Never Forget Elephant Foundation | 7 Days | from CHIANG MAI, THAILAND

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  • Spend an incredible week immersed into the life of a Karen Hill Tribe Village in the mountains of Northern Thailand where elephants are part of the family!
  • Trek with elephants in their natural habitat in the jungle and learn about their habits.
  • Have a life-changing experience whilst helping support a local community.
  • No riding. No bathing. No tricks. This is a 100% ethical elephant experience run by a non-profit organisation.

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Never Forget Elephant Foundation – Bringing Elephants Home

Join the team at Never Forget and spend a week immersed into the life of a Karen Hill Tribe Village in the mountains where elephants are part of the family! Take an active role in supporting that community, whilst enjoying the proximity to their herd of elephants.

This is an experience like no other. During your stay in the village, you will enjoy traditional bamboo accommodation in the heart of nature. All huts are equipped with a mattress and mosquito net. Lounge in a hammock whilst watching the sunset across the valley after a day’s work providing for the elephants!

There is a glorious yoga/meditation shala where you can work on either one of these rewarding practices.

Never Forget provide three plant-based meals every day, many of the ingredients of which are grown on-site!

In the evenings, sit around the fire, swapping stories, music and getting to know each other.

What will you do during your stay?

  • Daily time with the elephants, trekking along side them through the jungle and learning about them and their habitat as you go.
  • Work on garden and building projects to help build the Visitor Village.
  • Aid the local Karen community through projects of various types.
  • Connect with local people in their home and learn about their ways, their culture and their community.
  • Visit local temples in the area.
  • Receive lessons on rice farming from local farmers.

Download a sample schedule here. (Schedule may be subject to change.)

Refund Policy

  • To book, pay a deposit online through South East Asia Backpacker. This deposit is fully refundable if you cancel at least 72 hours before the activity starts.
  • The rest of the payment is made directly to the operator according to their instructions.
  • Important: This refund policy applies only to the deposit made on this website. Any later payments made to the operator are subject to their own refund policy.
  • Check our customer terms and conditions for more details.

Why Book With Us?

Hi, I’m Nikki. I started this website in 2008 after my first solo backpacking trip to Asia. A trip that changed my life. My vision was to create a travel diary for everyone – a place for all travellers to share their experiences. After living in Southeast Asia for over 10 years, I saw the opportunity to provide backpackers with the kind of experiences that I’d treasured myself in the region.

Today, there is so much choice, but there are a lot of poor-quality tours and companies that offer mediocre experiences with little care for the environment. I wanted to create a selection of the best tried and tested activities to help backpackers avoid scams and unwanted experiences.

Today, I run this website with my partner, Dave, from Spain, where we live with our two young daughters, Eve and baby Rose. All of the bookable activities that you find on this website have been vetted by a member of our team and we have a friendly relationship with the operator. There are real humans behind South East Asia Backpacker and we are passionate about sustainable travel and tourism in Southeast Asia.

We’re committed to helping travellers at every stage of the journey and are happy to answer your questions pre, during and post travels. We understand that plans can change which is why we offer a full refund on the deposit up to 72 hours before the start of your trip, no questions asked. We offer advice on flights, visas, itineraries, hostels, backpacks, packing and more!

If you have any questions about our business or any of the tours that we provide, feel free to contact me on Whatsapp.

What's Included

  • Transport to/from your hotel in Chiang Mai to our village (approximately 400km away)
  • Pickup from Chiang Mai on Monday 9am and return to Chiang Mai on Sunday afternoon
  • Three delicious plant based meals per day, plus snacks.
  • Coffee/tea
  • Comfortable accommodation – sustainable, traditional-style bamboo hut with mattresses and clean, warm bedding.
  • Shared western toilets and showers
  • Unlimited use of private and serene yoga platform
  • On-site speaker that connects via bluetooth

Please note – We have the ability to put together a custom week with you and your traveling companions if necessary, otherwise we will follow our standard program schedule. Minimum of 5 bookings are needed for custom week.

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  1. A few weeks ago I returned home from a yoga retreat outside of Chiang Mai, Thailand organized by Sweethome Teacupโ€™s Yoga and Animal Rights Alliance from Portland, OR and hosted by Never Forget Elephant Foundation. The short and simple review is it was amazing! Our accommodations, the organization of Never Forget, The Karen Hill Tribe that provided us nourishment and welcoming us into their world were beyond anything I could have anticipated. This was my first time traveling outside of North America and every moment I felt safe and open to receiving.

    Each day was a blend of yoga and hiking with the elephants in their environment. Some days we stood at a distance and watched them eat snapping trees, shaking off roots, gathering leaves with with their elegant trunks. Somedays these very large sentient beings walked right up us to investigate. I am so grateful for being invited to listen to the stories and lessons of the Karen Hill tribe and the world of the elephants, I learned so much.

    The yoga practice focused on gentle movements and our views included lush mountains, goats, cows, sunrises and sunsets, and the most beautiful silhouette of a tree. My time with fellow yogis and big, beautiful, graceful elephants took my breath away over and over again. This kind of trip sticks with you; not all of my thoughts and feelings line up, I feel at peace while at the same time wanting to challenge myself and disrupt old belief systems.

    If I had to list a downside it was the actual travel time, planes and rough mountain roads were really hard on my body, but sometimes thatโ€™s just part of the adventure.This journey might not be for everyone, but everyone who loves elephants can give and be part of bringing the elephants home. The Never Forget Elephant Foundation and the Karen Hill Tribe need people to devote time and money towards their mission, please learn about the organization and give so they can continue their work.

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