Elephant Freedom Project, Elephant Sanctuary Chiang Mai

We had been looking forward to our day with the elephants for a very long time, and our time at The Elephant Freedom Project elephant sanctuary far surpassed our expectations! The sanctuary is absolutely beautiful, and we loved seeing how the staff truly seemed to care about the elephants. It was clear that they are well cared for. Our tour guide, Boo, was very kind and informative. He drove us around, taught us how to prepare food and vitamins for the elephants, took amazing pictures of us with the elephants throughout the day, and gave us an incredible experience. We loved that while this gave us very close encounters with the elephants, it was done around letting the elephants do as they pleased and us watching and learning from them. We loved learning more about these gentle giants and love the mission of The Elephant Freedom Project. It was so amazing getting to spend the day with the elephants, feeding them, walking with them, and watching them bathe. The sanctuary also provided a wonderful Thai lunch, which we really enjoyed. We would highly recommend the full day tour, as it gave us a lot of interaction with the elephants! We also loved seeing the beautiful waterfall nearby off the sanctuary grounds. This really was a highlight of our trip to Thailand and was the experience of a lifetime! We are so thankful for all of the pictures Boo and staff took so we can always remember our special time with the elephants!

It was an Amazing experience that we will never forget! The elephants were calm, gentle giants! It was so much fun feeding and walking with them through the forest, also, bathing them was a blast! Our guide named Pat was informative and hilarious! We totally recommend this tour. The full day tour included door to door shuttle service pick up drop off, includes a delicious hot lunch… the best part, it was reasonable priced! It is a tour of a lifetime! We researched other tours they didn’t really let you interact with the elephants. This is a must do tour!

Visiting the elephants was an incredible experience! I absolutely loved seeing them in their natural habitat — it’s clear they are well cared for and free to roam as they should. Watching these beautiful animals up close was truly unforgettable and felt authentic, not touristy. The only downsides were that there wasn’t much information provided about the drive, such as how long it would take or any details about the city or surrounding areas along the way. It would have been nice to hear some background or commentary during the trip. I also expected to learn a bit more about the elephants themselves — some educational information would have added even more value to the experience. You do hear the history of the elephants themselves which is great. Overall, though, it was a memorable visit, and seeing the elephants living naturally was the highlight of my trip. Communication could have been much better.