Chiangmai Elephant Land - Office — Local services in Chiang Mai Province

I recently had the most incredible experience at Elephant Land in Chiang Mai. This comprehensive elephant camp offers a wide range of activities, including feeding, hiking, and bathing with elephants. Not only that, but they also have an amazing waterfall that adds to the overall charm of the place.

One of the standout aspects of my visit was our tour guide, Super Boy. He was absolutely wonderful, providing us with detailed, informative, and engaging information about the elephants. His enthusiasm and ability to create a lively atmosphere among everyone was truly commendable. Super Boy's passion for elephants was infectious, and his dedication to educating visitors made the experience even more memorable.

The villagers at Elephant Land were incredibly welcoming and hospitable. Their warmest gratitude made us feel right at home. Before visiting the camp, I had concerns about the ethical treatment of the elephants. However, upon arrival, it became evident that the camp is genuinely ethical. The villagers and tours clearly love and care for their elephants, and the trust between them is palpable. It was heartwarming to witness the elephants living happily in such a nurturing environment.

I cannot stress enough what an amazing experience this was. If you're looking for an ethical and educational elephant camp, Elephant Land is an absolute must-visit. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about these magnificent creatures while supporting a responsible and compassionate organization. Thank you, Elephant Land, for providing such a memorable and enlightening...

We had the 2 day tour with homestay in the hill tribe village. The sanctuary looked very animal friendly, the feeding and hiking with the elephants was very fun and impressive and our guide just gave us an awesome mood during the hike to the village. The village itself was a bit of a downer. There was no "activities" as advertised. Instead the people offered us souvenirs in a way that we could not leave and they signaled us several times to look at their goods. This was very uncomfortable. The toilets and showers consisted of buckets with water and were full of insects (mostly mosquitos) and quite dirty. This would be as expected in such a village but there was no soap or anything which made the whole thing very unhygienic. Also the barking dogs scared us a bit because we didn't know whether they would be aggressive towards humans too. All in all there was barely any contact to the village people except for the "market" and them cooking for us. This was very weird too. The next day (bamboo rafting down the river and drive to a waterfall) was very fun again. During the whole tour my special food needs (sensitivity to wheat, so food must be gluten free) were gloriously met.

All in all a great and interesting experience. But please make sure that future tour members are not being pushed to buy goods. If there's need for extra money in the village, just put up a tip box and inform the tourists about it. Also please inform the people to bring soap or...

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I can officially say that I had the best day of my life at elephant land. I don't have enough words to describe how amazing the day was. We decided to go for a full day tour and every minute was worth it.

Super Boy was an incredible guide, we knows a lot about the elephants and the surroundings and was always available to answer our questions always with an awesome energy.

The elephants are super super well cared for. They are truly free, and that is the best part about it, we join them in their freedom.

We started the day by feeding them, then we went for a hike in the jungle with them too (literally, we really go into the woods, please use appropriate shoes), then we had an incredible lunch waiting for us. In the afternoon we gave elephants a mud bath and went to the waterfall, and wow, what a moment... We ended up the day feeding them again, and having some tea and snacks.

We always had time for some pictures too. Furthermore, the locals who lived there were super happy by having our presence there which made it even better.

So, once again don't hesitate to choose this elephant sanctuary if you want to have a one-life time experience...