Phuket Elephant Sanctuary: Ethical Wildlife Experience
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9 Ratings
Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve

Discover Phuket’s ethical elephant sanctuary. Experience a hands-off visit and Thai cooking demo. Perfect for animal lovers and foodies alike.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve - Cooking Class/Delicious Thai Lunch
    Briefing & introduction
    Preparing elephants food
    Observation Elephant in the jungle
    Natural water ponds & features
    Elephant education & observation
    Elephant Dung Recycling Center
    Vitamin balls
    Thai cooking session
What's Included
  • Elephant jungle nature observation
  • Meet & feed our elephants with a hands-off approach
  • Making vitamin balls (Half day program only)
  • Lunch
  • Water
  • Experience tour guide
  • Elephant dung recycling center (Half day program only)
  • Insurance
What's Not Included
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Hat & sunglasses
  • Your own water bottle for our water refill station
  • Transport
Additional Information

Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve is a recognized, sustainable, award-winning, and ethical elephant sanctuary in Phuket. We operate as a completely hands-off sanctuary, meaning visitors are not allowed to touch, feed, or bathe the elephants. Only the mahout (the elephant’s caretaker) and the veterinarian are permitted to handle, feed, wash, and provide…

Location
Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve
100/12 Moo, 7 Srisoonthon Rd
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(9 Ratings)
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Carrieb726
Jan 5, 2025
Wonderful educational experience close up with elephants ! - This tour was incredible ! Mike is a wonderful guide , and the entire staff clearly cares so much about the elephants . Plus lunch was delicious . Highly recommend!
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Ilari_p
Jan 4, 2025
Great experience - Great experience, with 4 beautiful elephants and knowledgeable guides. I would highly recommend the 90-minute tour.
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A1255fejessicam
Dec 29, 2024
Lovely experience - We had a 90 minute experience and loved it. It was enough time to learn so much about Asian elephants that we did not know. I recommend this for families looking to spend just part of their day.
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Q6002mkdonnat
Dec 26, 2024
Excellent experience, very ethical - I researched thoroughly to find the most ethical elephant sanctuary, and this did not disappoint... You can see the love and care they each have for these beautiful mammals. I just wish they could save more. Worth every single penny, would highly recommend
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Elonaa463
Dec 3, 2024
Highly recommended - Amazing experience. The guide was professional and polite and answered all our questions. The elephants are well looked after, and it is ethically run. No touching, bathing or riding the elephants. They have a baby elephant too which was the highlight of the day. The place is very clean and the staff is very polite. The lunch was fantastic, i recommend booking the half day option.
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Shelton_n
Nov 27, 2024
Elephant education tour! - The elephants were amazing and beautiful. Very nice site and our guide was extremely knowledgeable. Cooking class was a lot of fun and the food was wonderful.
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Janaye_w
Nov 24, 2024
Amazing Ethical Elephant Tour - What sets this tour apart is the care for the elephants. This sanctuary is 100% ethical, which means no touching, bathing or feeding the elephants. Many times in Thailand elephants are mistreated and abused in-order for tourists to do these things and this tour gave knowledge about this harmful industry. Thank you so much for the information and the amazing experience
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Joao_g
Nov 22, 2024
Incredible experience - A true sanctuary for rescued elephants Some places sell you a " ethical" experience but its false Here there is no bathing with elephants no touching and the elephants roam arround freely and do what they want with only their taker following They truly are passionate about these rescued animals Amazing experience cant recomend enough
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Michael_w
Nov 8, 2024
Elephant Are Use!!! - This tour was a great learning opportunity. My daughters and I were truly enlightened and would strongly recommend this tour.
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Lubiane
Nov 6, 2024
Incredible experience ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - One of the most incredible and beautiful experiences I’ve ever had. The reserve fully respect the elephants, you get to learn a lot about them and our lady guide was the most kind person ever! No touch, no bath, no chains.
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