Ethical elephant sanctuary
Pong Yaeng Elephant Sanctuary
Mae Rim district, Chiang Mai, Thailand
A small, family run camp in the Mae Rim hills that skips riding entirely in favor of feeding, walking and bathing rescued elephants at a scale no big bus tour reaches. Advance booking appears to be required rather than optional, per a visitor warning on Wanderlog.
Hours
Booking site listingOpen daily, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (per Trip.com listing, single date shown)
“Open: July 29 9:00 AM–5:00 PM”
us.trip.com · Checked 24 Jul 2026
Price
Single reportTHB 1,500 per person, cash only (one hour of activities, no refund)
“They ask you to pay 1500thb per person... Charged 1500 baht (only accept cash) for 1h of activities... NO REFUND”
wanderlog.com · Checked 24 Jul 2026
Age suitability
Not verifiedNot verified. No source we checked states this, so it stays blank instead of guessed.
No check date recorded
Caveats
Re-fetched both cited pages fresh this run and both snippets check out. Trip.com's listing page shows "Open: July 29 9:00 AM–5:00 PM" and gives the address as "Unnamed Rd, Pong Yaeng, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai 50180, Thailand," which confirms the area and region and matches the name spelling "Pong Yaeng."…
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