Bike for Elephants
Join our charity bike ride for the survival of Thai elephants!
The weekend of the 14th and 15th of January 2012 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 Jungle Project and create awareness about the plight of Thai elephants. The Elephant Jungle Project, a joint project of Bring the Elephant Home and the Elephant Nature Park, is a future home for rescued elephants where they can live their lives in freedom and nature.
The route: Tour de Chang
January 14, 2012
About 50 km, route is suitable for average bikers.
We will start at the Mae Rim Lagoon Resort with the briefing and biking and safety instructions at 8 AM. 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 their 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!
January 15, 2012
About 45 km, some climbing at the start of the route, parts off the road, route is suitable for average bikers.
After breakfast, a walk with elephants in the field and group photo of bikers and elephants, we will start cycling at 10 AM with a big climb to get out of the Elephant Nature Park valley. We will cycle through mountains and rice fields, with some nice off the road parts. We will finish at a house boat at the Mae Ngat reservoir. Here we have a chance to share experiences, have drinks, snacks, relax and cool down in the reservoir. At 5 PM we drive back to Chiang Mai city.
Start your team
Join this event by starting a team with any of your social network. It’s a great team building event and fun and healthy way to do something good for the world!
A team needs to have at least 4 and maximum 10 members. As a team you will receive your own page on our website to help you with online fundraising. Your team will set your own target for the fundraising efforts, but a minimum amount of 5,000 baht per person is required.
Or join the Bring the Elephant Home team!
Individual bikers are very welcome to join the Bring the Elephant Home team. Please fill in the register form at this website. 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 safety instructions, a Bike for Elephants t-shirt, all meals and drinks and camping at the Elephant Nature Park. 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.
Bikers: download your sponsor form here.
Sponsor a team
The teams will try to find their own sponsors, but all support is very welcome!
Support the Bring the Elephant Home Bike Team with an online donation.
Or transfer your donation to the bank account of Bring the Elephant Home:
Account number: 505-2-36520-6 (Siam City Bank – Chang Klan branch) of Bring the Elephant Home in Chiang Mai. Click here for branches of Siam City Bank in Thailand.
Watch the video of Bike for Elephants 2010:
Watch the trailer of Bike for Elephants 2011 (by: Hinesh Patel):
