Chiang Mai city always offers all sorts of needs to be an attractive one. Not only the appealing places are needed, people would like to know about activities represent the custom and culture in each place they go. Openchiangmai.com is also having updated information so that the travelers choose to have fun time here.
February 6th and 7th 2010
Share this news
Bike for Elephants
The weekend of the 6th and 7th of February 2010 we invite you to join our ‘Bike for Elephants’ tour in Northern Thailand. Two days of adventure and fun biking through the Mae Tang valley, in Chiang Mai province.
This event will raise much needed funds for the Elephant Nature Park and create awareness about the plight of Thai elephants. The Elephant Nature Park, in a beautiful mountain range north of Chiang Mai, is a safe home to rescued elephants that were previously abused and neglected.
Join the Bring the Elephant Home team
Will you join the Bike for Elephants event? Register now and join our team! You pay for the costs of the event, 2,500 baht pp – excl mountain bike (or 3,300 baht pp incl mountain bike, helmet and water bottle) and raise a minimum of 5,000 baht per person to support the Elephant Nature Park.
This fee includes insurance, safety instructions, a sponsor book, meals and drinks, camping at the Elephant Nature Park and the boat ride on Mae Ngat reservoir. Also included: elephant feeding, bathing, elephant morning walk, a lot of new impressions, friends and an experience you won’t forget.
The teams will set their own target for their fundraising efforts, but a minimum amount of 5,000 baht per person is required.
The route: Tour de Chang
48 km, 40% off road but flat land, 60% concrete with some hills, road quality is good, route is suitable for average bikers.
We will depart from a resort on the Samoeng road, following an irrigation canal through the rice fields and cycle off road to join the road to Pai. On a concrete road through the mountains we will cycle towards the Elephant Nature Park, where we will camp on Saturday night. Here you will not only have a chance to refresh in the river while washing liberated elephants, but also to learn about natural elephant behavior and to see how your money will be spent. We will set up our tents in the Elephant Nature Park, have an early night and wake up with the sounds of elephants!
February 6th and 7th 2010 Start: Mae Rim Lagoon Resort
End: Mae Ngat Reservoir
Mae Tang, Chiang Mai View : 161
