this activity on 12 February 2020 and had lots of fun with the 4 elephants…
Lovelivetotravel
Lovelivetotravel
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Unforgettable 🐘🐘🐘🐘
We were picked up from our hotel in a very comfortable and clean minibus for the journey up to Northern Chiang Mai.…
MissCourtina
MissCourtina
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Amazing, ethical, chill experience
I’m so happy we chose Elephant Pride, we had a fantastic day in the countryside hanging out with their 4 elephants.…
870belenp
870belenp
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After a long research, finally an ethical sanctuary
I had a hard time finding an ethical sanctuary. Finally I chose this one and couldn't be happier. One small group p…
janew952
janew952
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Just the best!
Like lots of other reviewers the appeal of not riding the elephants and the ethical side of the care provided was t…
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Britt J
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Little taste of paradise 🐘
Oct 2022
We did this for our ten year wedding anniversary and it was AMAZING! Absolutely worth it and such a beautiful day! Highly recommend it if you want to have fun but still support an ethical elephant experience. Coco Loco and his cousin Cherry picked us up from our hotel around 8:30 in a comfortable air conditioned van and the 1.5hr drive to the farm was beautiful and part of the fun! On the way we stopped at a local market for a bathroom break and were able to buy delicious coffee and snacks.
Like the other reviews said, this is a family operation and the elephants seem to be quite content and well taken care of. This business helps support the local karin family and community who own the elephants without having to use the elephants in logging or other enterprises. The full day is wonderful because you don't feel rushed and also the elephants can do things in their own time. We started by feeding the elephants and then walked through a picturesque rice field to get to the nearby mountain jungle and join the elephants on their daily walk through the forest where they enjoyed scratching themselves on trees and digging up tasty roots to munch on. After that we enjoyed a delicious traditional lunch wrapped in banana leaves and generous servings of fresh fruit-the best pineapple I have ever had.
After lunch you join the elephants at the mud hole and if you choose (we did) you can go in with them and help bathe them in mud. It's dirty obviously (mud) but it's a blast! The elephants come and go as they choose. The younger elephants stayed in longer and seemed to be really enjoying themselves.
After the mud wallowing we all walked down to the river and washed off, helping spray the elephants with water as well. It was a really special day with such majestic creatures. Coco Loco, Cherry, and the mahouts were all very helpful and kind, explaining about the elephants and answering our questions. The landscape and scenery there was also very beautiful!
Considering all the time you can spend with the elephants, the long ride and delicious lunch, as well as all those involved in caring for the elephants and their care, the price is acceptable.
We already recommended this to our friends who went the next week for their honeymoon and also had an amazing time! It is a wonderful experience that will make a memory for a lifetime!
Written October 20, 2022
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Matt
Brooklyn, NY15 contributions
Care Pride tour
Jan 2023 • Couples
Drop what you’re doing and go on this tour. This was such a wonderful and unique experience. The tour offers personal interaction with the elephants and you’ll get to feed them, walk with them, and then bathe them in the river. This was the highlight of our trip to Thailand. The guide picked us up at the hotel and drove us to the sanctuary, which is about 1.5 hours from the Chiang Mai city center (word of caution: the drive up the mountain was steep and winding but still fun) and then drove us home after the tour. They provided lunch and a rest stop along the way if needed. Everyone was friendly and eager to capture all of the special moments for you. 10/10 would recommend.
Written January 26, 2023
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Janet M
5 contributions
Elephant Day
Dec 2022 • Friends
This was a fantastic excursion to see the elephants in their natural habitat. Coco was our pick up driver and guide. After about an hour and a half drive out of Chiang Mai, we reached the sanctuary. We all put on Thai vests and got our own bag of bananas to feed the 3 elephants. Had Grandma, pregnant Momma and 9 year old male offspring. After feeding them, there was a hike up the mountain with the elephants. After about an hour of walking there was a great lunch with fruit , fried rice, chicken and stir fried vegetables. Then the elephants went for their mud bath with any human participants that wanted to join them.
After that a river bath to get off the mud.
It was a full 7 hour day with the return ride back to Chiang Mai. Coco was a fabulous guide who also spoke good English. I give this trip 5 stars. Really a great day.
Written December 24, 2022
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Darian M
10 contributions
Highlight of Thailand!
Sep 2022 • Couples
We had the most amazing time, definitely highlight of our entire Thailand visit. The tour operator picked us up at our hotel, spoke good English, and explained what to expect for the day. He answered every question we had. Once arriving at the location, we were very glad that it was a more private experience, rather than loads of people. We learned about the elephant familys history, what they eat, how theyre taken care of, and spent the day with them. We fed them, took them for a walk in the forest, gave them a mud bath, washed them after, and fed them even more. The elephants appear very happy and healthy. Lunch was provided which was very tasty, including wild rice made from the rice fields behind the house. The elephants were so magical, very friendly, and just ate all day.!10/10 experience, thank you.
Written October 10, 2022
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Britt Y
Honolulu, HI3 contributions
Staff was trusting and allowed free interaction
Mar 2023
We had a magical experience during our day there--I brought my husband and three children, who were mesmerized by all the elephants, but especially the baby, who was only 4 weeks old. What felt nice was the staff placing trust in us and the animals to interact without hovering or instructing us relentlessly. After a brief instruction on how to interact with the animals, we were allowed to mostly build a relationship with them at will.
Written March 16, 2023
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Jenny D
2 contributions
Wonderful day interacting with elephants!
Spending time interacting with the elephants was AMAZING! We got to touch them, feed them, and bathe them. The female elephants were calm and gentle. The young male was more rambunctious, but the owners were very mindful of our safety (they explained his tendencies and watched to make sure he was calm around us). The driver, the guide (Coco), and all the family caring for the elephants were super kind and helpful. They provided a delicious lunch for us, taught us about the elephants, and offered to take pictures of us throughout the day. Coco spoke great English, and talking to him was very enjoyable. We couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful day!
Written January 31, 2023
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Devin Grindy
2 contributions
Amazing experience! Highly recommend!
Jan 2020
My wife and I visited Thailand in January for our honeymoon and it was one of the highlights of our trip! We both felt so fortunate to have that experience, as well as the opportunity to meet ChanChai and his family. They were all so welcoming and generous, and we learned so much from them in the short amount of time that we were there. It became obvious right away that ChanChai and his family truly have an elephant sanctuary. The elephants are part of their family and they treat them as such. The only reason they run the business is to have enough money to feed and care for the elephants, which is extremely expensive.

