Transfer from the airport or hotels in Chiang Mai to The Bush Camp. (Transfer times areapproximately 2 hrs.)
Arrive in the late morning before enjoying a delicious Thai lunch. After lunch check in and prepare for the day’s activities.
Today’s activities are set around The Bush Camp’s Elephant and Karen Mahout Experience:
- Visit our “Free-roaming chain free” elephant park. Feed and interact with Asia’s largest land animal. A truly once in a lifetime opportunity to experience Thailand majestic giants in their natural home.
- Explore the life of the mahouts by seeing how they live together with nature and their elephants.
- Experience the traditions of the mahout who are part of the Karen Hilltribe by interacting with their families. Help them pound rice, weave their own hand made clothes, sample some of their
cooking and and see them go about their daily life. - Enjoy a sundowner on one of the many mountain-top viewpoints which overlook the majestic Ping River, the lifeblood of northern Thailand. Experience barbequed delicacies and a drink or two while watching the northern-Thai sun set behind the mountains.
- After watching the sun set and having time to freshen up you will return to enjoy a bu et dinner of freshly prepared Thai and Western dishes whilst overlooking beautiful mountain vistas.
Elephant Hills Luxury Tented Bush Camp
Elephant Hills are Thailand’s first Luxury Tented Jungle Camps including award-winning nature adventure tours. Camps blend the safari camp idea of African national parks with Thailand's spectacular tropical evergreen environment.
Enjoy a fresh bufet Breakfast at leisure.
- Arrive at our “Free Roaming Forest” and sample “Kafee Boran” and “kanom krok” a traditional co ee and breakfast snack enjoyed by our mahouts and observe how our Elephants are cared for.
- Watch the elephants enjoy their morning wash and learn more about how we work with elephants here at The Bush Camp.
- After our mornings activities a fresh Thai bu et lunch is served, enjoy Thai delicacies and stunning mountain panoramas.
- The afternoon is yours to spend at leisure by the pool, at the camp or in front of your tent. Stop for a moment and enjoy nature all around you.
- In the evening enjoy a sundowner by the pool which overlooks the majestic Ping River, the lifeblood of northern Thailand.
- Experience barbequed delicacies and a drink or two while watching the northern-Thai sun set behind the mountains.
- After watching the sun set and having time to freshen up you will return to enjoy a bu et dinner of freshly prepared Thai and western dishes whilst overlooking beautiful mountain vistas.
Elephant Hills Luxury Tented Bush Camp
Elephant Hills are Thailand’s first Luxury Tented Jungle Camps including award-winning nature adventure tours. Camps blend the safari camp idea of African national parks with Thailand's spectacular tropical evergreen environment.
Enjoy a fresh bufet Breakfast at leisure.
Head to the “Elephant Valley” see more of our elephants roaming free and understand more about good animal husbandry techniques and how we administer veterinary care for the bene t of our pachyderms.- Feed the elephants and take in the sight of these amazing animals one more time.
- After a full morning of activities return to your tent to check out before enjoying one more lunch overlooking the mountains and Ping River before returning to hotels / Airport in Chiang Mai.
Elephant Hills Luxury Tented Bush Camp
Elephant Hills are Thailand’s first Luxury Tented Jungle Camps including award-winning nature adventure tours. Camps blend the safari camp idea of African national parks with Thailand's spectacular tropical evergreen environment.
All Elephant Hills tour packages are fully inclusive of accommodation, full board, activities as per chosen itinerary, a fully trained, TAT-licensed English speaking Thai tour guide as well as joint transfers to and from Elephant Hills as per transfer options.
Important information
All guests undertaking a tour and staying at The Bush Camp must have personal travel insurance for the duration of their stay at The Bush Camp. The Bush Camp tours are not recommended for children under the age of 4. The Bush Camp does not accept responsibility for children under the age of 4, pregnant woman, people of ill health or anyone who is sufering from any congenital disease, sickness or injury unknown to The Bush Camp prior to arrival.
