Today you are picked up from the hotel and spend about an hour driving along a pleasant and scenic road to the northern part of Chiang Mai. Arrive at Elephant Camp. Start a trip by watching the elephants bathing and enjoying themselves with the mahouts in the river which's lovely and fun! Then, a show of how these magnificent animals work in the timber industry by pushing, dragging, and rolling logs in unison at the command of their mahouts. Also, many activities are being performed to show their talent and intelligence for instance playing soccer, game, massage, and even drawing a beautiful painting of abstract. trees, flowers, or even pictures of themselves. It's now a time for an exciting 30-40 minutes Elephant ride crossing the river and climbing hills into the lush jungle. You've got to "swing with the sway" as you rumble and thrash along...and hang on tight folks. (Elephants are very sure-footed animals). Noon - Then experience 15 minutes Ox-Cart riding back to the camp. A buffet lunch is provided at the restaurant inside the camp. After lunch, enjoy about an hour (depending on water level) Bamboo rafting trip on the placid Mae Tang River. Usually, glide along during the Summertime when the river is quite shallow. Relax & enjoy the scenery on both sides of the Tang River. Finish a rafting trip and further to the Orchid Farm on the route back to the city. Stop at an Orchid Nursery and Butterfly Farm filled with more than 50 different varieties of gorgeous orchid blooms in a dazzling array of colures. There is a superb collection of exotic butterflies to dazzle and bewitch you.
Overnight at hotel in Chiang Mai
