Chiang Mai Elephant Friends

If you are looking for an unforgettable hotel experience near Chiang Mai, do not pass on Elephant and Friends. Our driver Pai, all the hotel staff, and tour guide Sam were some of the kindest people. We are so grateful to have spent two nights of our honeymoon at Elephant and friends. The best part of this experience was the Elephant Friends. All the elephants were beautiful gentle animals that provided us an amazing experience. All the mahouts showed they truly cared for their elephant and there was a mutual relationship. Spend the extra money and Book the full day experience, eat at the restaurant and enjoy the fantastic hospitality and service at this remarkable place in Mae Wang. Thank you for an experience we will cherish forever. 🇨🇦

Views and excursions were amazing! And A/C was very cold. The elephants come straight to your room and handled very well. You are in the middle of the jungle so just beware for the bugs!

The elephants were chained up after around 4pm, and when they weren’t chained they were either doing day experiences with tourists or confined to small areas. It seemed like the elephants had real connections with their handlers and were given positive reinforcement through treats to do their tasks and not physically injured but worked all day none the less. It felt unethical and took away from the whole experience. Also we understood that we would be far from most things but we were unaware that we would be unable to picked up from a Grab so transportation pretty much only runs through the sanctuary. Apart from that, the staff were VERY kind and the food was pretty good. The bungalows we stayed in were also unique and unlike anything we’ve stayed in before. There was a restaurant and cafe, but the bar was closed when we were there which was unfortunate.

Great experience from the customer services in the beginning throughout our stay. Beautiful property, engaging and knowledgeable guide, elephants were awesome! Just a great time!

Beautiful views we did not want to leave , rooms are as advertised, had good air conditioning and a mosquito zapper , we loved staying amongst the elephants that seem to be well looked after and happy in their sanctuary also good restraunt on site staff was friendly and very helpful

This place was great. Great restaurant, and the elephants seemed very happy! The AC worked well once you ran it for a while. It's a little bit rustic so don't expect perfection. Bugs can get through the cracks in the floor/etc. but it was well maintained and cleaned so we had no issues.

Beautiful place nice and friendly people

Staff are amazing very attentive had an amazing time would definitely recommend

Well kept facility and surrounding area. Side note- sliding glass doors are extremely clean so be careful not to run into them, although it did make for a good laugh.

Beautiful area, beautiful view, room was clean, AC worked great! Dinning there is phenomenal, loved the staff! Andof course the elephants were so amazing, they are so sweet, definitely coming back next year!

Amazing experience with the elephants! The staff were so nice and attentive to elephants. Nothing fancy about the rooms, but you come here for the elephant experience anyhow.

Id you’re really looking for that Elephant ChiangMai experience, this is the right place. Great service, super clean rooms and super nice people.

Beautiful place, clean, good food, amazing to wake up with elephants everywhere

Awesome staff and up close experience with the Elephants great restaurants

The staff was amazing! Daniel and Nickay were so kind and helpful. We had so much fun and the food was awesome.

10/10 recommend this stay

Whole experience was fabulous

This experience was one we will remember forever! The staff was great, food was excellent and the time spent with the elephants was unforgettable. Spend the money and do the experiences

We loved the experience with the elephants! This is a full-day paid addon to the stay (or you cna just do the experience and not stay, but we were glad we did). The room was very nice, and well-maintained. The little bar and restaurant ahs limited opening times but we enjoyed the food and the pleasant service.

The elephant experience was great and all the staff was super helpful. Our cabin was very clean and comfortable and the food in the restaurant was excellent