Great adventure and be ready to get close to these giant elephants! This is not a zoo. - This is a great adventure with feeding and washing elephants in the Chiang Mai area (1 hour north). The center will give you clothes to change into and towels to use after you shower. It will require getting into the water about thigh high. Wear water shoes if large rocks are sensitive to your feet. The experience with these Asian elephants is a very unique experience and the family loved it. This is topped off by a great homemade Thai lunch and then a trip to the Sticky Waterfalls, which is a lot of fun as well. Great adventure!

Great Adventure with Jo - Jo was great. Catered our tour to our exact needs and preferences. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Also took us to a great ethical elephant sanctuary. It was like a private elephant tour. Awesome adventure

Elephant tour - Great tour with great people. Amazing experience being able to get up close and personal with the elephants in there natural habitat

Once in a lifetime - Once in a lifetime experience that should not be missed. The lunch was lovely and the ability to fully interact w the elephants was amazing. Staff was attentive and kind. Guide was able to direct our group so that various ages and physical abilities could participate

Perfect Combo - We had a terrific day with Ming. The elephant sanctuary is amazing. They will give you flip flops to wear, so don’t worry about your shoe choice. They also give you shorts & a shirt. There are changing areas so you can take off your clothes. We did all get wet when we were in the water with the elephants. Lunch was immediately after we finished with the elephants. It was a delicious Thai meal & plenty of it! Climbing the sticky waterfall was so unique! You have to descend a lot of steps to get to the bottom. On the climb up, there are some sections with ropes & railings for support, but not the entire way! You need to be moderately fit & adventurous! Highly recommend!

Ming is the best! - Ming was fantastic! Great driver and tour guide for all things Chiang Mai and the elephant sanctuary attraction. You’re in luck if you get him as your guide

Epic experience! - Such an epic experience! We thoroughly enjoyed feeding, washing and playing with the elephants at the sanctuary. It was great to then go to Sticky Waterfall and have fun climbing up. Had plenty of time at both attractions. A great day thank you!

Ming is the real thing!! - Elephant sanctuary was an amazing experience. Only to be topped off by the beauty of the sticky waterfalls. But the cherry on top was meeting Ming. What a nice, knowledgeable, well rounded man. He imparted his lifetime of experience in Chiang Mai and shared all of his local advice, reviews and opinions. We were so happy that we booked another full day private tour to be guided by ONLY Ming or we weren’t interested. Of course, he was modest and said all of the go with Joe guides are of the same caliber, we were so happy to spend another day with him at Wat Phra Vat Doi Suthep , the tiger kingdom, and even the snake farm. We were so happy to have lunch with Ming and listen to his stories. He was respectful, patient, knowledgeable, fun and a pleasure to have as a guide. We look forward to coming back to Chiang Mai and touring with him somewhere new. Thank you.

Once in a lifetime experience! - Once in a lifetime experience! Joe picked us up for our private tour promptly from our hotel lobby. During our comfortable drive (~45 minutes) Joe provided some history of the region. The smaller elephant sanctuary is not crowded and is run by locals. We were provided with garments so the elephants would be comfortable with us. We learned about the care and history of elephants and then pounded a root that repels mosquitoes and ticks. We were instructed how to feed the elephants and given the food and off we went. Once we were comfortable with this. We were led to be inside with the elephants and crossed the river with them, fed them more and then scrubbed the elephants. We were guided to change and shower rooms afterwards. The staff took photos for us and sent them immediately after. Lots of treasured shots. We donated 500 BHT to the sanctuary - not required. After a filling lunch Joe drove us to Sticky falls - this was equally enjoyable. You walk the stairs all the way down and then if you wish walk up inside the water fall. You do thise barefoot (very comfortable) You can easily walk up the waterfall because it is not slick due to calcium deposits. A unique experience. After this Joe offered to take us to a silk weaving and silver crafing area. Learned a ton there as well. Amazing lifetime experience

Great day well worth it - We had a great day at the sanctuary & also the sticky falls - the sanctuary was really well organised & they help get lots of pics the elephants are clearly well looked after & love the attention. Lunch was amazing & then the falls were a great way to finish the day - big thanks to John for touring us around & for sharing his knowledge