A smaller refuge for elephants rescued from the logging industry. Shom our guide was very knowledgeable and didn't rush our experience at all. The full day tour exceeded our expectations! We got to spend such quality time with the elephants and bathing them was a memory we will cherish for life! The lunch was delicious and we even got an afternoon snack too! Cannot recommend enough!

Visiting this conservatory was an incredible highlight of our time in Thailand and of our lives. Firstly, the staff evidently take excellent care of the animals. The elephants are free to roam under the care and protection of their individually designated mahouts (caretakers). It is easy to see the elephants are very happy living here, and develop deep bonds with their mahouts and with each other in their scenic and well-maintained environment. Conversations with our tour guide, the mahouts, and the owner solidified the mutual relationships formed between staff and the elephants at the conservatory, who are passionate about providing a peaceful, caring, and nonexploitative home for these animals to thrive in (all very important considerations for us when selecting a sanctuary to visit in Chiang Mai). Additionally, I cannot recommend doing a full day tour enough. We had a much smaller group allowing for one-on-one time with the elephants and we appreciated the relaxed layout of the day, as it allowed us with enough time and energy to enjoy every part of the experience while also resting and taking breaks from the sun. My last note would be the amazing photographs we left with. As we booked the full day tour, multiple staff acted as our personal photographers and took so many incredible photos/videos of the entire day’s experience! We were so appreciative for the incredible funds of knowledge and expertise shared with us during the tour. Bring sunscreen, LOTS of bug spray, a fully charged phone, cash to tip your tour guide and get ready to enjoy an educational and once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Absolutely amazing experience our guide Shaun was full of knowledge and love for the elephants. We felt like part of the family team. Feeding. Walking the elephants and helping with there daily activities. Totally free and not forced into any experience. They loved touch and there mahoots care so much for them. We bathed them. Massaged them truly a lifetime experience

After researching the whole elephant rescue options we opted for the ran-tong due to the ethical reviews- we were not disappointed. Elephants were well looked after, all in good condition and very well fed!! Definitely no riding or making them do silly tricks. A precis of the day: changed into clothes given to us, learnt about the rescue centre and elephants, chopped up some food, fed it to them out in a field… made some more food and walked with them and fed them on the way to a pond… where we washed them and they actually squirted water at us hahaha… We then had lunch provided, which was amazing! Showers and home. This really was a trip of a lifetime that will never be forgotten! Elephants even outside our building when we made food. If you have even the slightest chance of visiting here please do not pass it up. Special thanks to “Oo Oo” our guide, she appeared to devote her life to this and other rescue centres .. amazing.

Rambo our guide was brilliant. Very funny and tried so hard to explain everything in English for us. The day started with being kitted out on tops trousers and flip flops and sunhats all your own clothes can be put on a locker . We had a talk then chopped up all the food for the elephants. Ventured out with our baskets of food and made friends with these beautiful creatures. We then made medicine balls with herbs and massaged the elephants whilst some of the group played sound bowls! Spa day for the elephants 🐘 💕. Then ended the day giving them a wash/ bath. Absolutely fantastic.

I recommend choosing the all-day tour. An incredible experience. You get a chance to be in close contact with rescued elephants. You prepare food for them, bathe them, and learn a lot of information from the excellent guides.

Great trip, would Recommend. Even has food at the end of the afternoon trip. Be prepared to get wet in the pond if you decide to wash the elephants

We got picked up in a very dumpy dirty van that had a broken seatbelt in the front so not safe at all. We also had to drive to four other hotels around town to pick up other people so instead of a 1 Hour drive it turned into almost 2 long hours. The guide was really not good at all. Hard to understand and made dumb jokes instead of telling everyone about the elephants. That was disappointing, park seems nice and interacting with the elephants was great.

I have visited elephant parks in a few parts of Thailand and elsewhere in the world but this visit was truly amazing. Our guide, Sri, was knowledgeable and informative. The entire experience was highly immersive and extremely hands on. Right down to bathing these beautiful animals. Dinner was simple but delicious. We will do this again in the future.

Excellent experience from start to finish. Elephants clearly well cared for and we made sure everything was ‘ethical’ before we booked it. Good guides, nice simple Thai lunch and transport included to and from the hotel . Highly recommended … suggest the morning trip as cooler in the day .. not afternoon or full day .

One of their elephants gored me with its tusks and I woke up from a coma nine weeks later. I was given a 1% chance of survival. There was no emergency preparation and no cooperation with authorities. Me so dumb: did not occur to me that elephant rescue means they have been abused, and have psychological problems. This is an elephant that never forgets. Big, dangerous, wild animals for your Thailand fun.

Me and my partner spent the day at Ran Tong learning about the care and lives of their beautiful rescue elephants. We were the only two in the group who did the full day experience, which meant we had the afternoon activities all to ourselves which was incredibly special. Our guide, Siri, was amazing. She was very knowledgeable and passionate and took so many amazing videos and photos of our experience. The elephants all appeared happy and well cared for by their mahouts. Definitely recommend Ran Tong for a more intimate experience on a beautiful property.

This was a bucket list day for me. Worth every penny. Very knowledgeable and friendly guide. Got to feed elephants, make their food, prepare and administer herbal medicine to an elephants injured ankle, bath the elephants etc. met people from around the world that day.

Rantong was great! They picked us up and even accommodated our vegan diets! All the people are wonderful, elephants beautiful, and the dogs very friendly!

I had a wonderful time at Ran Tong Elephant rescue. The volunteers were extremely nice and informative and it seemed like they really cared for the animals. The elephants were well taken care of and their well-being was the central consideration of the workers. I would highly recommend this place if you are looking for a humane way to meet elephants and learn about them. This center actually rescues elephants. Watch out for places that just rent them and don’t actually rescue them.