Private Chiang Mai Elephant training program with bamboo rafting and Pha Chor canyon walking trail.
Highlight of the trip
This is the program which combine the elephant training program which you could enjoy learning and being close to the elephants in the peaceful area. Hide away from busy life. Enjoy your time go on bare back riding in to the forest area with your elephant. Bamboo rafting along the river which you could relax you mind in the same time as well as the walking trail to the canyon in the same day for you to see the nature.
Itinerary
Pick up from your hotel accommodation at 8:00 am. And heading south of Chiang Mai on the route no.108. Passing Sanpatong area to Mae Wang district for the Chiang Mai Elephant camp in Mae Wang. After the arrival in the elephant camp, changing your clothes to be the mahout for the Chiang Mai training program which you could keep you clothes dry and clean at the end of the day. You could also have some spare clothes for changing if you needed. After changing the clothes to be the mahout uniform, you are going to meet your elephant and make friends. Sugar canes and bananas are available for you to feed them. Soon you are going to learn about their behavior and the words to speak to your new friend. Also they are going to teach you how to get on the elephant with different technic which soon you could try by yourself.
Then the time for you to ride Chiang Mai elephant bare back on your elephant in the forest area for an hour. Enjoy the green area on the elephant back to the river. Then bath your elephant in the river to cool them down . Here is your opportunity for you to swim with them in the river as well.
Then having lunch before boarding on the bamboo rafting along Mae Wang River for about an hour. Meet the guide and the driver at the pier and continue to the canyon “ Pha Chor” and take a walk to see the beautiful of nature of trees and rocks which lay in the different layers to form the canyon .
Walk through the trail and enjoy taking photos before heading back to the hotel in Chiang Mai.
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The price : 5,800 THB/person (Private tour only. Minimum 2 persons.)
Pick up time : 8.00 am. at your hotel lobby.
Tour duration : 10 hours
Type of the trip : Private tour only. ( Minimum 2 persons to start the trip)
Arrange to service by : Chiang Mai Tour Center only.
Tour include.
- Private transportation.
- English speaking guide.
- Half day elephant training program.
- Bananas and sugar canes for your elephant.
- Bare back riding.
- Elephant Bathing.
- Local Thai lunch.
- Bamboo rafting for about 1 hou.r
- Pha chor canon walking trail.
- Drinking water in the vehicle.
- Refreshing towel in the vehicle.
- Free Accident insurance during the trip.
Tour Not Include.
- Your own expenses during the trip.
- Tipping.
- Alcohol drinks.
- Airline ticket and the accommodation.
What should you bring?
- Your own medication if needed.
- Insect spray.
- Sun cream.
- Cap or hat.
- Flip flops.
- Spare underwear for changing.
- Swimming suit.
- Towel.
- Walking shoes or the comfy shoes for walking.
November – February
It's the winter time in Thailand, the temperature is between 5 - 12 degree Celsius . You should keep yourself warm with the jackets or sweater and pants. This kind of weather is the best time for traveling in Thailand, due to the nice and cool weather with the blooming flowers, green plants as well as the bio diversities of birds and wildlife.
June - October
It’s wet season or rainy season, the temperature is between 18 – 25 degree Celsius. Travelling during this time of the year , please provide the umbrella or rain coat with you. Flip flops or tongs are the best to go around when there’s rain or some paddles area.
March - May
It's summer time, the temperature is between 28 – 33 degree Celsius. The hottest time of the year is mid of April during 13th -15th which can be 40 – 43 degree Celsius. Wearing something light and thin fabric is the best to cool down from the heat. You can also wear T-shirt and shorts. Hat /cap , Sun glasses and sun cream is needed.
The reasons why you should select Chiang Mai Tour Center as your service.
1. Our staffs are fun and smile with opened heart.
2. Free exercise while you walk and admire the nature in the forest. ( During the trip)
3. Relax from hard work and chaotic busy city life
4. The suggestions that you could trust.
5. Trust worthy suggestion for your pleasant trip.
6. Nice , friendly and quality staffs.
7. Caring you as you are one of our family member.
8. Child friendly.