Before writing this review I read the past few that have been written. I thought it was worth mentioning that the review left by Emir K could not be further from the truth. I can't imagine they actually visited ChanChai's family, because nobody could come away with those impressions.

The unfortunate reality is that most elephant "sanctuaries" are not that at all. On the drive up to ChanChai's home you see many of these establishments just off the side of the road. You see dozens of tourists surrounding each elephant. You see tourists riding elephants. Then, on the drive home in the afternoon, these same establishments are closed for the day and the elephants are left behind, tied to fence posts. For those establishments, they are simply running a business to profit. At the end of each day, the customers and employees go home, and the elephants stay behind.

ChanChai's family does not run their business to make money. They have just enough visitors to be able to support the elephants and provide them a happy and healthy life. At the end of each day, the very small group of visitors leaves and ChanChai's family stays behind with the elephants, because it is their home.

My hope is that someday ChanChai and his family will be able to support the elephants without having visitors, perhaps through donations. In the meantime, if you have the opportunity to visit their family, it will be an experience that you will never forgot nor find anywhere else!
Written May 14, 2020
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szaeszti
Budapest, Hungary2 contributions
Cannot recommend enough!
Feb 2020 • Couples
If you are looking for a truly ethical elephant senctuary, you found it!
Coco (our guide) and his family owns the sanctuary. They allow one tour of 10 people per day to visit the elephants.
We had great fun while feeding the elephants, walking them to the woods and taking together a mudbath. Great experience!
Written February 16, 2020
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Jen R
Alameda, CA192 contributions
Great day with three elephants including a pregnant one!
Dec 2022 • Couples
We had an amazing experience with guide Coco and the whole loving family that cares for the elephants. We were picked up in a comfortable air conditioned van which took us 1:45 mins up into the mountains to the elephant camp. We spent the day feeding, interacting, bathing the elephants. There are three (grandma, pregnant mama, and her 9 year old male calf). The elephants are so peaceful ...the little one is playful. We got lots of time to touch observe and feed them. Lunch was delicious served on banana leaves. Everything was so nicely organized, fun and special. Our group had about 10 people but felt like we all had individual time with the elephants. The group came from all over (Japan, Brazil, Netherlands, Belgium and us from the US).
Written December 30, 2022
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Maja Badowska
3 contributions
Amazing experience
Aug 2022 • Couples
Myself, my boyfriend and two new friends chose this lovely sanctuary to see their elephants. It was such an amazing and personal experience. Chanchai who was our guide for the day is an amazing, kind and funny guy, we took an instant liking to him. His English is top notch. He has so much knowledge about the area and of course, elephants. His family own a farm in the Himalayan range and they have been taking care of elephants for generations. First and foremost, the elephants are not exploited or abused in any way. They really are part of the family to those people. The day was organised around the elephants routine , you get to join them in their daily adventuress. They were not forced to do anything that they didn’t want to. It was amazing to see how the family communicated with the elephants and how much love they had for each other. I would highly recommend this sanctuary, as it actually is one, as opposed to other more popular sanctuaries who don’t seem to care half as much for the well being of elephants as these guys do. Absolutely wonderful people, elephants and experience!
Written August 4, 2022
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