1st Day Activities:
The Amazing Bush CampTransfer from the airport or hotels in Chiang Mai to The Bush Camp. (Transfer times are approximately 2 hrs.)Arrive in the late morning before enjoying a delicious Thai lunch. After lunch check-in and prepare for the day’s activities.Today’s activities are set around The Bush Camp’s Elephant and Karen Mahout Experience:Visit our “Free-roaming chain free” elephant park. Feed and interact with Asia’s largest land animal. A truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience Thailand’s majestic giants in their natural home.Explore the life of the mahouts by seeing how they live together with nature and their elephants. Experience the traditions of the mahout who are part of the Karen Hilltribe by interacting with their families. Help them pound rice, weave their own handmade clothes, sample some of their cooking, and see them go about their daily life.Enjoy a sundowner on one of the many mountain-top viewpoints which overlook the majestic Ping River, the lifeblood of northern Thailand. Experience local delicacies and a drink or two while watching the northern-Thai sunset behind the mountains.After watching the sunset and having time to freshen up, you will return to enjoy a buffet dinner of freshly prepared Thai and Western dishes whilst overlooking beautiful mountain vistas.
2nd Days Activities:
The morning rituals of our mahouts and Elephants.Enjoy a fresh buffet breakfast at your leisure.Arrive at our “Free Roaming Forest”, make paper from elephant dung, and sample “Kafee Boran” and “kanom krok” a traditional coffee and breakfast snack enjoyed by our mahouts and observe how our Elephants are cared for. Watch the elephants enjoy their morning wash and learn more about how we work with elephants here at The Bush Camp.After our morning activities, a fresh Thai buffet lunch is served, enjoy Thai delicacies and stunning mountain panoramas.The afternoon is yours to spend at leisure by the pool, at the camp or in front of your tent. Stop for a moment and enjoy nature all around you.In the evening enjoy a sundowner by the pool which overlooks the majestic Ping River, the lifeblood of northern Thailand. Experience local delicacies and a drink or two while watching the northern-Thai sunset behind the mountains.After watching the sunset and having time to freshen up, you will return to enjoy a buffet dinner of freshly prepared Thai and Western dishes whilst overlooking beautiful mountain vistas.
3rd Days Activities: The elephant valley
Enjoy a fresh buffet Breakfast at leisure.Head to the “Elephant Valley” to see more of our elephants roaming free and understand more about good animal husbandry techniques and how we administer veterinary care for the benefit of our pachyderms.Feed the elephants and take in the sight of these amazing animals one more time.After a full morning of activities return to your tent to check out before enjoying one final lunch overlooking the mountains and Ping River before returning to hotels / Airport in Chiang Mai.
Departure Time | Please arrive by 08:30 AM for a prompt departure at 09:00 AM
Return Time | Approximately 1:30 PM
Included | Joint transfer from/to Chiang Mai old town city, accommodation, activities, meals, English-speaking tour guide
Not Included | Alcohol and soft drinks
