Joy Elephant Sanctuary Chiang Mai: Kombinasyon ng Pagmamasid at Aktibidad

what a surreal experience being sooooo close to these beautiful animals. Elephants well treated by the trainers. they get fed and walked several times a day. to anyone considering booking: it’s about a 75 minute drive from the hotels areas in Chiang Mai. there is one coffee and rest room break shortly after the van is filled up. once you get to the destination you’ll jump into some 4x4s and off road for about 10-15 minutes to the actual cam which is about a 10-15 minute walk down some terrain. if you are older or have bad knees this may not be the thing for you. you can still do it, just take your time. we had feeding time with the elephants and went on a 30-45 minute walk with them. then had the provided pad Thai and fruit lunch. then went home. pick up was about 615am and we got dropped off around 130pm. but what a GREAT experience.

Great morning spent with Tour guide Parkin (hopefully thats correct) who has lots of knowledge and passion for the elephants at Joy sanctuary. The morning spent observing the elephants, feeding them then walking with them up the mountain to the waterfall. Magical morning finished off with a lovely meal and making your own inhaler. Fully recommend.

令人心软的一天。非常推荐Joy elephant sanctuary这个大象保护营地，不可触摸大象&需保持5m距离，就这样安静而互相关照地和大象一起穿越丛林、休憩、享受自然～ 大象可靠而勇敢，仅仅是共处半日也体会到如此鲜明的气质与力量。工作人员非常幽默友善，他们和大象一起治愈了我～那那那……我也想留下来当大象啊！

The experience was amazing. A truly ethical santuary. No touching, bathing, riding the elephants. Just feeding and observing. Note that there is also a hike trail with the elephants so you must be ready with the right shoes. Also enjoyed doing the inhaler personal souvenir. :)

This was by far one of the greatest experiences of my life!!! My wife and I thought the sanctuary was very ethical. We didn’t ride the elephants or touch them. We did, however, get to feed them and walk with them through the jungle. I highly recommend bringing shoes that you don’t care about because you will be walking up and down steep hills. We also got a chance to go to a lake where the elephants grazed while we were able to hang out in the water. They fed us, let us make our own inhalers and took a wonderful water raft. I highly suggest bringing your phone while on the raft. There are other elephant sanctuaries in the area, and there is a large possibility that one of the elephants from their sanctuary may be going to hang out in the water at the same time as your water raft.

The elephant sanctuary was so nice!! The staff was very respectful and really emphasized their mission. Currently all female domesticated elephants live at their sanctuary. There are no touching, swimming, or touch based interactions with the elephants, which is what my friends and I were looking for. 100% ethical. The only interaction you really have with them is feeding them fruit and taking a walk with them. We always stayed a safe distance away from the animals as well. 100% would recommend this tour!

We love our tour with Joy Elephant Sanctuary. We could really feel that the people who worked there truly cared for the elephants. We did not ride, bathe or touch the elephants, we simply observed them as they go about their day. We also joined the elephants as they take their morning hike after their morninh snacks. The elephants looked happy and very well looked after. We really enjoyed this sanctuary and would recommend it to anyone looking for an ethical sanctuary.

MGA KAILANGAN MALAMAN (pagmamasid sa elepante at bamboo rafting): magdala ng sapatos/sandalyas na puwedeng gamitin sa paglalakad at hindi mo alintana kung mabasa/madumihan, magdala ng pamalit na damit at tuwalya, waterproof phone holder na may strap at panlaban sa lamok! Ang pickup ay direkta mula sa aming Airbnb at pagkatapos ay 2 oras na biyahe sa isang 12-pasaherong van na may AC. Ang pagkakasunod-sunod ng mga pangyayari ay edukasyon tungkol sa elepante, pagpapakain ng prutas, maikling paglalakad kasama ang mga elepante, pagpapahinga at pag-inom ng tsaa/kape habang nagmamasid sa mga elepante, tanghalian (pad Thai at prutas), paggawa ng herbal inhaler, at pagkatapos ay bamboo rafting sa huli. Nagdala kami ng backpack at iniwan ito sa van habang nagba-bamboo rafting (sinalubong kami ng van sa dulo kung saan may mga banyo at palitan ng damit). Ang iyong ibabang bahagi ay TIYAK na mababasa! Ang dropoff ay direkta pabalik sa aming Airbnb.

Sa panahong ito, mahirap makahanap ng disenteng santuwaryo ng elepante na tunay na etikal ang pamamalakad, ngunit matapos ang mahabang paghahanap, si Joy ang tunay na deal. Mabilis at nasa oras ang pagsundo sa hotel at pagdating doon, malinaw at propesyonal ang mga gabay. Hindi pinilit ang mga elepante na makipag-ugnayan sa amin. Mayroon silang itinakdang oras ng meryenda (regular silang pinapakain ng kanilang mga tagapag-alaga) na ibinigay namin sa kanila, at inanyayahan kaming lumakad kasama sila pagkatapos, ilang metro ang layo, walang paghawak. Pagkatapos ay maaari kaming maglinis sa sapa ng santuwaryo, hindi pinilit ang mga elepante na lumapit, ngunit binibigyan sila ng kalayaang lumapit at umalis ayon sa gusto nila, at lumapit sila. Ito ay isang kahanga-hangang tanawin. Ang rafting add-on ay sulit na sulit, at kami ay sapat na mapalad na magawa ito sa gitna ng bagyo! Ang malakas na ulan ay nagdagdag sa kapaligiran. (Idaragdag ko na siniguro muna ng mga gabay na ligtas ang ruta bago kami ipadala!)

What a great way to start our trip seeing the lovely and cute elephants especially Ellie 🙂the entire group enjoyed the encounter especially the feeding time. it’s extremely hot and humid during the hike and it’s nice that we can soak afterwards to a nearby small waterfall.