Things to do in Ran-Tong Save & Rescue Elephant Centre

Highly recommended! We just have to praise our tour guide, Poppy! Fluent in Chinese, Thai, and English, making communication throughout the trip completely seamless! She picked us up from the hotel right on time, and the itinerary was very comfortably arranged. She adjusted the order based on actual conditions, keeping a relaxed pace. Poppy is exceptionally attentive; she paid attention to our moods, took good care of everyone, and even volunteered to take pictures for us. She has a great eye for angles and provides amazing emotional support! The itinerary was a fantastic experience: the bamboo rafting was relaxing and therapeutic (though a bit sunny, so we recommend bringing a parasol or hat). At the New Elephant Home, we fed and bathed the elephants. Poppy carefully explained the process and shared elephant-related knowledge, introducing us to every single elephant and ensuring everyone could get close to them. (The elephants are so adorable, we love them so much and will definitely come back next time!) Finally, we went to the Bua Tong Sticky Waterfalls to play in the water and had a blast climbing it twice! Poppy took photos of us the whole time and directed our poses, hahaha. We had a thoroughly enjoyable day. Her service attitude was top-notch, and the overall experience was 10/10. If you come to Chiang Mai, choosing Poppy is a decision you won't regret!

We had so much fun! I would strongly recommend this trip. Mr. K was our driver and guide for the trip. He is one of the highlights of the day. He guided us to the origin of the sticky waterfall. Then, we had lunch and headed to Zipline and ATV. This was the best activity I had in Chiang Mai. Thanks, Mr. K.

We had an awesome trip to Dantewada and Sticky waterfall. Koh, our tour guide was amazing. He was professional, kind and very considerate. He helped everyone taking a nice picture. It was a great experience. Recommend this to anyone coming to Chiang Mai to go for it.

This was such a delightful experience. Other tours, including pickup, felt a bit expensive at around 60,000 won, so I chose this one because the price seemed reasonable without pickup. It turned out to be an excellent choice! Each team was assigned a guide who was very kind and explained everything well (it seemed like you could choose between English or Chinese). They said there are 15 elephants living there, and they were all incredibly cute and gentle. At the elephant cafes in the suburbs, the food baskets were small and expensive, but here, I got to feed them plenty and interact with the elephants a lot. I think it will be a lifelong memory! The meal was Chinese, but I thoroughly enjoyed the scrambled eggs, stir-fried meat, and noodles. I definitely plan to revisit this place next time!

We went on the trip with guide James. He has lots of knowledge, great English, and taught us many things about Buddhism, Thailand agriculture, animals, and had an answer to everything we asked. We honestly recommend going on this trip, especially with James!

Great experience with the elephants! Feeding them and making vitamin balls for them is a brand new experience for our family and we really enjoyed it! We didn't join for the bathing, because of our little one, but it looks fun! We will definitely visit again!

Our guide, Alex, was very nice, and the intern accompanying us was also very lovely. Although her English wasn't perfect, she was very enthusiastic and felt like a charming mascot throughout the trip. The experience was excellent, and the itinerary was perfectly arranged!

Overall a good experience. The itinerary and transfers were good and the price was reasonable. We enjoyed the trip.