Chiang Mai: Elephant Sanctuary & Thai Cooking Workshop

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About This Experience

Highlights

Get up close with our gentle giants, feeding them in a safe space
Feed and observe the elephants we care for in a pristine natural environment
Learn the history of Asian elephants and how to prepare herbal treats for them
Learn traditional Thai cooking and enjoy delicious dishes you prepare from scratch
Discover the secrets of authentic Thai cuisine from a local chef
Select ingredients directly from a lush organic garden located right inside the sanctuary

What's Included

✓ Hotel transfers (if option selected)
✓ English-speaking tour guide
✓ Drinking water
✓ Lunch
✓ Insurance
✓ Fruit for elephants
✓ All necessary ingredients for cooking
✓ Vegetarian and vegan options available
✓ Recipe booklet
✓ This experience includes a market visit and an organic farm tour.
✓ Morning session: 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM. Return to Chiang Mai around 5:00 PM. (Lunch included)
✓ Afternoon session: 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM. Return to Chiang Mai around 9:00 PM. An organic farm tour is included in this package. Please note that there is no market visit as it is in the evening (dinner included).

Not Included

Towel and a change of clothes
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Good to Know

This experience includes a market visit and an organic farm tour. Morning session: 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM. Return to Chiang Mai around 5:00 PM. (Lunch included)
Afternoon session: 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM. Return to Chiang Mai around 9:00 PM. An organic farm tour is included in this package. Please note that there is no market visit as it is in the evening (dinner included).

Meeting Point

Meet your guide at the Pon Elephant Thailand office (in town) at the address listed 10-15 minutes before the tour begins. This experience includes a market visit and an organic farm tour. Morning session: 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM. Return to Chiang Mai around 5:00 PM. (Lunch included) Afternoon session: 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM. Return to Chiang Mai around 9:00 PM. An organic farm tour is included in this package. Please note that there is no market visit as it is in the evening (dinner included).