MANDALAO

Incredible and ethical experience. This is a must do tour if you want to spend time and connect with elephants, at the same time knowing you are helping the conservation project. Choose this tour, not one that offers elephant rides. Worth the extra cost in every way, especially for the elephants.

There is nothing more magical than taking a jungle stroll with two happy, smiling and flirty elephants. Thank you Manadlao for making it possible for all creatures — large and small.

It is not just an activity to have on your list while passing by - it’s life changing for the gentle giants. It is truly beyond words what a wonderful experience it has been for me ❤️. I bow my head to all the people involved ????????????

Super experience avec Tan! Tout etait parfait, ils respectent vraiment les animaux au contraire des autres business. Le master elephant nous apprend beaucoup sur l'animal au debut de l'expérience! Parfait du debut a la fin (où on a perdu à la pétanque aha). Je recommande vivement!

Thank you for an incredible day that we’ll remember forever! Mandalao is doing such good work saving poor elephants from horrible conditions. They treat them with so much respect and love and you can see every single member of staff is in line with this ethos. We were going to visit the larger (very famous) sanctuary in Chiangmai but didn’t get a chance so decided to come here instead while we were in Laos and I’m so so glad we did!

We did the afternoon tour which I was initially upset about missing out on a morning one (book in advance people!) but it ended up being so incredible. We were given tonnes of information from our guide Tan on the drive over both about elephants and general insight into life in Laos which we loved to hear. Then we sat down for a coffee/tea and enjoyed the beautiful surroundings (honestly stunning!) then made some treats for the elephants and were able to feed them and trek with them a decent amount as well. Tan told us all about the different elephants and their past terrible experiences and what their lives are now like, how they reintroduce younger elephants in the wild where they belong and a lot about elephant behaviour. After a good amount of time spent with the elephants we then had some snacks ourselves and marvelled at the day we’d had.

I can’t stress enough how amazing it was and worth every penny! Don’t even think of going for another elephant experience where elephants are ridden as it’s very cruel. You get close up enough with them here and are being kind to them.