Trip Description : Visit the magnificent Mae Sa Elephant Camp and enjoy an elephant ride around the camp. Visit "Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden", the first true botanical garden in Thailand .

Type:	Full Day Tour
Tour rating:
Tour Date:	Daily
Tour Period:	08:30 – 16:30

ITINERARY :

08:30 hrs
• Meet your private English-speaking guide in the hotel's lobby.
• Visit the magnificent Maesa Elephant Camp, 30 minutes to the northwest of
  Chiang Mai city, which is located on the banks of a small river, where the
  demonstration of how trained elephants are used as working animals in teak
  forests is given daily. The show includes elephant bathing in the river,
  working in the jungle, dragging and pushing logs, and responding
  commands. This is your chance to enjoy an elephant ride around the camp
  (supplement will be paid on the spot). A relaxing drive takes you up the
  slopes of Maesa Valley to visit a Meo hilltribe, "Baan Phanokkok"to observe
  their simple way of life. The Meo hilltribe originated from South China and
  usually live on mountain peaks above 3000 feet. Lunch served at local
  restaurant.
• Then continue to visit "Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden", the first true
  botanical garden in Thailand. It is the center for botanical studies and
  research, render services concerning botanic and environmental knowledge
  as well as to provide recreation for public to enjoy the beautiful flora. On the
  return to Chiang Mai stops are made at the Orchid Nursery to see a large
  collection of more than 50 different types of colorful exotic year-round-bloom
  orchids.
• Return to the hotel.