Ride, raft, and relax!

Adventure Options

Two women riding an elephant at Maetaman Elephant Adventure in Thailand

Ride!

Raft!

Mahout and elephant greeting guests at Maetaman's Elephant Adventure in Thailand

Relax!

Once in a lifetime experiences!

Are you ready for the best elephant adventure in Thailand!

You ever ride on an elephant?
On a bamboo raft?
In an oxcart?

(Don’t worry. The elephant isn’t in the raft or the oxcart with you!
Separate activities!)

Have you ever cruised down a jungle river on a bamboo raft?

Or watched an elephant paint a picture with their mahout?

Photo of elephant and mahout painting a picture at Maetaman's Elephant Adventure in Thailand

Or heard an elephant play the harmonica?

Ever seen an elephant give a massage to a human?

Or get a refreshing shower from an elephant wading through a river?

Experiences you’ll never forget

Elephant Ride
Bamboo Rafting
Elephant Show
Oxcart Ride
Elephant Painting
Delicious Buffet Lunch

Elephant in river spraying mahout on his back at Maetaman Elephant Adventure in Thailand

Fantastic elephant encounter! We all LOVED it! We fed the elephants, bathed them, cuddled them, and rode through the forest on the elephants. Even the food was great! —Elizabeth K.

Elephant and riders in river with bamboo raft at Maetaman Elephant Adventure in Thailand

Guests meeting young elephant at Maetaman Elephant Adventure in Thailand

Such a happy day I cried in amazement at this place! Out of this world surroundings, so beautiful, the trainers and staff so helpful. The elephants looked in good spirits and well looked after. —Riuzzu, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Mahouts and guest riding elephants on trail

I absolutely loved my tour at Maetaman’s Elephant Adventure in Thailand! The elephant show was super entertaining and the trek through the river and up through the jungle was a lifetime memory. —Allen, Indianapolis, USA

Mahouts and guests riding elephants during show at Maetaman Elephant Adventure in Thailand near Chiang Mai

Mmmm… Movie star Mario Meets Maetaman’s
Elephant Adventure in Thailand!

Looks like Mario loved his time at Maetaman Elephant adventure in Thailand. So will you! The Tourism Authority of Thailand chose Mario Maurer as their celebrity ambassador to promote Thailand. Watch 30 seconds of his trip to Chiang Mai to experience the local culture.

Walk with elephants
at Elephant EcoValley

the new eco-travel
wilderness adventure and
elephant culture museum

Grade school kids touching elephant at Elephant EcoValley In Thailand

meet 'em

You’ll meet your new buddies up-close and personal. Learn about their daily care, herbal treatments, feeding, heritage, and the long relationship between elephants and people.

Guests feeding elephants at Elephant EcoValley in Thailand, one of the program options with Maetaman Elephant Adventure just north of Chiang Mai

feed 'em

A happy herd of hungry elephants will greet you when you arrive at Elephant EcoValley. Feed them sugar cane, bananas, and the nutritional herb ’n’ fruit vitamin balls that they love.

Guests bathing elephants at Elephant EcoValley near Maetaman Elephant Adventure in Thailand

bathe 'em

Watch elephants frolic in the mud the mud bath or get in with them and and get dirty. Then hang out with them for a water bath under the waterfall. Don’t worry. A shower and towel are waiting for you.)

Walking with elephants at Elephant EcoValley near Chiang Mai Elephant Adventure in Thailand

hike with 'em

Feeling adventurous? Hike with the elephants! You can hike from Lower to Upper EcoValley with your own personal elephants on the Elephant Trail program. Harvest snacks along the way for your huge friends.

Elephant skeleton and guests at the Elephant Culture Museum near Maetaman Elephant Adventure in Thailand

tour the museum

Some folks never want to leave the Elephant Culture Museum! Learn about the elephant’s evolution, anatomy, cultural history, and all those things you’ve wanted to know but never knew an elephant to ask.

Delicious gourmet lunch at Elephant EcoValley near Elephant Adventure in Thailand

eat hearty

After you’ve met the elephants, fed ’em, hiked with ’em, toured the museum, make paper out of elephant poo, learned about herbal medicine for elephants, sit down for a delicious gourmet brunch!

Enter Elephant EcoValley

Venture into an exotic culture

Huay Pa Rai Hill Tribe Village, an authentic hill tribe village in Chiang Mai from Maetaman Elephant Adventure in Thailand

Here the Kayan families live in peace, safe from the tyranny they left behind in Myanmar, free to carry on their traditional customs of farming, weaving, and making crafts.

Three happy long-neck ladies at Huay Pa Rai Hill Tribe Village - Maetaman Elephant Adventure in Thailand

Huay Pa Rai is home to thirty-some Kayan (or Karen) families from three different ethnic groups: Paduang (“long-neck”), Kayaw (“big-ear”) and Palong. Their names may vary depending on their tribe and their location.

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