Chiang Mai Yi Peng Festival & Elephant Sanctuary Special Bundle

Start your day in the lush jungle with rescued elephants. End it under ten thousand floating sky lanterns. Experience Chiang Mai’s most iconic day—available November 24 & 25, 2026 only.

Chiang Mai Yi Peng Lantern Festival & Elephant Sanctuary Bundle

Chiang Mai Yi Peng Festival &
Elephant Sanctuary Special Bundle

Start your day in the lush jungle with rescued elephants. End it under ten thousand floating sky lanterns. Experience Chiang Mai’s most iconic day—available November 24 & 25, 2026 only.

Why Book the EJS & Chiang Mai CAD Lantern Festival Bundle?

Ethical Standard: Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Chiang Mai is Thailand’s ACES Gold-certified ethical elephant sanctuary—with a strict policy of no riding and no performances.
Magical Cultural Immersion: Access the world-renowned Chiang Mai CAD Yi Peng Festival, featuring a synchronized mass lantern release, authentic Lanna buffet dinner, and traditional performances.

How the Yee Peng Elephant Sanctuary Bundle Works

We make booking your Chiang Mai festival itinerary simple and flexible.

🐾 Step 1

Reserve Your EJS Half-Day Program: Choose your date and pick either our morning or afternoon session.

✨ Step 2

Add Your CAD Yi Peng Ticket: Select your preferred seating tier as an add-on extra in the booking widget.

📅 Step 3

Flexible Scheduling (Open Ticket): Take the elephant tour on the same day, the day before, or the day after to prevent your schedule from feeling rushed!

Experience 1: Ethical Elephant Half-Day Tour in Chiang Mai

Spend a Wonderful Half-Day Making Friends with Asian Elephants

Spend meaningful, unhurried time with Asian elephants in their natural jungle habitat. Walk alongside the herd, hand-feed them fresh fruit, and join them for a therapeutic mud spa and river swim in the heart of the jungle. Your professional English-speaking guide and mahouts will share each elephant’s name, history, and behaviors.

📌 Inclusions: Round-trip transfer from your Chiang Mai hotel, traditional Thai buffet, snacks, drinking water, elephant food, and travel insurance.

🎒 What to Bring: Hat, bathing suit, sunscreen, insect repellent, towel, change of clothes, and walking shoes.

Experience 2: The Chiang Mai CAD Yi Peng Lantern Festival 2026

Be Surrounded by Thousands of Floating Sky Lanterns

As night falls, step into a world of magic at the CAD Cultural Center Lanna. Participate in the mass sky lantern release, sending your own Khomloy sky lanterns into the night sky alongside thousands of lights rising simultaneously above Chiang Mai.

Lanna Cultural Buffet: Feast on an all-you-can-eat Northern Thai buffet dinner, complete with local delicacies and non-alcoholic beverages.
Synchronized Mass Launch: Experience a breathtaking synchronized mass lantern launch and fireworks display.

🕒 Itinerary (Nov 24 & 25): Check-in (13:00-15:00) → Arrival & Art Zones (14:30-17:30) → Lanna Buffet (17:30-19:00) → Ritual Ceremony (19:00-20:15) → Lantern Release & Fireworks (20:15) → Return Transfer (20:45).

Chiang Mai CAD Seating Plan & Add-On Tiers

Select your seating arrangement and comfort level for the festival.

Chiang Mai CAD Yi Peng Lantern Festival seating plan

Ticket Tier	Seating Zone & View	Buffet Type	Transfer Service
Standard	Back Zone, ground level	Standard buffet	Shared red truck (Rod Daeng) transfer
VIP & Premium	Front Zone / Near Pagoda	VIP / Premium buffet	Air-conditioned van transfer
Gold, Platinum & Elite	Elevated views (1.2m to 4.0m elevation)	Premium buffet options	Premium air-conditioned van transfer

Logistics & Transportation Details

Please note that the transport logistics differ across the two experiences:

EJS Half-Day Tour Transfer: Includes free round-trip pickup/drop-off directly from your hotel within a 5 km radius of Chiang Mai Old Town.
CAD Yi Peng Festival Transfer: Hotel pick-up is not included. Guests must arrange their own transport to the designated meeting point:
- Elite & Platinum: Maya Lifestyle Shopping Center (Fountain Area).
- Standard, VIP, Premium, Gold: Chiang Mai International Exhibition & Convention Centre.
Shuttle transfers from the meeting points to the festival and back are fully included!

Chiang Mai CAD official shuttle meeting points

Chiang Mai Lantern Festival & Elephant Tour FAQ

🤔 Q: Which date should I choose for the Chiang Mai CAD Festival?

A: Both November 24th and 25th offer identical schedules, Lanna buffer dinners, and mass lantern releases. Day 2 often runs slightly smoother in crowd flow, while Day 1 leaves you with flexibility to explore celebrations inside Chiang Mai Old City on the other day.

🤔 Q: Can I do both tours on the same day?

A: Doing EJS and CAD on the same day is not recommended because the EJS morning session returns around 13:00-13:30, which leaves no margin to catch the CAD shuttle. We strongly recommend choosing a different date for your EJS tour.

FAQ

Do you offer a pick up/drop off service?

Yes. We offer a free transfer service to/from hotels and most other places of accommodation within a 5km radius of
Chiang Mai’s Old City.

Visitors requiring transport from locations outside this area will incur a small transport surcharge.

Do you offer a transfer service to/from the airport, bus, or train station?

We recommend staying in Chiang Mai the night prior to your visit to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. Planes, buses, and trains are often delayed, and we are unable to wait for you outside of your assigned pick up time. If you wish to be dropped off at the airport or another location following your visit, please inform us of this at least 24 hours prior to your visit. Please note that we cannot offer you priority treatment, and all guests will be dropped off in the most efficient order possible.

Can I arrange my own transport to EJS Chiang Mai?

No. Unfortunately it is not possible to arrange your own transportation to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Chiang Mai, even if you have booked a visit with us. As many of our locations are very far from the city, and utilise unmarked or unpaved roads, a specialised vehicle with a professional driver who knows the routes is essential to ensure safety and timely arrival/departure. We offer a free transfer service, and can collect you directly from your place of accommodation in Chiang Mai.

How long does it take to reach the Sanctuary?

On average, it takes approximately 1.5 hours to reach the Sanctuary from downtown Chiang Mai. Time taken may vary depending on which location you visit, as well as variables such as traffic, weather, and current road conditions. We offer visitors a short break around halfway to the Sanctuary, where food, refreshments, and bathrooms are available.

What are the roads to the Sanctuary like?

For the majority of the drive to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, we use paved public roads, however the final portion of the drive to each of our locations includes unpaved road conditions. As some of the roads we use can be quite mountainous and winding, we recommend bringing medication if you are prone to motion sickness.

What kind of vehicles do you use?

Unless otherwise specified, EJS uses comfortable, spacious, air-conditioned vans driven by professional drivers.