Elephant Sanctuary: Hidden Forest Reserve in Phuket

Experience the Hidden Forest Elephant Reserve in Phuket. Meet and feed rescued elephants, take a scenic walk through the forest, and enjoy a vegetarian meal by the pond.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hidden Forest Elephant Reserve - On arrival enjoy complimentary refreshments before we watch an informative introduction video. We then meet and feed our elephants before going on a scenic walk through the forest observing and learning about their history, their stories, and their unique personalities. We don’t follow a set route, our elephants…
What's Included
  • Educational introduction video
  • Hotel Pick up & Drop Off
  • Vegetarian Meal
  • Transportation by air-conditioned van
  • Entrance Ticket
  • Refill Water
  • English Speaking Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Tipping
  • Bathing with elephants
  • Refill Bottle water
Additional Information

Welcome to Hidden Forest Elephant Reserve. Our breathtaking elephant sanctuary is nestled in the hills of southern Phuket and is home to four beautiful elephants who are all rescued from the tourism riding industry. They are now able to roam freely, socialise with each other, and play naturally in the ponds, streams and muddy wallows throughout our…

Location
Hidden Forest Elephant Reserve
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Davidd4055
Oct 14, 2024
Elephants happy and safe! - Wife and I went for her birthday while we were in Phuket. This place is amazing! Only 6 elephants at the moment but all were living free and safe! The elephants here are the number one priority and it shows. The staff is friendly, welcoming and professional. I can’t think of a better way to spend an afternoon. You get a real sense of what some of these beautiful animals have been thru and how much better life is now for them. You won’t be disappointed!
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Steve
Oct 10, 2024
Elephant Reserve - We had a fantastic time visiting the elephant sanctuary and got to meet and feed the elephants. Our host Russell and all the staff at the sanctuary were very knowledgeable about the elephants and explained their mission to rescue the elephants. They supplied a delicious vegetarian lunch while we observed the elephants having a swim. Highly recommend this experience if you are an animal lover.
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Samantha_b
Oct 6, 2024
Do not miss this tour - Absolutely wonderful experience. One of few ethical elephant sanctuaries in Thailand. Everything was flawless, the hotel pickup, the knowledgeable staff, the hike through the forest to watch these happy animals frolic, and the delicious lunch. The one thing they should mention is this is definitely not for people with mobility issues. It a little bit of an uphill hike on uneven terrain.
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Abubaker_s
Oct 5, 2024
Elephants spa - See the elephants socializing in the pond. The only thing I see needs to improve is the over night enclosure its too small.
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Rory
Oct 3, 2024
The best way to experience elephants in Phuket - Unbelievable. Clearly very ethical as no riding or bathing but still managed to feed the elephants. The staff were all very knowledgeable and friendly. Lunch was delicious and there was water stations around the site. Absolutely class and would recommend to anyone as it’s the highlight of our time in Phuket.
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Thescullygang
Oct 1, 2024
Tikky is the best!! Communication 5 stars - We were recommended Tikky from a friend. Tikky came to meet us on our first day in Phuket. We discussed what we wanted to do and she provided very good information and tips for the local area. We booked jet ski tour, phi phi tour, zip lining, transfer and hidden forest elephant reserve. It was done quickly and the communication was excellent. Each evening we would get a message on WhatsApp from Tikky with reminder about the following day and pick up times. She also went out of her way to send us restaurant and market recommendations. We would definitely use Tikky again! Thank you Discova for pushing and recommending Hidden Forest elephants, you are making sure that tourists have an amazing experience while not compromising the well-being of the elephants!
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Derrickawcw
Sep 24, 2024
A highly educational ethical elephant sanctuary visit (a must-go) - Booked this tour through Viator. Pickup was on time, and the transport was very comfortable (not cramped into small tight seats like my past experience with other tours!). Upon arrival, you would gather at the welcome area where tea and coffee is available. It was also the place to get a crash course on the elephant anatomy and habits. This sanctuary has six female elephants which were rescued (meaning “bought over for about 70k USD each) from performing and riding businesses. You would then be brought to two observation areas where you could feed the elephants and watch them feed on their own. See how the elephants cleverly “prepare” their pineapple grass before eating it! The last stop is the vegetarian lunch areas which overlooked the mud pool, where the elephants would frolic and play (and then cover themselves with mud after leaving the pool). When we got down to base, a lady helped to wash off all the mud from our shoes! My mum offered a tip but she declined,,,(!) We absolutely enjoyed this trip. Please come to support the sanctuary - you won’t be disappointed!
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Bernadette_f
Sep 13, 2024
AMAZING - This was honestly the best experience in my life! I love everything that this sanctuary stands for and that they put the wellbeing of their elephants above anything else! I will be recommending you to everyone I know because this was just beyond amazing! Thank you for everything you do for the elephants
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Nicwoodley1
Sep 12, 2024
Ethical experience - Beautiful experience seeing the elephants up close and happy . The park is new and very well organised with water stations on the journey.
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Andrea
Sep 6, 2024
The best of Phuket certainly ♥️🐘 - Amazing, the best of my trip Thanks for taking such good care of the elephants ♥️ Very humanized deal, super friendly elephants and food, delicious 🫶🏻✨
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From $99
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).