Elevate your ethical adventure with this full-day experience combining elephant care, culinary arts, and jungle serenity. At Big Boy Elephant Sanctuary, participate in meaningful interactions - preparing meals, creating vitamins, and restoring habitats - while honoring elephant autonomy. Learn to cook authentic Pad Thai in our traditional cooking workshop, then trade footprints for river currents on a bamboo rafting journey along the Mae Wang River, where forest-lined banks and occasional elephant sightings create scenes of untouched beauty.
End your sanctuary visit by offering handmade vitamin balls to the elephants—a final bonding moment before departure
Plant banana trees and grasses alongside mahouts, contributing to the elephants' sustainable food supply
Master the art of authentic Pad Thai preparation under the guidance of local culinary experts and enjoy your creation for lunch
Refresh in crystal-clear pools surrounded by lush jungle, where cool waters cascade over smooth rocks
Begin your day with pickup from Chiang Mai. After a scenic drive, arrive at the sanctuary and conservation briefing
Place fruits on feeding tables while observing herd dynamics as elephants naturally collect their food
Mix herbs and rice into digestible supplements
Plant banana trees and harvest grasses
Master the art of traditional Pad Thai preparation using ancient recipes
Visit Mae Wang Waterfall and enjoy bamboo rafting along the Mae Wang River
Hotel pickup in Chiang Mai (air-conditioned transport)
Arrive at sanctuary
Authentic Pad Thai Cooking Workshop
Enjoy the Pad Thai you prepared yourself along with other local Thai dishes
Bid farewell to the elephants and journey to Mae Wang Waterfall
Visit Mae Wang Waterfall—swim in its pristine waters or relax on the banks (30 Min)
Bamboo Rafting: Drift along the Mae Wang River, flanked by jungle greenery
Return to Chiang Mai
Arrive at the hotel in Chiang Mai
Seasonal Flexibility: Depending on weather or local festivals, the order of activities (elephant care and bamboo rafting) may be adjusted. Both experiences remain fully included.
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