A sign with elephants in Chiang Mai.
Explore the Chiang Mai Elephant Sanctuary, a haven for rescued elephants.

Available Tours

A Image Gallery featuring people and animals.

Full Day Tour

Join us for a journey of a lifetime. Our full-day tour starts with a complimentary pick-up in Chiang Mai between  8:00 AM – 8:30 AM. Our full-day tour includes preparing the elephant’s feast, feeding the elephants, an elephant jungle hike, and an elephant river hike.  You will also swim and bathe with the elephants, an amazing experience. We top the day off with a wonderful waterfall experience. 

It’s also important to us that you learn as much as possible about elephants and why it is important to protect them. Your Mahout guide will share his knowledge with you.

This program is fully inclusive. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Pictures and videos are included free of charge. Come experience these majestic creatures in their natural habitat.

Please contact us on WhatsApp with any questions, we are available daily from 8 AM to 10 PM local time. Simply click the image to connect with us. WhatsApp

Tour Cost: ฿3,000 Baht Age 10 & Up. ฿1,895 Baht Under Ten Years old. Children 3 and younger are free.

*Roundtrip transportation from Chiang Mai City, Pictures, and videos are included free of charge. Last-minute and same-day bookings are welcomed.

Elephants walking in a river, captured in the Image Gallery.

Half Day Tour Afternoon

Our half-day afternoon tour starts with an optional pick-up in Chiang Mai City between 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM. Activities begin at 12 PM with lunch with the elephants at our sanctuary, and you’ll love it. After lunch, we change into Karen clothes and prepare the elephant’s supplements. Now we will journey on an elephant river hike to the river. Now the real fun begins, we will join the elephants in the river to swim and bathe. This is great fun. 

After the river, we will take a ten-minute transport deep into the mountain and go to the waterfall, where you can enjoy a refreshing swim with fantastic scenery. The kind of location you would never find on your own. We then return to camp to feed the vitamins and supplements to the elephants, a great experience.

Your Mahout will share the names and backgrounds of the elephants. Each has been rescued from situations that were abusive. 

Please contact us on WhatsApp with any questions, we are available daily from 8 AM to 10 PM local time. Simply click the image to connect with us. WhatsApp

Tour Cost: ฿2,495 Baht Age 10 & Up. ฿1,750 Baht Under Ten Years old. Children 3 and younger are free.

**Pictures and videos are included free of charge. Last-minute and same-day bookings are welcomed.

An elephant at the Elephant Freedom Project with two people standing next to it, featured in the Image Gallery.

Half Day Tour Morning

Enjoy our half-day morning tour and spend quality time with our majestic friends. This tour starts with an optional pick-up in Chiang Mai between 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM. This tour is perfect if you don’t want too much hiking or wish not to spend the entire day. It’s one thing visiting the zoo and watching the elephants. It is an entirely different experience to hike with and feed these gentle giants. 

They say once an elephant meets you, it will never forget you. Brilliant is one way to describe these majestic creatures. Everything about them is impressive, each with its personality. If you’re lucky, you may be on the receiving end of a big kiss. Enjoy this time. It’s truly a wonderful experience. Join us for lunch while watching the elephants. It’s one of those experiences you will not soon forget. The owner of the Plern Home prepares lunch.

We have no greater joy than to share this experience with the friends we meet who come to visit us from around the world. The morning tour does not include swimming with the elephants. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us on WhatsApp; we are available daily from 8 AM to 10 PM local time. Simply click the image to connect with us. WhatsApp

Tour Cost: ฿2,195 Baht Age 10 & Up. ฿1,395 Under Ten Years old. Children 3 and younger are free.

**Pictures and videos are included free of charge. Last-minute and same-day bookings are welcomed.

Feeding the Elephants2

Feeding Experience

It’s one thing to visit the zoo and watch the elephants. It is an entirely different experience feeding and interacting with these gentle giants.  They say once an elephant meets you, they will never forget you. Highly intelligent is one way to describe these majestic creatures. 

Everything about them is amazing, each with its own personality. If you’re lucky you may be on the receiving end of a big kiss. Enjoy this time, it’s truly a wonderful experience. This experience includes preparing the elephants feast and feeding them. Tour duration is one hour.

  • Start Time 8AM to 12PM
  • Total Visit Time: 1 Hour
  • Difficulty level: Easy
  • Activities Included:
    • Guide Instructions
    • Prepare Elephant Food
    • Feed the Elephants
    • Interact with the Elephants
    • Free Pics and Vids The Next Day

Tour Cost: ฿1,225 Baht Age 10 & Up. ฿995 baht Under Ten Years old. Children 3 and younger are free.

*Transportation is NOT included, small surcharge. Pictures and videos are included free of charge. Last-minute and same-day bookings are welcomed.

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