Thursday, November 12, 2015

Maetang Elephant Park

Chiang Mai Elephant Safari tour at Maetaeng Elephant Park. This is guaranteed to put a smile on your face


The Mae tang Elephant Park is forty five minutes out of Chiang Mai in direction of Chiang Dao and the proprietors are in the process of setting up an elephant clinic to supply veterinarian care for the elephants. At Maetaeng they take a “soft” tactic to elephant training and the mahouts who are sent to nearby Lampang to be trained to bring up the elephants, some of which are fourth generation born in captivity. You will discover different views as to whether it is the right way to care for the elephants to keep them in captivity and do for tourists, but elephants have always worked in this area and by instalment the elephant clinic at Maetaeng, they will increase the veterinary treat of the elephants. Elephants can have health problems, such as constipation, caused by eating too many banana branches and insect infestation in their skin that has to be checked for daily.

Pick-up time at your accommodation is around 08:00 to 08:30 h. After we have picked up all our guests we will drive about forty min to an orchid and butterfly grange. Whereupon we will drive to the elephant camp. There we will look at an elephant demonstrations and after make an elephant ride through the jungle to a village of the Lahu hilltribe. From there we will drive back to the elephant camp by oxcart. Then we will have lunch. After lunch you can make an exciting ride on a cane raft down Maetang River for about 1 hour. On our route back we will visit a village of the Long-neck Karen and Big Ear hill tribes. We will be back in Chiang Mai at about 17:00 hours

Pilgrimage :
  • 8.30 Depart from your guesthouse
  • 9.45 Elephant Plunge and Elephant demonstrations Enjoyed them spraying water with their trunks and submerging themselves in the waterway and visit an fabulous demonstrations. Elephant demonstrates take approx fifty mins..
  • 10.30 Taking an elephant riding into the woods with a stop at Lisu Hill tribe Village. Elephant riding approximately forty five Mins.
  • 11.30 Get some fun with Ox-Cart Riding through the village to have lunch.
  • 12.00 Buffet lunch
  • 13.00 Bamboo rafting Experience a exciting “bamboo rafting” descent, sitting on bamboo rafts which are steered by experienced locals.
  • 14.30 Orchid & Butterfly Farm Drive back to Chiang mai, stopping at the “Orchid Farm and Butterfly farm
  • 15.30 Arrive and drop you off at your accommodation in Chiang mai.

Less than 2 hours drive out of Chiang Mai is the valley of the Mae Taeng stream. It is a liveable and ideal spot for various activities including sports and sightseeing.
Please feel free to contact us in order to make extra arrangement for this tours with very worthy price.
Holiday at Chiangmai - don't forget a trip to at least one of the Elephant camps, this is a must see tour in Chiangmai because it’s a truly cool memorial to ride elephants in the Rain forest area, where you will be able to touch and interact with them. You'll experience the special association among the elephant handlers and their elephants.