"Bann Jang Nak" is a north dialect, which means "a house which has a great number of elephants". This house is located in San Kam Phaeng district, Chiang Mai province, 13 kilometers away from Chiang Mai town. Ban Jang Nak has plenty of elephant carving as its name suggests.

        Elephant wood carving is a kind of traditional Thai art works. There are elephants in many different postures and sizes. The intricate folds of the elephant's skin, tusks and the trunks especially the eyes are carved in painstaking detail.

         Petch Wuiriya, the Bang Jang Nak founder learned the elephant wood carving from Kru Kam-Ai DejDwongTa since 1972 until 1977. In 1988, after he has worked many years in many places, he came back to his hometown and gathered friends to be a realistically elephant wood carving team.

         Petch and his group, now with almost 50 members have taught young men in the village, the skills in carving elephants which brought extra income to their families. In this way, the beautiful art of wood carving continues to live on.

        You will stay in "Bann Jang Nak", enjoy the cultural experience and learn about Thai cooking and carving the elephant wood that no institute ever teach this kind of carving. This elephant carving is guarantied by five stars OTOP (One Tambon One Product). The elephant sculptures are carved painstaking in details which look like real elephant. You will be amazed to see it. Besides this you can explore the nearby attractions which are interesting and popular places.