Located in the Mae Wang district of Chiang Mai, the Tawan Riverside Elephant Resort is a nature-based sanctuary on the banks of the Mae Wang River. It offers the perfect place for a getaway where guests can experience elephants up close and participate in ecotourism activities such as elephant bathing, trekking with them, bamboo raft trips, and riverside dinners.

Activities related to elephants

• Elephant Experience (Full Day): 2,900 THB per person (1,700 THB for children aged 4–10; free for children under 4; 3,600 THB for solo travelers). Includes hotel transfer (minimum 2 people), guide, elephant feeding, lunch, drinking water, and insurance. Activities: Elephant feeding, trekking with the animals, bathing with them (1 elephant per 3 guests), bamboo raft ride, and picnic at a waterfall (8:30 am–4:00 pm).

• Elephant Care (Half-Day Trip): 1,900 THB per person (1,300 THB for children aged 4 to 10; free for children under 4). Lasts approximately 1.5 hours (11:30 am–2:30 pm) and includes feeding, trekking, and bathing the elephants in the river. Guide, food, and drinking water are included.

• Elephant wake-up service: 1,500 THB per room. Feed the elephants from your room balcony (reservation required 1 day in advance).

Adventure and nature activities

• Bamboo raft trip: Drift along the Mae Wang River. 500 THB per raft (for up to 3 people); duration approx. 40 minutes.

• Excursion to Wat Luang Khun Win: Visit an 800-year-old forest temple. Includes jeep transport, jungle hike to a waterfall, and meals (9:30 am – 4:30 pm). 1,500 THB per person (minimum 2 people) or 2,000 THB for solo travelers.

• Excursion to Doi Inthanon: Visit Thailand's highest mountain, the Ang Ka Nature Trail, the Great Sacred Relic Pagodas (Phra Mahathat Naphamethanidon and Naphaphonphumisiri), the Hmong market, the Royal Project, and the Siriphum and Wachirathan waterfalls (8:30 am – 6:00 pm). 2,000 – 2,500 THB per person, depending on group size.

• Jungle trekking / nature trails: Explore the forest and discover the culture of the Karen mountain people.

Activities involving elephants:

• Elephant Experience: Bathing and walking with the elephants. (From approx. 1,900 THB per person)

• “Elephant Wake-Up”: Feed elephants directly outside your room in the morning (1,500 THB per room).

• Full-day excursion: A full-day tour including lunch, bamboo raft ride and nature sightseeing (approx. 2,900 THB per person).

• Activities around the resort: bamboo raft trips in Mae Wang, jungle hikes to waterfalls and convenient access to Doi Inthanon National Park.

• Restaurant and café: The restaurant on the riverbank serves Thai dishes. It is open daily until 9:00 pm.

Important information about the accommodation

• Location: 202 Moo 9, Mae Win Subdistrict, Mae Wang District, Chiang Mai Province.

• Check-in / Check-out: Check-in from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM / Check-out before 11:00 AM.

(Check-in is no longer possible after midnight.)

• Estimated room rates: Approximately 1,500 – 4,000 THB per night

(depending on room type and season), including breakfast.