Overnight Maeklang Elephant Sanctuary & Inthanon Heaven Trail Hike
Overview
Overnight Maeklang Elephant Sanctuary & Inthanon Heaven Trail Hike Program offers visitors an enjoyable opportunity to spend quality time with elephants in their natural home, as well as gain an insight into their history and behavior. You will enjoy your time trek through the jungle and agricultural areas and learn about tropical ecosystems from your local guide. And then spend a wonderful time learning and interacting with these majestic animals on your second day at one of the best Elephant Sanctuary in Chiang Mai.
- Spend 2 days 1 night with adorable elephants at Maeklang Elephant Conservation Community is an eco-friendly, ethical elephant sanctuary that does not allow elephant riding or torturing (e.g. using hook).
- The place was rated 5 stars on TripAdvisor. Come to support the local community to reserve those beloved elephants. This program will bring you to both Main Camp and Sky Camp.
- Meet the caretaker of the center and help them prepare food for the friendly elephants, feed, bathe and enjoy a mud spa.
- Hike up Thailand’s highest mountain, Doi Inthanon, as you follow the scenic Inthanon Heaven Trail.
Package options
What’s Included
- Pick up and drop off from your place or accommodation in Chiangmai city.
- English speaking Guide
- Accident Insurance
- 4 Meals, Drinking water
- Food for Feed Elephants
- All entrance fees
- 1 Night Accommodation at the Maeklang Elephant Sanctuary
Meeting Point
Chiang Mai Town
Chiang Mai, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Itinerary
2 stops with 1 pickup option
- Stop 1
Doi Inthanon
Day 1 07:00am – 07:30am Pick you up from the hotel in Chiang Mai Town 07:30am Drive into Mae Wang district around 1.5 hours through beautiful countryside, forest, and local farming areas. 09:00am Arrive at Maeklang Elephant Conservation Community. Start the day by changing your clothes followed by a quick briefing. Prepare the food, feed the elephants, enjoy a mud spa and bathe them. Enjoy a Thai lunch. You will have to collect the food for the elephants around the sanctuary, prepare their vitamin balls and feed them. Enjoy a Thai cooking experience with a BBQ party at the sanctuary. Spend the night in a traditional Thai house right next to the elephants with the sound of the river passing nearby. Day 2 07:00am Wake up ready to feed the elephants, on the way to have your breakfast. 08:00am Have breakfast together. After breakfast. Enjoy a quiet morning at the camp where you will do activities such as: clean elephant’s stables, finding food for the elephants, feeding them, gardening, and taking them for a bath. Enjoy a Thai buffet lunch at Sky Camp. After lunch, we drive for 30 minutes to the Doi Inthanon National Park summit. Please be prepared for temperatures between 10-15 degrees. Bring a jacket/sweater! Visit the King and Queen Pagoda. Hike the Kew Mae Pan “Heaven Trail” for about 2 hours. (6 kilometer) Visit the highest peak of Thailand. 05:00pm Transfer you back to your hotel. Arrive Chiang Mai city around 06:30pm
- Stop 2
Maeklang Elephant Conservation Community Sky Camp
- Finish
You'll return to the starting point
What To Expect
With this two day trip, we will visit the Maeklang Elephant Sanctuary Sky Camp and spend the night in one of the bungalows right next to the elephants. This beautiful elephant sanctuary is in Doi Inthanon National Park at an elevation of 1000 meters. The elephants roam free around the park and have lots of space to do what they love the most, eating and bathing. You will be able to feed the elephants, bathe them, and observe their daily routines. In the evening, we prepare a Thai Barbecue dinner and spend the night at the Skycamp. The elephants will come to wake you up in the morning, and you will be able to feed them their breakfast right from your bungalow window.
In the morning, you will help the mahouts with cleaning the elephant stables, planting rice, and foraging for food. After lunch at the Maeklang Sky Camp, we will continue to Doi Inthanon National Park to visit the King and Queen Pagoda’s, the highest point of Thailand, and hike the Kew Mae Pan Trail, also known as the “Heaven Trail,” because of the fantastic views.
Additional Information
- Child ticket age between 4-9 years.
- Free hotel pickup is available for Chiang Mai city.
- At the Park, we will allow you to spend as much time as possible with the elephants. Therefore, there is no formal schedule and aside from pick-up times, the times shown here are approximations.
- This is a joint tour, the operator will be picking up each guest in order, so please kindly wait patiently at your hotel. If waiting for too long, please contact the operator immediately.
- In any case, if your booking isn’t matched with reality when you show upfront (such as child’s age, child’s height, the number of people and etc), you are responsible to pay the additional charge upfront for the tour.
- On the rare occasion that we should be required to cancel the tour. We will inform you in advance and offer a different tour date, an alternative tour or provide a full refund.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Notification Confirmation
- You will receive a confirmation email and voucher instantly after booking completed.
- In the case that you do not receive an email from us, please check your Spam folder or notify us via email.
- You can present either a printing or a mobile voucher for this activity.
- Complete Operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, are included on your Confirmation Voucher. Our Product Managers select only the most experienced and reliable operators in each destination, removing the guesswork for you, and ensuring your peace of mind.
- Scheduling can change due to weather conditions without prior notice. You will be notified in advance.
- Due to bad weather the tour may be postponed or cancelled with a full refund.





















