Itinerary
11.30 am. Start your day with a pickup from your accommodation in a luxury, air-conditioned van. From there, take a scenic drive through beautiful scenery to the sanctuary located in the jungle. Meet your guide and learn a little more about the elephants before gathering up some bananas and cane sugar.
1.30pm. Follow your guide through the forest and watch the elephants resting up in the hills, and discover the free-roaming elephants in a safe, sustainable and ethical environment. Your guide will tell you about each elephant's individual stories.
Walk with the elephants down from the hill. You will learn about their lifestyle and behaviors.
3 pm.Watching the wildlife animals play in the mud and bathe in the ponds by themselves and you will learn from our experienced tour guide with our elephants.
Finally, enjoy a delicious set menu lunch and a dish from the Thai Cooking Class together with seasonal fresh fruits before heading back to your hotel.
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Traveler pickup is offered
Hotel pickup will be start from 7.30AM ( Activities start 9AM) and 11.30AM ( Activities start 1PM)
Once booked, Tour operator will be email to you for the exactly pickup time.
4 hours 30 minutes(approx.)
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Not wheelchair accessible
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : veronica_e
Dahng was an excellent guide. You could tell he really cared about the elephants. He coached us through how to interact so that we were gentle with them and didn’t make them paranoid or afraid of us. They also kept us well hydrated and fed a good lunch. I definitely recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : Brent_P
Truly amazing experience. The guide Mr Yu was very knowledgeable, friendly, and engaging. You can tell they take great care of the elephants and dedicate a lot to protecting them. This is not a place to ride them. We did feed and walk with them, and event got a chance to bathe them. They were so sweet and friendly. Our tour also included a Thai cooking class and lunch, which was very delicious and fun! A great addition to the entire experience.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : Alejandro_A
What can we say! An absolutely amazing trip! Mr. Dang and his whole crew were incredibly friendly, and the whole experience was nothing short of spectacular!
Starting with the hotel pick-up/drop-off. We were staying at Patong Beach, so it was about 40-50 minutes one way. No extra charge! Then when we got there we met Dang and his crew. He is so passionate about his sanctuary, it was amazing! We got to cut up bamboo, feed the elephants, then take a short hike with them, and give them a bath at the lake! An incredible experience. These are just magnificent animals and the trip was well worth the money. Lunch was so delicious, but even without lunch the price was more than worth it. Highly recommend them! The experience also included TONS of pictures taken with their DSLR camera!
Would definitely do it again if we have the chance.
PS, since there are quite a few sanctuaries, we had a hard time figuring out which one this was. It is called “the lake Phuket elephant home” if you want to look them up!
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Posted On : 2024-05-10
Posted By : Patricia U
This sanctuary was one of the top things we experienced in Phuket! Our guide grew up on an elephant farm and was extremely knowledgeable and you could tell he was passionate about what he does. Seeing the elephants up close and being able to touch them, feed them, and bathe them was a new and unforgettable experience. You could really tell the personality difference between the elephants and they were so sweet!! We had a smaller group, which also made the experience more personal and worth while!
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Posted On : 2024-05-10
Posted By : goldeye500
Amazing experience! The whole thing was a great time and the lunch they served you was massive and very good. The small cooking class was also a lot of fun. Our tour guide was Yu and photographer was Prae and they both did a great job. The whole experience and staff were amazing.
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Posted On : 2024-05-06
Posted By : Pat_Y
Excellent activities and executed well. Love to feed elephants and wash them and learn everything about them. The cooking class is also fun and the papaya salads turns out delicious. Great tour
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Posted On : 2024-05-04
Posted By : Kimberly_L
One of the best parts of my Thailand trip. Did the tour solo and had such a wonderful time. The lunch was great and it was so much fun making the Thai salad. The elephants were so relaxed and happy and it was wonderful seeing them in their environment.
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Posted On : 2024-05-03
Posted By : Amy C
Really enjoyed the day! You get up close and personal with the elephants and get to learn their stories. The little cooking class was a great addition and the buffet lunch was delicious! Thank you to the team for a nice day!
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Posted On : 2024-04-24
Posted By : Demeitria_J
The staff and elephants were courteous and polite. This experience was one for the books, another check off on hubby’s and I bucket list. Mayya, the instructor, was so knowledgeable, helpful, respectful, and friendly. She made sure everyone was taken care of on our afternoon tour 04-24-2025. I definitely recommend this excursion on your itinerary. She gave us a lot of history and background on the elephants. We had different activities, including making homemade papaya salad. The additional food that was prepared by the chef was spectacular. The bathrooms were clean and had accommodating washrooms after the elephant bath. I write this place a 20 out of 10. I would definitely come back again. If you ever visit, make sure to leave a donation for the elephants and tip the staff in the tip box because it is well worth it.
Mrs.Jones😘
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Posted On : 2024-04-24
Posted By : Eva_G
Really nice to have this incredible experience as a small group. We got to have so much time with the elephants, feeding, walking and hanging out with and the highlight being in the water and washing the elephants. Our tour guide was amazing the knowledge and passion he has for the elephants was great to see. Lunch was one of the best meals I’ve had in Thailand.
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Posted On : 2024-04-20
