TRAIL AND ELEPHANTS TLC

***NOTE: Your booking date will be the day of your MTB tour.

Spend the memorable first day enjoying the elephant mahout (caretaker) training. Get hands-on experience on participating, sharing responsibilities and taking care of an elephant. Learn about the behaviors and
lifestyle of the elephants, how to control and bath with the elephant, bareback riding them through the hills.  Enjoy the
second day mountain biking  in the beautiful Suthep Pui National Park.  Ride through the most stunning scenery of Thai highland jungle. Experience hidden spots, cultural highlights, and local way of life with our knowledgeable guides.

Price

• Half day visit to ethical no riding elephant sanctuary, 1500 Baht
  
• Trailhead’s Buffalo Soldier Mountain Bike Tour 2999 Baht
• Normal Price for both 4499 Baht

***Special Promotion Price for both tours: 4199 Baht per person***

Included in this price:

Not Included in this price:

Accommodation
in-between each tour (can be arranged per your request).

Day 1: Visit The Elephant Sanctuary

(All elephants have all been adopted and rescued from unsuitable living conditions such as circuses, and illegal logging
camps. There will be No elephant painting and the dancing and sitting or standing on two legs)

Hotel pick up and drive through agricultural Thai countryside North of Chiang Mai for 50 Mins to a local elephant sanctuary in Chiang Mai, where you learn, how to be a Mahout (Elephant caretaker). At the sanctuary, the Elephant Mahout Guide will give you first useful information's about the Thai Elephants. 

  
Change clothes to be Mahout Clothes

Start the introduction of Thai Elephant, lifestyle and behavior of Thai elephants.

Feed elephants with banana and sugar cane.

Learning the basic commands for elephants

Trained to ride on elephants neck using many different techniques with spoken commands for the elephant.

Lunch

Start to ride (Bareback) and control elephant through the hill around our park

Enjoy Bath and brush your elephant

Day 1 Time Schedule

Hotel Pick up 08.15-08.30 am

Hotel Drop off around 4.30 pm

What to bring  and to wear

A change of clothes (You will be exposed to water on

this tour when you bathe the elephants, thus a change of clothing is a must.)

Day 2: Buffalo Solider Mountain Biking Tour

 (Mountain biking the first day if you prefer)

Everyone’s favorite trail is a fun mix of singletrack,doubletrack and dirt roads that link up remote hill tribe’s villages. Ride through the most stunning scenery of Thai highland jungle. Stop for the local coffee house, overlooking the remarkable natural landscape and the view of Chiang Mai city. The variety of trails allows for moderate to more experienced riders.
Challenge yourself with the punchy hill climbs and have a blast with fast and flowy trails with just the right amount of technical for a fun ride.

 This Buffalo Soldier is not really fighting for survival, just a stamina test as there is a good amount of climbing. Woy yoy yoy, woy yoy-yoy yoy, Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy-yoy yo!

Day 2 Time Schedule