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Highlights<ul><li>Elephant bareback riding</li><li>Elephant Skin Care</li><li>Bathing with elephants</li><li>Thai picnic lunch (lunch is provided in the morning)</li><li>Feeding the elephants</li><li>A very professional and educational trip with the elephants</li></ul> Join us for an unforgettable adventure with our one-day elephant owner experience. Ride bareback through the breathtaking mountain landscape and experience what it's like to be with these magnificent animals. Learn about elephant skin care, bathe in the river, and enjoy a delicious picnic lunch (morning session only). Feed the elephants and get advice from our knowledgeable keepers. Join us for an exciting, educational and unforgettable journey to get to know these gentle giants. A day trip with an elephant keeper... makes your stay unforgettable.Patara Elephant Farm, Chiang Mai Joining our personalized program "Elephant Caretaker" will give you a unique experience to understand the current living conditions of elephants in Thailand and how we can save them. Basically, you will learn and do what elephant caretakers must know and do to keep elephants healthy and happy. You will learn how to approach and befriend elephants, conduct health checks and care activities for elephants, walk, feed, bathe and brush elephants in the river. You will then be trained to communicate with elephants using many different techniques and ride on their necks. The trip takes place in the beautiful mountains of the Chiang Mai Valley at 3 locations at Patara Elephant Farm. The farm owner and professional elephant caretakers conduct the program in English. Come and enjoy this exciting trip. Visit healthy and happy elephants and their babies, all living together like a family. (A farm that has delivered 43 baby elephants in the past 15 years with 0 mortality) Additional Information: This is a small group tour, approximately 9-10 people. schedule<ul><li>Elephant Caretaker: Morning Tour 6-8 hours (lunch included)</li><li>7:30-7:45 AM: Pick up from your hotel and transfer to Patara Elephant Farm. You will receive a briefing on the history of domesticated elephants in Thailand.</li><li>8:30-9:00 AM: Arrive at the farm. Complete registration and change into training clothes and prepare for the training session.</li><li>9am: Training begins. Activities include tracking elephants on foot in their natural habitat. You will learn about the management of the elephant farm and our breeding program. You will be trained to approach and get close to the elephants and observe their temperaments. You will be introduced to each of our elephants. Participate in the morning feeding. Learn about the daily health care of elephants, including pregnancy tests and caring for mother elephants with their calves. Learn about elephant skin care and have the opportunity to bathe your elephant. Receive instruction in various techniques, including lassoing an elephant's neck, sitting on an elephant, basic riding techniques, and giving verbal commands to an elephant. Practice riding and dismounting an elephant.</li><li>12pm: Bareback riding.</li><li>1pm: Head up the mountain to visit the waterfalls, have a picnic with your elephant and enjoy some refreshing water activities.</li><li>Ride the elephants back to the farm for the evening feeding.</li><li>2:30 PM: Return to hotel.</li><li>3:30 PM: Return to Chiang Mai Ancient City with our complimentary transfer service.</li></ul>Tour includes:Free round-trip transportation to the hotel (Chiang Mai Old Town Hotel), bareback elephant ride, a very professional and educational trip with the elephants, Thai picnic break, drinking water, photography photos of the trip (download through the official website) <ul><li>Elephant Caretaker: Afternoon Tour 4-5 hours (excluding lunch)</li><li>1pm: Pick up from your hotel and transfer to Patara Elephant Farm. You will receive a briefing on the history of domesticated elephants in Thailand.</li><li>1:45pm – 2pm: Arrive at the farm. Complete registration and change into training clothes.</li><li>Prepare for training.</li><li>2:00pm -5:15pm: Training begins. Activities include a walking tour of the elephants' natural habitat. Learn about the farm's management and breeding program. Train how to approach the elephants and observe their temperaments. Get to know each of our elephants. Participate in feeding activities. Learn about the daily health care of elephants, including pregnancy testing and caring for mother elephants and baby elephants. Learn about elephant skin care and have the opportunity to bathe an elephant. Receive instruction in a variety of techniques, including climbing onto an elephant's neck, sitting on an elephant, basic riding techniques, and using verbal commands with an elephant. Practice mounting and dismounting an elephant. Ride on an elephant's bare back and practice an easy ride around the farm.</li><li>5:30 PM: Return to hotel.</li><li>6:30 PM: Return to Chiang Mai Ancient City with our complimentary transfer service.</li></ul> Tour includes:Free round-trip transportation to the hotel (Chiang Mai Old Town Hotel), bareback elephant ride, a very professional and educational trip with the elephants, drinking water, photography photos of the trip (download through the official website) ***Please note that the duration of this program may vary slightly due to traffic conditions and other factors. Excludes:Elephant ride, lunch What to Bring:T-shirt, long pants, change of clothes, sandals or flip-flops, sneakers, camera, sunscreen, insect repellent, swimsuit, bath towel, change of clothes.

Patara Elephant Farm one-day tour in Chiang Mai, Thailand