Mosha, Thai Elephant Conservation Centre, Ban Chang Nak and Elephant Parade – 1 day

Your guide will meet you at the hotel at 0800.  We will drive to Lampang. About 20 kms before Lampang the hospital of the Friends of the Asian Elephant  Foundation(FAE) is located. It is the home of Mosha and Motala. Mosha and Motala are both elephant landmine survivors. Mosha stepped on a landmine in 2006 when she was only 7-months old. In 2008, she received the world’s first elephant prosthetic, designed by Dr. Jivacite. You will meet Mosha and learn about elephants in general and about the work of this remarkable hospital. You will see a short video about Mosha and Motala.Soraida Salwala founded FAE in 1993 and has worked tirelessly for the improvement of living conditions of elephant since then.  Elephant Parade supports the foundation financially.  We will spend one hour at the FAE hospital. After this we will visit the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) which is next door. We will visit the hospital and the elephant nursery where you can interact with several mothers and their babies. You can feed them as well.

Your guide will explain about the history and the mission of TECC. We will visit the place where elephant dung is being made into paper…Very interesting. At around 1200 we will drive back to Chiang Mai. We will stop briefly at a very interesting market.We will have lunch at our favorite Northern Thai food restaurant.

Then we will pay a visit to Ban Chang Nak, a museum and atelier founded by famous Thai artist Phetch Viriya. Petch is a master carver of wooden elephants.Ban Chang Nak is home to hundreds of beautiful wooden elephants and elephants, made of other materials, created by local artists. In front of the house there is a replica mammoth made from thousands of wood chips. After this drive to Elephant Parade House. Here you can paint your own miniature elephant (not included in the price).

Elelphant Parade Staff will assist you in painting your own little Elephant Parade elephant, which you can bring home afterwards. A fun and creative activity that will guarantee a great afternoon.Workshops last about 1 hour and include a miniature elephant, materials like paint and an Elephant Parade apron.Return to the hotel at 1600