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Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Experience in Phuket

Name: Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Experience in Phuket
Start: 2025-01-18T14:00:00
End: 2025-01-18T15:30:00
Location: Phuket

Tourists enjoying close interaction with elephants at the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Experience in Phuket, Thailand

Tourists interacting with elephants at Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, Phuket.

Tourists interact with elephants during feeding and bathing at Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, Phuket.

Explore Phuket's Elephant Jungle Sanctuary! Choose from half-day tours to feeding sessions. Bathe with elephants, and savor Thai delights across 3 branches.

Highlights

Discover Phuket's renowned Elephant Jungle Sanctuary – a haven of conservation where you can interact intimately with rescued elephants.
Tailor your visit! From half-day immersive tours to brief feed-only sessions, there's a package to suit every wildlife enthusiast's needs. Plus you can opt for hotel transfers too.
Choose to bathe with these majestic beings or enjoy a simple yet heartwarming feeding experience.
With the half-day tour, indulge in an all-round authentic experience, crafting their meals, playing, and indulging in a therapeutic mud spa, with a delicious Thai feast.
3 branches, 3 experiences: Whether it's Kathu's mud baths, Thalang's feeding sessions, or Bang Tao's comprehensive tour, you're in for a treat!

Inclusions

Admission to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary
Package inclusions (differs based on option selected):
Mud spa
Elephant feeding
Showering experience
English-speaking guide
Traditional Thai buffet
Insurance
Reusable eco bag
Complimentary drink
Round-trip hotel transfers

Itinerary

cancellation policy

You can cancel these tickets up to 48 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

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Marie

5/5

Jan, 2025

Oh my goodness! Where do I begin...? The driver was on time for pick up. The Sanctuary was amazing! We were engrossed from start to finish.. The whole experience was out of this world; so much care and love was shown for the Elephants... All the staff were clear speakers and joined in activities. We had a great laugh.. Then the Pad Thai meal was made and buffet enjoyed... Thank you so much to the Sanctuary members....it was a fantastic time..even for us oldies at 64/65 year old...

Alise

5/5

Dec, 2024

Amazing! Tour guide explains everything before meeting with elephants. You get 3 feeding bags (it is a lot) and during whole time there you can ask different questions. Everyone who works there is friendly and you can see that they care about elephants. You do a good job by feeding them as they need to eat a lot.

Effrosyni

5/5

Nov, 2024

Amazing experience and very respectful for the elephants! We really enjoyed the feeding program, such beautiful creatures ❤️

Karen

5/5

Nov, 2024

Amazing experience loved the whole morning, A must do when in Phuket The animals are clearly well cared for and happy Staff brilliant and very informative Also the food at the end was top notch They also take photos for free upload to their page on Facebook, then free for you to download

Sharon

5/5

Oct, 2024

I loved the feeding the elephants and showering them. If you have any more photos of us I would love them thanks, Sharon

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Your Experience

Plan the Perfect Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Visit

The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary is an ethical and sustainable eco-tourism project that was founded in July 2014 as a joint initiative between members of the Karen hill tribes of Northern Thailand and Chiang Mai locals who were concerned about the welfare of elephants in Thailand.

Half-day visit: Explore the sanctuary's history. Wear traditional Karen tribe clothes, help prepare elephant meals, and interact closely with them. Experience a mud spa and shower with the elephants, and finish with a Thai buffet.

Feed & bath package: Want a brief interaction? Learn about the elephants, feed them, and join their bath time, observing their interactions and relationships.

Feed me package: Limited time or budget? Choose the Feed Me option. Get sanctuary access, feed the elephants, and receive a free drink. Experience their gentle demeanor up close.

Choose Your Branch & Conveyance

The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary has 3 branches in Phuket. Kathu for feed & shower, a half-day visit, or a feeding experience; Thalang for an exclusive feeding experience; and Bang Tao for a half-day visit, or feeding experience. You also have the choice to pick between a convenient hotel transfer or the flexibility of driving yourself.

Itinerary

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Know Before You Go

Important Information

Facilities: Wheelchair Accessibility.
Bring along a copy of your Passport photo page (or Passport number), sunglasses, hat, sunscreen, bathing suit, towel, and a change of clothes.

My tickets

Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.
Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point.
This experience offers hotel transfers, in case the participants do not wish to opt for hotel transfers they can reach the meeting point mentioned below.

Hotel Transfers (Only for "Feed & Shower" and "Half-Day Tour")

This ticket includes hotel pickups and drop-offs from hotels in Bang Tao, Cape Panwa, Cape Tukkae, Chalong, Laem Hin, Kamala, Karon, Kata, Mai Khao, Nai Harn Beach, Nai Thon Beach, Nai Yang, Patong, Phuket Old Town, Promthep Cape, Rawai and Surin Beach.
In the next step of booking, please specify the name and address of your hotel.
On the day of your tour, please report at your hotel lobby 10-15 min prior to your scheduled departure.
If your hotel does not have a lobby, please wait at the entrance of the hotel.

Meeting Point (If not opted for Hotel transfers)

Kathu Branch

Experiences available: Feed & Shower, Half-Day Tour, Feeding Experience.
Redeem your voucher at Elephant Jungle Cafe.
Address: Village No. 6 2/12 Kathu, Kathu District, Phuket 83120, Thailand.

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Thalang Branch

Experiences available: Feeding Experience.
Redeem your voucher at Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Phuket (Thalang Branch).
Address: 233, 18, Thep Krasatti, Thalang District, Phuket 83110, Thailand.

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Bang Tao Branch

Experiences available: Half-Day Tour, Feeding Experience.
Redeem your voucher at Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Phuket (Bang Tao Branch).
Address: 391/4 Bang Tao Soi 1, Choeng Thale, Thalang District, Phuket 83110, Thailand.

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