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Half Day Visit and Whitewater Rafting Adventure
4.9
151 Ratings
Tambon Kuet Chang
Meet adorable elephants, learn their history, and enjoy thrilling whitewater rafting on the Mae Taeng River. Join us for an unforgettable adventure in Chiang Mai.
Duration:
6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Eco Elephant Care - This trip start with our company van will pick you up from your hotel or accommodation in Chiang Mai city and drive approximately 1.5 hours through the countryside, forest, and local farming areas. After that, arrive at the Smile Elephant Chiang Mai, you will change into Traditional cloth and then meet the adorable elephants. You’ll learn about elephant’s history, elephant’s life and how the elephants are cared for and observe them in their natural habitat. Make a unique herb ball, have lunch or dinner with Thai food and seasonal fruits. Enjoy Whitewater Rafting Adventure Activity which takes approximately 40 minutes along the Mae Taeng River (5km.)
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What's Included
- Local tour guide (English-speaking)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Helmet and Life Jacket for whitewater rafting
- Lunch
- Drinking water, coffee, and tea
- Insurance
- Photo gallery on our Facebook page
Additional Information
Spend the day with us at Smile Elephant Chiang Mai. You will meet the adorable elephants, learn about the elephant’s history, the elephant’s life, and how the elephants are cared for, and observe them in their natural habitat. Make a unique herb ball. Enjoy the 40-minute adventure with one of the most famous whitewater rafting adventure activities in Chiangmai along the Mae Taeng River. Join us for an unforgettable experience.
Location
Eco Elephant Care
Our meeting point is approximately 1.5 hour from the city. For customer who don't need our pickup service, please follow this location to our meeting point. https://maps.app.goo.gl/oVLcQtKxaQgT41tH9?g_st=il
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(151 Ratings)
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P7259supeterr
Jul 9, 2024
Elephant experience and white water rafting - Addison and Poppy were amazing and friendly tour guides! The experience was incredible, we loved it. Highly recommend.
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Suwintwar
Jul 8, 2024
Nice - We got good service and enough time to look after elephants. Elephants look like healthy and happy. Tour guides are friendly and we got a lot of photos.
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565gisellak
Jul 6, 2024
Fantastic Elephant/Rafting Experience with my Girls - It was so much fun! Our local tour guide, Poppy, was so sweet and accommodating! The ride from our hotel went smoothly and the stop at 7-11 was much appreciated. The elephants were gorgeous and all the staff and other local guides we met were so sweet and entertaining. They took many pictures of us (and made sure we were looking at the camera in them, too!)! I greatly appreciated the time they took to explain the background history of the elephants and how they live on the land, as well as expanding on the ethical considerations they made when showing us how to care for the elephants. Rafting was so fun and our guide was great! Lastly, lunch was yummy and very well needed. Overall, fantastic experience and I’m glad I was able to book so last minute (the night before) :))))))
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Mattbp5275nb
Jul 5, 2024
Go rafting! - I took my younger brother on this trip for his first elephant encounter. Guides (Poppy and Adam) were friendly and attentive to both guests and elephants, the mahouts also interacted well with guests and their care for the animals is clear. Activities with the elephants were progressive, allowing them to get used to us before the next, closer, activity, until we were eventually bathing them. This seems very responsible and I'm not sure you can ask for a more ethical approach to this type of tourism.
Rafting afterwards was short but with enough rapids to get the heart rate up and the captain was good fun. For the small additional money, this part seems a no-brainer.
Food was excellent and suitable for vegetarians. 10/10 experience and big thanks to our guide and driver, Poppy.
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Dylanhq594eu
Jul 2, 2024
Elephant tour and white water rafting - Was an amazing experience, and the tour was brilliant. Me and my girlfriend did the tour today and we wouldn’t change a thing. Our tour guide Bobby we perfect and very helpful.
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951tommyo
Jul 1, 2024
Amazing time seeing the elephants - Our tour guide Adam was so helpful and very good fun and enjoyed the day which was full of activities. We also did the rafting which was very good.
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Samleb1
Jun 29, 2024
Good experience - Very nice family experience. We had a good time. The guide was very attentive. The visit of the elephants combined with a rafting descent is a good combo.
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Tonytg7455ld
Jun 29, 2024
Very good experience and listening guides ! I recommend - Very good experience with nice and friendly people. The rafting is funny at the end and the meal is very tasty. I really recommend !
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J5608ejdanielf
Jun 26, 2024
Good experience - Very nice experience and never forget in my life , Adam very good and the rest team anwsone very wonderful experiences for all people
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582madalenac
Jun 25, 2024
A special experience 🤩 - I loved so much the experience of being, walking and feeding the elephants and being so close to them. It’s a vibe, really 🤩 Also, Mr. Adison made the tour so special, happy and funny! I recommend 100%
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