Elephant Adventure with

One of the most beautiful experiences of my whole life, I cannot recommend this experience any higher. After having the chance to hike with, play with, feed, hang out, and finally get kissed/sprayed/soaked by these gigantic gentle magnificent animals... I can say this is one of the most fulfilling natural experiences I have ever been a part of - it is literally a dream to be able to do something like this today.

Elephant Friends is a company that is going to re-define human interaction with elephants, and I love the weekend we were able to spend here at the resort. The amount I learned first hand was wonderful, but also seeing how this industry in changing (not only better for the elephant, also better for the staff, the workers, the entire structure of this specific attraction).

If you are watching this video genuinely curious about the way these elephants are handled, I invite you simply to watch the video. There will be no doubt in your mind that this is a good place, with good intentions, a place that is trying to lead by example (in a part of the world where this specific example is needed!)

Thank you again to the Elephant Friends resort, thank you to the owners, and a big thank you to our friends Mark and Ying (and Micah and Nut) for inviting us to join with their family fun time - I hope that some time soon YOU could be going with your own family and friends to visit this elephant sanctuary in Mae Wang, Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand.

What a day!

LOCATION:
Chiang Mai Elephant Friends (located in Mae Wang, and we slept at the Tawan Riverside Elephant Resort, formerly called the Chai Lai Orchid) https://g.page/Elephant-Friends?share

RESORT WEBSITE HERE!!
https://www.tawanriverside.com
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COST TO VISIT:
The hotel costs 50-60$US per night (our dinner was about 18$US) and the various elephant activities range from 30-50$US.