What should I wear to the Elephant Sanctuary?
Ideal attire is loose, comfortable clothing for walking around in hot weather, with sneakers on your feet to maneuver through any mud and high grass. Then, a change of waterproof clothes and flip flops for bathing the elephants, since you get in the water up to your knees and can easily get splashed.
What can I bring to Elephant Sanctuary?
A: We recommend that you bring the following on the day of your visit: Bathing suit; Change of clothes; Walking shoes; Hat; Sunscreen; Insect repellent; Camera (optional); Personal medication (if required).
Do elephants like being bathed?
Elephants love to bathe in water and play in the mud either on their own or with each other. To do this, they need space to splash, roll around, submerge, and cover themselves in mud.
How do you know if elephants are happy?
Tails: Just like a dog, when an elephant’s tail is swishing from side to side swatting away flies, it is happy. As soon as the tail goes stiff, normally held out to one side, it means that the elephant is anxious.
Do elephants like to be touched?
Fear, domination, and pain cause the elephants to follow the trainers’ commands to let people ride, feed, touch, or bathe them. It isn’t safe for humans to make direct contact with elephants—getting too close can be deadly.
Which is the most ethical elephant sanctuary in Chiang Mai?
After much research we opted to spend a day’s tour at the Elephant Nature Park as it is renowned to be the most ethical amongst the vast array of elephant sanctuaries in Chiang Mai.
What to do in Elephant Nature Park?
Enjoy a visit to Elephant Nature Park; a natural home and sanctuary for elephants, buffalo, dogs, cats, birds and many other rescued animals. Your visit starts with a picturesque drive through rural countryside to Elephant Nature Park.
Are elephants free to roam the park?
Then the elephants were taken off to their pens, so not free to roam around the park as was implied on the website. We were then left again for another hour in the same small camp until we heard the bell for lunchtime.
Where can I volunteer to help elephants in Thailand?
Arrange a visit to all our projects in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar. Elephant Nature Park is an elephant rescue and rehabilitation center in Northern Thailand where you can volunteer and visit to help.