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The valley, the herd, the water

Every photograph here was taken at the sanctuary. Nothing is stock.

A calf standing in front of its mother, both facing the camera, bamboo leaves scattered on the ground
The sanctuary waterfall falling in two channels into a wide plunge pool, surrounded by jungle
Four elephants, including a calf, grazing together on cut grass in an open field
Guests walking single file along a trail beside an elephant that is grazing freely — nobody is riding
Three guests riding a bamboo raft down a calm green river, one steering with a long pole
Curved terraced rice paddies cut into the valley floor, with people planting seedlings and forest behind
Two elephants bathing in the plunge pool beneath the waterfall, mahouts standing back on the bank
A young elephant standing beside the Chiangmai Elephant Land Village entrance sign
Guests trekking in single file along a leaf-covered trail through tall forest
Two people in traditional red woven tunics sitting on the grass at a distance, watching the herd feed
The valley from above — farm buildings, terraced fields and forested hills under a cloudy sky
A guest sitting on the grass while a young elephant reaches towards her with its trunk
A guest standing waist-deep in the plunge pool with two children while elephants bathe beside them
Guests walking past a flooded rice paddy while local farmers plant seedlings by hand
A herd of four elephants feeding on tall grass on an open hillside above the valley
Three trekkers walking down a hillside path towards terraced rice fields under a blue sky
A child in traditional woven dress walking along the edge of a flooded rice paddy
Three guests standing on the grass a few metres from four elephants that are feeding