Elephant Peace Project

Elephant Peace Project is a sustainable ecotourism project about 20 kilometres from Chiang Rai city in Northern Thailand, founded in July 2016 by a new generation of Karen indigenous people and elephant owners concerned about elephant welfare and mahout cultural heritage. The park has a strict no-riding policy and focuses on learning the wisdom and knowledge of the Karen people.

Visitors feed, bathe and walk with the elephants alongside the Karen, learning about hill tribe traditions and the close bond between the Karen and their elephants. Programs include a half day, a full day, and a two-day stay with a night in the jungle around a campfire, learning to be a Karen mahout.

The project also supports education, health care and proper education for hill tribes and the local community.