Volunteer with Elephants in Thailand
Volunteer at an elephant camp in Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand for a wonderful experience. You can start on any date of your choice. Our coordinator in Chiang Mai will pick you up from the airport in Chiang Mai and drive you to the elephant camp and pick you up at the end of your program to drive you back to the airport. The camp is about 70 km from Chiang Mai city. There are packages of 3 days, 1 week, 3 weeks, 3 weeks and 4 weeks. See below the detailed itineraries.
3 Day Package
Day 1 :
8:00 AM Arrive in Chiang Mai and pickup from the airport of Chiangmai by the WLS coordinator, it will take about one hour to drive to the elephant camp, time to settle in at the camp. We can also pick you up from your accommodation in Chiang Mai.
10:00 AM Meet the mahouts and give food to the elephants.
12:00 PM Have lunch.
1:00 PM Visit Maetaman village, listen to the history of the village and the elephants.
2:30 PM Cut grass to give elephants and take elephants to bathe.
6:00 PM Take shower and free time.
6:30 PM Practice cooking dinner and eat dinner.
8:00 PM Return to your accommodation to rest. You will stay in a simple accommodation at the camp, click here for pictures. All meals are included.
Day 2 :
6:00 AM Get up and clean the elephant hut.
8:30 AM Have breakfast, pay respect to the elephant Buddha and practice using commands with elephants.
12:00 PM Have lunch.
1:00 PM Take elephants to bathe and look for food in the forest.
2:00 PM Take elephants to bathe in the black mud and learn about life of the mahouts and elephants.
5:00 PM Return to accommodation and prepare dinner using food found in the forest.
At night, there will be a demonstration of making sticky rice using bamboo and and using herbal medicine for elephants, which is practiced by the Karen hilltribe. Then you will learn how to keep the elephants healthy.
Day 3 :
8:00 AM Get up, have breakfast, prepare food for lunch, take elephants to the forest to find food and herbs.
12:00 PM Have lunch in the forest.
1.00 PM Take elephants back to bathe in the black mud.
2:00 PM Each person helps to plant two trees before heading back home. The WLS coordinator will pick you up at the camp and drive you to Chiangmai City or Chiangmai airport for your onwards travel. |
7 day package
Day 1 :
8:00 AM Arrive in Chiang Mai and pickup from the airport of Chiangmai by the WLS coordinator, it will take about one hour to drive to the elephant camp, time to settle in at the camp. We can also pick you up from your accommodation in Chiang Mai.
10:00 AM Meet the mahouts and give food to the elephants.
12:00 PM Have lunch.
1:00 PM Visit Maetaman village, listen to the history of the village and the elephants.
2:30 PM Cut grass to give elephants and take elephants to bathe.
6:00 PM Take shower and free time.
6:30 PM Practice cooking dinner and eat dinner.
8:00 PM Return to your accommodation to rest. You will stay in a simple accommodation at the camp, click here for pictures. All meals are included.
Day 2 :
6:00 AM Get up and clean the elephant hut.
8:30 AM Have breakfast, pay respect to the elephant Buddha and practice using commands with elephants.
12:00 PM Have lunch.
1:00 PM Take elephants to bathe and look for food in the forest.
2:00 PM Take elephants to bathe in the black mud and learn about life of the mahouts and elephants.
5:00 PM Return to accommodation and prepare dinner using food found in the forest.
At night, there will be a demonstration of making sticky rice using bamboo and and using herbal medicine for elephants, which is practiced by the Karen hilltribe. Then you will learn how to keep the elephants healthy.
Day 3 :
6:00 AM Get up.
8:00 AM Have breakfast.
9:00 AM Prepare food for lunch, take elephants to the forest to look for food and herbs. Learn the method of how to find herbs for health caring of mahouts. Find food in the forest with mahouts.
4:00 PM Back to accommodation and prepare for dinner using food found in the forest.
Day 4 :
6:00 AM Get up.
8:00 AM Have breakfast.
9:00 AM Help find herbs for health caring of elephants.
12:00 PM Have lunch and take elephants to bathe in black mud.
2:00 PM Back to the accommodation.
6:00 PM Feed grass to the elephants and relax.
Day 5 :
6:00 AM Get up.
8:00 AM Have breakfast.
9:00 AM Make medicine from herbs for health caring of elephants.
12:00 PM Have lunch and give medicine to elephants.
2:00 PM Cut grass.
6:00 PM Feed grass to the elephant and relax.
Day 6 :
6:00 AM Get up.
7:00 AM Play with and bathe the elephants.
8:00 AM Have breakfast.
9:00 AM Walk around to see hill tribe village.
12:00 PM Have lunch.
2:00 PM Back to the accommodation.
5:00 PM Feed grass to the elephant and relax.
6:00 PM Practice traditional rice offering and tying strings for good luck.
Day 7 :
6:00 AM Get up and give food offering to the Buddhist monks.
7:30 AM Play with and the bathe the elephants.
8:00 AM Have breakfast.
9:00 AM Feed and take the elephants into the forest.
12:00 PM Have lunch.
2:00 PM Each person plants two trees and return home. The WLS coordinator will pick you up at the camp and drive you to Chiangmai City or Chiangmai airport for your onwards travel. |
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WLS Coordinator
The WLS Coordinator in Chiang Mai
is Ms Prachit. Ms Prachit has extensive experience working
with volunteer projects in Thailand
