• This program includes trekking activities
• A free pick-up service is available within a 5 km radius of Chiang Mai Old Town. For locations beyond this area, a surcharge will apply.
• Our program will continue even in heavy rain. There will be no cancellations due to rain.

Day 1

/ ^{Pick-Up from Your Hotel}
We'll collect you from your accommodation in Chiang Mai.

/ ^{Drive to the Sanctuary}
About 1.5 hours through the countryside—rice fields, forest, and small villages along the way.

/ ^{Meet the Team & Get to Know the Elephants}
Change into traditional Karen clothing and sit down with our team. Before you meet the elephants, you'll hear about who they are — their names, where they came from, and what makes each one different. By the time you walk out to meet them, they won't be strangers.

/ ^{First Meeting — Feed the Elephants}
Your first moment face to face. You'll prepare fruit and feed them by hand and start to see for yourself whether their personality matches what you heard about them.

/ ^{Morning Health Check with the Vet}
Every morning, our vet checks on the elephants you just met. You'll join in, help record observations, and ask questions directly. Short but one of the more eye-opening parts of the day.

/ ^{Prepare Herbal Supplements}
Now that you know what each elephant needs, you'll help prepare the natural supplements our vet recommends and understand exactly how what you're making connects to their health.

/ ^{Make Khanom Krok}
Try making Thailand's traditional coconut pancakes with the team.

/ ^{Lunch: Sit down to a fresh Thai meal}
A good moment to slow down and take in everything from the morning.

/ ^{Mud Spa}
The most relaxed part of the morning. Mud protects elephant skin from sun and insects—and this is usually the part nobody wants to leave.

/ ^{River Bathing}
Walk with the elephants down to the river and help with their afternoon bath. By now you know them well enough that this feels less like an activity and more like just spending time together.

/ ^{Watch the Elephants}
Take a quiet moment to observe the herd from a distance — no feeding, no interaction, just elephants being themselves. Our team will help you read what you're seeing: how they move, how they communicate, and what their behavior tells you about how they're feeling. After a morning up close, this is a different kind of connection.

/ ^{Make Their Farewell Treat — Elephant Cake}
Using banana, pumpkin, rice, and seasonal fruit, you'll put together a handcrafted treat for the elephants you've spent the day with. Then hand it to them yourself.

/ ^{Farewell A proper goodbye}
— to elephants you now know by name.