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Chiang Mai elephant sanctuary: half-day or full-day?
Choose a Living Green Chiang Mai half-day if you want hotel pickup, feeding, a forest walk, and lunch, then back around 14:00. Adult price is ฿1,400. A Big Boy half-day is watch from a distance, vitamin balls at the feeding table, and habitat care. Guests cannot touch the elephants, then back around 14:00. Adult price is ฿1,500. Deposit is 25% per guest, which is ฿350 on the Living Green adult fare and ฿375 on the Big Boy adult fare. Families with children ages 4–8 usually start on the half-day.
Choose a full-day from ฿1,700 (Living Green rafting) to ฿2,000 (Pad Thai) when you want bamboo rafting, Pad Thai cooking, or a Doi Inthanon add-on. Doi Inthanon is ฿1,700. Morning and afternoon half-days share the same core activities and the same 25% deposit. Book the exact product page. One camp does not cover both Living Green and Big Boy.
Living Green half-day adults are ฿1,400 (deposit ฿350). Big Boy half-day adults are ฿1,500 (deposit ฿375).
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| Half-day adult | ฿1,400 Living Green · ฿1,500 Big Boy |
|---|---|
| Typical return | Morning programs back around 14:00 |
| Full-day add-ons | Rafting, cooking class, or Doi Inthanon trek |
Follow-up questions
Is half-day long enough for a first visit?
For most first-time visitors, yes. You get briefing, feeding, walking with the herd, and a meal without using the whole day.
Morning or afternoon half-day?
Same core activities. Morning is cooler; afternoon suits a late start.