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Day Trip 4: Maetaeng Ethical Elephant Sanctuary — A Day Together, Not Riding — Chiang Mai

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Day Trip 4: Maetaeng Ethical Elephant Sanctuary — A Day Together, Not Riding

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A signature experience near Chiang Mai. At an ethical sanctuary caring for once-abused elephants, join feeding, mud baths and water play. The ride-free model is the standard. Usually run as half-day/full-day pickup tours.

Day trip4 stopsEst. budget 130,000 KRW

Itinerary

  1. Taxi 60 min
    1

    Sanctuary Arrival & OrientationElephant Sanctuary (매탱/매왕 일대)

    Mae Taeng · Activity · Zoo · 40 min stay

    Starts with each elephant's story and safety rules. The key is choosing a place run around 'care,' without riding or circus acts (the Elephant Nature Park family, etc.).

    오전 9시

  2. Walk 5 min
    2

    Feeding in Traditional Dressการให้อาหารช้าง (Feeding)

    Activity · 60 min stay

    Wearing a Karen mahout shirt, you hand-feed bananas and sugarcane. The connection of the elephant taking food with its trunk is this tour's highlight. The moment kids love most.

    오전 10시

  3. Walk 8 min
    3

    Mud Spa & River Bathอาบโคลน/อาบน้ำช้าง (Mud Spa & River Bath)

    Activity · 70 min stay

    An experience of applying mud with the elephants and washing them by splashing water in the river. A soaking water-play, best on a hot day. A change of clothes and water-play gear are essential.

    오전 11:30

  4. Walk 5 min
    4

    Local Buffet Lunch & Wrap-upอาหารกลางวันแบบไทยเหนือ

    Restaurant · 50 min stay

    Finish with a northern-style buffet served at the sanctuary. After a meal amid mountain-village scenery, head back to town by pickup vehicle. A half-day tour ends here; a full-day adds a jungle walk.

    오후 1시

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