We get back to the airport for our Chiang Rai flight and are able to go through check-ins and security quickly. The first thing I notice: this plane is way smaller than any of the other ones we took, maybe even half the size.
Thankfully, there were no delays. The ride was only one hour, and was somehow shorter which put us ahead of schedule.
Our professor was kind enough to have a driver pick us up, take us to get a quick breakfast (from 7-11, which is amazing out here), and drop us off directly at our elephant activity.
We met up with the group at the Golden Triangle Elephant Camp and Spa, which is a sanctuary for elephants. This was an amazing, hands-on experience. We learned how they train elephants to show different parts of their bodies and what types of things veterinarians look for during the vet checks.
We were also able to bathe the elephants and hug their trunks
Then an amazing lunch
After lunch, we joined the elephants on their walk to the river.
We left the golden triangle to go to a temple nearby, which was beautiful and had an amazing marketplace right outside
We left to drop our stuff off at the hotel before dinner. We stayed at the Serene in Chiang Rai hotel, which had amazing scenery and a wonderful guest experience (with complementary robes and slippers!)
Then we had a family style dinner at a place nearby (I don’t remember the name) which overlooked the river.
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