revieweridDF1EEDAA96CEF8C203F8B1573DDE1693reviewernameSazzyTravelsreviewtextWe were picked up from our hostel and driven about 15 h from Chiang Mai to Hug Elephant Sanctuary nOn arrival the guide told us about the elephants and how the sanctuary works to look after them without the tourism they used to get from elephant riding nI see some reviews here saying the elephants were mistreated but I did not see any evidence of this The elephants seemed contented and we went on a little trek with them watching them hoover up the forest floor greenery The guides didn’t hit or even push or manhandle the animals in any way they simply called to them like you would to your dog when you’re taking it for a walk We went at the elephants pace and none of them did anything they didn’t want to nWe were given little bags of food to feed the elephants and it was so cute the way they snuffled the bamboo sticks right out of your handsnWe then had a lunch which was chicken vegetables and rice It was basic but plenty to eat for a little vegan like me The sanctuary also provided free coffee on arrival and free bottled water throughout the day nWe then went to the “spa” where we got to wash the elephants with water and mud Now this was seriously disgusting and also amazing in equal measure Here you could see how the elephants were just being themselves and not controlled by the guides at all They were crashing down into the water all around us and having a ball it was great though make sure you keep your wits about you unless you want a tusk through your tibia nOn the way out we visited a beautiful waterfall to clean off and were given a free little elephant key ring keepsake which was really lovely nAll photos taken by the sanctuary were made available the same day on Dropbox free of charge also so this felt like really good value as tourist attractions usually ask like 200300 baht for that sort of thing nnAll in all an amazing experience Would highly recommend and good value for money considering everything you getreviewrating50sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult08475716052631579sentimentbreakdownWe were picked up from our hostel and driven about 1positive0796417535 h from Chiang Mai to Hug Elephant Sanctuarypositive087485796On arrival the guide told us about the elephants and how the sanctuary works to look after them without the tourism they used to get from elephant ridingunknown077344936I see some reviews here saying the elephants were mistreated but I did not see any evidence of thisunknown07052999The elephants seemed contented and we went on a little trek with them watching them hoover up the forest floor greenerypositive09299205The guides didn’t hit or even push or manhandle the animals in any way they simply called to them like you would to your dog when you’re taking it for a walkunknown07895982We went at the elephants pace and none of them did anything they didn’t want tounknown0677681We were given little bags of food to feed the elephants and it was so cute the way they snuffled the bamboo sticks right out of your handspositive09013067We then had a lunch which was chicken vegetables and ricepositive093928385It was basic but plenty to eat for a little vegan like mepositive09809982The sanctuary also provided free coffee on arrival and free bottled water throughout the daypositive09837173We then went to the “spa” where we got to wash the elephants with water and mudpositive08385494Now this was seriously disgusting and also amazing in equal measurepositive09588258Here you could see how the elephants were just being themselves and not controlled by the guides at allunknown039426404They were crashing down into the water all around us and having a ball it was greatpositive08941775though make sure you keep your wits about you unless you want a tusk through your tibiapositive082314223 On the way out we visited a beautiful waterfall to clean off and were given a free little elephant key ring keepsake which was really lovelypositive087828517All photos taken by the sanctuary were made available the same day on Dropbox free of charge also so this felt like really good value as tourist attractions usually ask like 200300 baht for that sort of thing All in all an amazing experiencepositive097049046Would highly recommend and good value for money considering everything you getpositive09935954reviewerfakepoints0

revieweridB9C26737B56F0AA7A3228E675B431375reviewernameTravellingflamingoreviewtextAlways looked forward to seeing elephants in their natural habitat Hug elephant sanctuary seemed like they did a nice job Although there are a few compromises that was taken these Elephants came from massive tourism and was taken to lesser evil tourism To be honest I didn’t see anybody use force to make them interact with us instead they kinda talked to them in a commanding tone which the elephants follow But at the end of the tour I saw one of the Elephants with its foot tied to a tree with a rope I kinda got worriedreviewrating30sentimentclassunknownsentimentresult0787112512sentimentbreakdownAlways looked forward to seeing elephants in their natural habitatpositive09278164Hug elephant sanctuary seemed like they did a nice jobpositive09192156Although there are a few compromises that was taken these Elephants came from massive tourism and was taken to lesser evil tourismunknown045737606To be honest I didn’t see anybody use force to make them interact with us instead they kinda talked to them in a commanding tone which the elephants followpositive07931696But at the end of the tour I saw one of the Elephants with its foot tied to a tree with a ropepositive08379849reviewerfakepoints60

reviewerid32C750F9992D14A615F110EB0FFA98C4reviewernameAndrew ZreviewtextI did the halfday tour Our guide Rocky was super friendly and spoke great English They treat the elephants well and provide an incredible experience for the price After bathing with the elephants we also hiked to the nearby waterfall Highly recommend reviewrating50sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult0920720392sentimentbreakdownI did the halfday tourpositive08425512Our guide Rocky was super friendly and spoke great Englishpositive09508364They treat the elephants well and provide an incredible experience for the pricepositive098280543After bathing with the elephants we also hiked to the nearby waterfallpositive08572615Highly recommendpositive097014743reviewerfakepoints5

reviewerid085F37E2C4C9C8FDFB229218998804F6reviewernameTeriLouise GreviewtextOreo and the elephants where fantastic We where given a up close and personal experience with 4 lovely elephants Oreo the keep was so friendly and answered any questions He took time with each visitor taking pictures and chatting The elephants seemed to enjoy them selfs one went off to eat when it was mud bathe time and the keepers allowed it Another didnt want to get out the water and it was allowed to play till it got out its self I saw no use of hooks or riding just great fun Defo recommend this trip reviewrating50sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult08808639524999999sentimentbreakdownOreo and the elephants where fantasticpositive096834064We where given a up close and personal experience with 4 lovely elephantspositive09014239Oreo the keep was so friendly and answered any questionspositive09593616He took time with each visitor taking pictures and chattingpositive08194957The elephants seemed to enjoy them selfs one went off to eat when it was mud bathe time and the keepers allowed itpositive090069014Another didnt want to get out the water and it was allowed to play till it got out its selfunknown057709754I saw no use of hooks or riding just great funpositive09423234Defo recommend this trippositive09781787reviewerfakepoints30