Combine a meaningful elephant-care experience at Hug Chang with the unusual limestone cascades of Bua Tong, where you can climb the grippy rocks and cool off in natural pools.
Destination
Chiang Mai
Start
Chiang Mai
End
Chiang Mai
Type
Private
Duration
Full Day
Period
Day Tour
Depart
mtwthfsasu
Condition
Easy
Operator
Daily
Tour Code
CM14
📍 Highlights
○ Ethical Elephant Sanctuary
○ Bua Tong Sticky Waterfall
👍 Benefits
○ Private hotel pickup and drop-off
○ Licensed English-speaking guide
○ Air-conditioned transport between stops
○ Admission fees included as listed
🎯 Ideal For
○ Nature Lovers
○ Adventure Seekers
○ Couples
○ Families and Friends
🎒 What to Bring
○ Quick-drying clothes or swimwear
○ Towel and change of clothes
○ Secure water shoes
○ Waterproof pouch
✨ What to Expect
- A care-focused elephant visit and an adventurous waterfall make a varied full day
- Climbing Bua Tong's grippy limestone cascades is an experience unique to the area
💡 Insider Tip
- Bua Tong is easiest to climb barefoot or in secure water shoes; avoid loose flip-flops
Important Information No elephant riding or hook use — a genuine no-riding, care-focused sanctuary experience. Bring a towel and a change of clothes for the elephant care, soap-making, and waterfall activities. Best visited in the dry season (November to April), when the waterfall rocks provide the best grip for climbing.
Ethical Elephant Sanctuary & Bua Tong Sticky Waterfall Tour
Combine a meaningful elephant-care experience at Hug Chang with the unusual limestone cascades of Bua Tong, where you can climb the grippy rocks and cool off in natural pools.
Itinerary
Meet your guide at your hotel and travel along the Mae Taeng route to Hug Chang Elephant Care Center. Change into traditional mahout clothing, learn about elephant wellbeing and prepare nutritious herbal sticky-rice balls and supplementary food.
Feed the elephants fruit and handmade treats, then make natural herbal soap and observe or help as they bathe in the water. Pause for lunch at a local restaurant.
Continue to Bua Tong Sticky Waterfall in Sri Lanna National Park. Enjoy the forest scenery, climb the naturally grippy limestone cascades and cool off in the pools before returning to your hotel.
Rates: Ethical Elephant Sanctuary & Bua Tong Sticky Waterfall Tour
Service Class
FIT
Group
1 / Person
2 / Person
3-4 / Person
5-8 / Person
9-16 / Person
17-32 / Person
33+ / Person
Private Tour
฿ 7,200
฿ 4,400
฿ 3,400
฿ 3,000
฿ 2,800
฿ 2,700
฿ 2,500
Note: Price/Person in ฿ THB - Thai Baht
Inclusions:
✓ Air-conditioned vehicle with experienced driver ✓ Licensed English-speaking guide ✓ Bottled drinking water during tour ✓ All entrance fees as per itinerary ✓ Tourist accident insurance up to THB 500,000 ✓ Traditional mahout clothing and towel provided ✓ Fruits, herbal treats, and soap-making materials for elephant care activities ✓ Lunch as per itinerary
Exclusions:
✗ Airfare and accommodation ✗ Meals and drinks not specified ✗ Personal expenses and gratuities ✗ Anything not mentioned as included