The Tatvani Elephant Sanctuary is located in the in the hills of Northern Thailand, near to Chiang Rai.

This protected wilderness is home to a small family of Asian elephants who live 'freely, safely, and with dignity far from the noise and exploitation of traditional tourism'.

The sanctuary has been created in collaboration with the Karen Hill Tribe, whose generations-long relationship with elephants is rooted in mutual respect.

The elephants roam unrestrained for over 95% of their day, in bamboo thickets, riverbanks, and shaded forest paths.

They are never ridden, never chained, and every interaction with Tatvani guests is entirely on their terms.

Visitors may have the rare chance to walk alongside them, help with feeding, or simply observe as the elephants socialise, forage, or enjoy a dust bath in the afternoon sun.

Each one is an endangered Asian elephant species.

Once numbering over 100,000 in Thailand at the turn of the 20th century, their population has plummeted to just 3,000 to 4,000 today, with only around half living in the wild.

This refuge is a small but meaningful response to protecting elephants through ethical care and by empowering the Karen community to continue their stewardship.

Tatvani, which is located 25-minutes' drive from Chiang Rai International Airport, offers six villas, catering for 18 adults (plus small children).

The 19-acre estate is all-inclusive, with guests enjoying unlimited treatments in the Tatvani Spa; wild swimming ponds filled with koi; garden pavilions; all food & beverages and excursions that take in the Elephant Sanctuary.

 More information :

www.Tatvani.com

www.tatvani.com/experiences#elephant-experience