Spend a half day with rescued elephants in a natural setting. There is no riding and no show. You feed the elephants by hand, give them a mud spa, wash them in the pool, then cook and eat a Thai meal. Choose the morning or the afternoon session, with hotel pickup and drop-off included.
Feed and meet the elephants up close, with no riding
Help prepare food for the herd and watch a basic health check
Mud spa and bathing with the elephants (optional)
Learn how elephant dung paper is made
Pad Thai cooking demonstration and a Thai buffet with seasonal fruit
Morning or afternoon session, about 3 hours
Hotel pickup
Welcome and short briefing
Meet the elephants, feed them and watch the health check
Help prepare the herd's food supplements
See how elephant dung paper is made
Mud spa with the elephants
Bathing and brushing the elephants in the pool
Shower and change of clothes
Pad Thai demonstration
Thai buffet and farewell, then return to your hotel
Morning session: pickup between 6:45 AM and 7:15 AM
Afternoon session: pickup between 11:45 AM and 12:15 PM
Please wait in your hotel lobby from the earliest pickup time. The driver cannot wait for late guests. Pickup is not available from Phuket Airport or from the piers.
English-speaking guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off in the free pickup areas below
Thai buffet meal with seasonal fruit
Drinking water
Food for the elephants
Travel insurance
Kata Beach, Karon Beach, Patong Beach, Phuket Town, Rawai, Panwa, Siray Bay and Kamala Beach. If your hotel is somewhere else, ask us when you book and we will give you the pickup fee.
Personal expenses
Tips for the guides and the elephant keepers (optional)
Airport or pier drop-off after the tour. Ask us if you need it
Swimsuit and a change of clothes
Towel
Walking shoes
Hat, sunscreen and insect repellent
Camera
Any personal medication
Passport number or a photo of your passport page, for insurance
No elephant riding and no shows. The activities are hands-on and supervised by the keepers
The mud spa and bathing are optional. You never have to do anything you are not comfortable with
Child price applies to ages 4 to 11. Children aged 1 to 3 join free of charge. Please give the ages of all children when you book, and children must stay with a parent or guardian
Pregnant guests and guests with limited mobility, including wheelchair users, please tell us when you book. Access at the sanctuary is limited
The tour runs in light rain and cannot be moved because of the weather
Please book at least 12 hours before pickup
Times are approximate and the program may change with the weather and the elephants' needs
You will receive a refund if you tell us at least 24 hours before the tour starts. Cancellations with less than 24 hours notice are not refunded.
Spend a half day with rescued elephants in a natural setting. There is no riding and no show. You feed the elephants by hand, give them a mud spa, wash them in the pool, then cook and eat a Thai meal. Choose the morning or the afternoon session, with hotel pickup and drop-off included.
Feed and meet the elephants up close, with no riding
Help prepare food for the herd and watch a basic health check
Mud spa and bathing with the elephants (optional)
Learn how elephant dung paper is made
Pad Thai cooking demonstration and a Thai buffet with seasonal fruit
Morning or afternoon session, about 3 hours
Hotel pickup
Welcome and short briefing
Meet the elephants, feed them and watch the health check
Help prepare the herd's food supplements
See how elephant dung paper is made
Mud spa with the elephants
Bathing and brushing the elephants in the pool
Shower and change of clothes
Pad Thai demonstration
Thai buffet and farewell, then return to your hotel
Morning session: pickup between 6:45 AM and 7:15 AM
Afternoon session: pickup between 11:45 AM and 12:15 PM
Please wait in your hotel lobby from the earliest pickup time. The driver cannot wait for late guests. Pickup is not available from Phuket Airport or from the piers.
English-speaking guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off in the free pickup areas below
Thai buffet meal with seasonal fruit
Drinking water
Food for the elephants
Travel insurance
Kata Beach, Karon Beach, Patong Beach, Phuket Town, Rawai, Panwa, Siray Bay and Kamala Beach. If your hotel is somewhere else, ask us when you book and we will give you the pickup fee.
Personal expenses
Tips for the guides and the elephant keepers (optional)
Airport or pier drop-off after the tour. Ask us if you need it
Swimsuit and a change of clothes
Towel
Walking shoes
Hat, sunscreen and insect repellent
Camera
Any personal medication
Passport number or a photo of your passport page, for insurance
No elephant riding and no shows. The activities are hands-on and supervised by the keepers
The mud spa and bathing are optional. You never have to do anything you are not comfortable with
Child price applies to ages 4 to 11. Children aged 1 to 3 join free of charge. Please give the ages of all children when you book, and children must stay with a parent or guardian
Pregnant guests and guests with limited mobility, including wheelchair users, please tell us when you book. Access at the sanctuary is limited
The tour runs in light rain and cannot be moved because of the weather
Please book at least 12 hours before pickup
Times are approximate and the program may change with the weather and the elephants' needs
You will receive a refund if you tell us at least 24 hours before the tour starts. Cancellations with less than 24 hours notice are not refunded.
