Indochina and Thailand Family Holiday
Everything for everyone with a perfect blend of adventure, culture and local life through Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. From Angkor, to Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai to your own desert island retreat.
Trek into the wild to find elephants living in the forests north of Chiang Mai as part of a camping experience with a Karen hill tribe community. A pioneering project set up by the UK-based Mahouts Elephant Foundation, it's a brilliant way to see this majestic creature living naturally and in harmony with rural communities.
Camping for one or two nights lets you have the best experience trekking. We can also arrange day trips from the village if you prefer not to camp.
With an expert guide each day, you'll track the movement of the elephant herd and find them foraging together in natural surroundings. Try to spot matriarch Thong Kam, a wonderful and caring mother to her baby Sunti. You might also see Mario, a surrogate child to Thong Kam, who loves to scratch his ears on the trees as he wanders through the foliage. He also loves a good mudbath, and you can tell if he's had one recently by seeing if his back is dusty.
You can also enjoy a spot of fishing in a river running through the forest, learn traditional weaving and have a go at harvesting rice in the paddy fields.
It's a brilliant experience for travellers wanting to do an 'elephant experience' in Thailand in the most immersive and memorable way possible.
You can include this experience as part of an Experience Travel Group holiday designed exclusively with you.
Everything for everyone with a perfect blend of adventure, culture and local life through Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. From Angkor, to Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai to your own desert island retreat.
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