Location: Chiang Mai Province – Thailand
When visiting Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand you can’t seem to walk more than 100 metres without passing a shop selling elephant riding tours.
There are many elephant riding trips available packaged with other activities, usually hill tribe treks and some other activity like white water rafting. These sort of day tours make for good value when you consider how much time you would save if you went to each activity individually.
Most elephant rides go for half an hour to one hour. There is no need to go for over an hour, unless you really love elephants.
[Elephant Mount]
[Elephant Trekking]
At the elephant park people were selling bundles of bananas and sugar cane to feed the elephants. It’s a great way to make friends with your ride. Just give him a tap on the head and his trunk will rise and snuffle up the food on offer.
[Feeding Elephant Banana]
[Feeding Elephant Cane]
[Elephant Head]