Save Elephant

.................Established in 1995, Elephant Nature Park is home to over two dozen rescued elephants. Ranging in age from infants to old-timers, these previously abused and neglected creatures are able to live out the rest of their lives in peace and dignity on the park's grounds. Nestled in the breathtaking Mae Taeng Valley, about an hour north of Chiang Mai, Elephant Nature Park is a place where the elephants no longer work for humans. Instead, a team of full-time staff and park volunteers maintain the park and care for the elephants.
..................A unique experience for any visitor to Southeast Asia, Elephant Nature Park allows people to see elephants as elephants should be seen: living their lives peacefully, frolicking when the moment strikes them, and trumpeting to one another throughout the day and night.
Elephant Nature Park allows its rescued elephants to live the life of an elephant. No longer do they have to paint pictures with their trunks, play the drums, or perform demeaning circus tricks. They are not made to carry heavy benches on their backs, which can deform and even break an elephant's spine. They are no longer forced into submission with cruel implements such as "the hook" and they are not chained during the day.
...................At Elephant Nature Park, elephants are allowed to roam unfettered, eating and playing as much as they like along the way. They can wander down to the river for a bit of a splash or a roll in the mud whenever they need to cool down. They are free to choose their own family group, usually centering around one of the several baby elephants who live at the park. And they can have as much or as little human interaction as they choose.
...................If you are interested in an unforgettable and moving elephant experience, if you would rather walk beside an elephant than ride on top of one, then Elephant Nature Park is the ideal place to visit.
...................Elephant Nature Park offers the visitor a different kind of experience with the Asian elephant. Instead of watching elephants perform circus tricks or riding on their backs, visitors will see the park's elephants grazing, playing, and communicating as they might in the wild. And as a non-profit organization, the cost of every visit to Elephant Nature Park directly supports the elephants and makes our work possible.
...................Walk next to the gentle giants on your way down to the river, look into their eyes as you bathe them, feel the strength of their trunk when you hand them a bunch of bananas, watch them as they scratch their bodies on trees and when they flip their ears and flick their tails, see how they carefully caress their young... at Elephant Nature Park you'll quickly see why these majestic creatures are so special.
A visit to Elephant Nature Park is a wonderful introduction to the Asian elephant.
Day visit: 7.30 a.m - 5 p.m. Price: 2,500 Baht (incl. transfers from/to your hotel)
2 days / 1 night: Price: 5,700 Baht
3 days / 2 nights: Price: 7,100 Baht