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• Mae Rim District

Chiang Mai Old Town City

1nt wildlife experience from £ 319pp

2nt wildlife experience from £ 479pp

Chiang Mai International Airport

CHIANG MAI

2 hour transfer

• The Bush Camp

Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand

Tucked away from downtown Chiang Mai, the Bush Camp allows you to experience local life close to nature without missing out on luxuries. Each of the 20 tailor-made luxury glamping tents were built by highly skilled local artisans in order to prioritise sustainability and support the local community.

The area around the camp is natural, unique and prime habitat for a myriad of birds, while from the pool you can admire the views over the Ping River and the Chedi’ s that nestle in the lush green mountains.

Features: Open-air restaurant • bar

• swimming pool • evening activities

• free WiFi

Accommodation: In one of 20 luxury glamping tents with fan, shower, safe and deck. There is no air-conditioning, television or telephone in the tents.

1nt wildlife experience

elephants • meet mahouts • luxury tents

Bush Camp 1nt

DAY 1 Chiang Mai / Bush Camp

Morning transfer from Chiang Mai airport or hotel to the Bush Camp( approximately 2 hours drive). Arrive late morning and after settling in, tuck into a delicious lunch. This afternoon’ s activities are set around the Bush Camp’ s Elephant and Mahout Experience with a visit to the‘ freeroaming chain-free’ Elephant Park, to interact with Asia’ s largest land animal. There’ s time to relax in the Elephant Café and observe the animals as they roam peacefully in front of you. Later, learn all about the life of the mahouts, seeing how they live together with nature and their elephants. Experience tradition as their families pound rice and weave their own clothes before sampling some of their delicious cooking. Enjoy a sundowner on one of the many mountain-top viewpoints, which overlook the majestic Ping River, before returning to the camp for dinner.

DAY 2 Bush Camp / Chiang Mai

After breakfast, transfer to the‘ free roaming forest’ where you get to make paper from elephant dung, sample‘ Kafee Boran” and‘ kanom krok’, a traditional coffee and breakfast snack. See how the elephants are cared for and watch them enjoy their morning wash. Understand more about the work with the elephants at the camp with an insight into good animal husbandry techniques and how veterinary care is administered. Return to Bush Camp for lunch and then transfer to a Chiang Mai hotel or airport.

2nt wildlife experience

amazing experience • activities • local life

Bush Camp 2nts

DAY 1 Chiang Mai / Bush Camp As day one of Bush Camp Elephant Experience.

DAY 2 Bush Camp

Morning transfer to the‘ free roaming forest’ where you learn to make paper from elephant dung, and sample‘ Kafee Boran” and‘ kanom krok’, traditional coffee and breakfast snacks. See how the elephants are cared for and watch as they are washed. Return to Bush Camp for lunch and an afternoon to relax poolside before dinner.

DAY 3 Bush Camp / Chiang Mai

Drive to Elephant Valley to see more free-roaming elephants and gain an insight into good animal husbandry techniques and how veterinary care is administered. After lunch at Bush Camp, your tour concludes with a transfer to your Chiang Mai hotel or airport.

Premier Plus Early booking 10 % room discount: On selected dates Sep-Oct 25. Family offer: Sep 25, May-Jun & Sep 26. Children up to 15 years stay FREE. If more than one tent is required, child price is payable. Offers apply to all camps and tours.

Thailand- Elephant Hills Chiang Mai

Ethical Elephant Experience

What you need to know:

Daily from Chiang Mai

Breakfast, lunch and dinner, all buffet style with Thai and western cuisine. Specific dietary requirements can be catered for.

The price shown includes return shared transfers from Chiang Mai hotels or airport( must be on flight arriving before 8.30am), accommodation and activities as shown.

Note: Not recommended for the less mobile.

The order of activities can change depending on the day, transfer times and the weather.

Children from 4 years old are welcome at Bush Camp.