7:45am or 8:00am~8:30am | Meet the tour guide at Chiang Mai Gate Hotel Pick up from your hotel in the central Chiang Mai area |
9:30am | Arrive at the tour base in the Mae Wang valley Get given a Tuk Tuk to drive & ride and take a driving training session |
10:30am | Drive your own Tuk Tuk through rural roads, following a lead tour guide ahead - Get to know the real rural life in Northern Thailand, passing farming villages, rural temples and more |
11:30am~ | Arrive at a local elephant home - Hear about the past, present & future of Thai elephants and interact with them - Help mahouts to feed the elephants |
~1:00pm | Have traditional Thai food for lunch while still watching the elephants |
1:00pm | Walk with the mahouts and their elephants through the countryside to the river - Help mahouts bathe the elephants |
3:00pm | Float casually on the local river on a traditional bamboo raft - Enjoy the rare and unique opportunity to see the local surroundings at a different angle |
4:00pm | Return to your Tuk Tuk and drive back down the valley |
4:45pm | Arrive at the tour base in the Mae Wang valley Depart for Chiang Mai City |
6:00m | Arrive at your hotel in the central Chiang Mai area |