Make a short morning or afternoon visit to the Phuket Elephant Care sanctuary where these gentle giants are allowed to live their final years roaming freely in a lush, tropical area with a big natural lake without being forced to work. Feed the elephants by hand with fresh seasonal fruits before scrubbing their skin and rinsing off the mud with a rain shower.
Highlights
Get an introduction in advanced ECO tourism
Indulge elephants with nature's bounty
Scrub the elephant's skin with mud clay
Rinse off the mud with a rain shower
Paint your own small magnetic elephant
Details
Explore our Phuket Elephant Care sanctuary situated in Naithon in a green forest area with a big natural lake on the island of Phuket. We offer a convenient pickup service directly from your hotel by comfortable minivan pick with safety and a smile.
The friendly staff of Phuket Elephant Care will welcome you with coffee and tea including bread and some snacks, and you will get an introduction in advanced ECO tourism to prepare for your encounter.
Then it is time to feed the elephants by hand with fresh seasonal fruits. While they enjoy their food, learn from the guides about the background of each elephant.
Next, prepare the elephants with a spa treatment. Discover the healing benefits of special spa mud that help to heal elephant wounds from many kinds of scratches, and skin damage. Finally you can rinse off the mud from the elephant's skin with a rain shower.
The last activity is to paint your own small magnetic elephant which you can take back home together with a keychain as souvenir. And to top it al
Itinerary
09:00 - 09:30: Pickup by minivan from your hotel in Phuket
09:30 - 09:45: Check-in at Phuket Elephant Care sanctuary in Naithon and enjoy coffee and tea including bread and some snacks
09:45 - 10:00: Get an introduction in advanced ECO tourism from our nature-loving tour guides
10:00 - 10:40: Feed the elephants with fresh seasonal fruits
10:40 - 11:30: Apply a mud spa to the elephant's skin
11:30 - 11:45: Rinse off the mud with a rain shower
11:45 - 11:50: Paint your own small magnetic elephant which you can take home as souvenir
11:50 - 12:00: Reward yourself with a healthy and delicious fruit snack
12:00 - 12:30: Return back to your hotel
Inclusions
Hotel round-trip transfer from the entire Phuket island
Bathing suit/swimwear, sunscreen, sun hat, sunglasses, flip flops/slippers and a camera
Important to know
Luggage exceeding 20 inches in size will incur an additional fee of 250 THB per bag.
To ensure smooth arrangements, kindly inform us in advance if you have oversized luggage and wish to change the hotel.
If you become ill or have an accident and cannot participate in the trip, we offer a free date change. Please provide a medical certificate from a Thai doctor or clinic to confirm your condition.
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Foreigners
Adults (11+)
Children (4-10)
Infants (0-3)
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Adults (11+)
Children (4-10)
Infants (0-3)
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Price breakdown
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To guarantee a booking, book no later than 14 hours before the scheduled departure time.
During high season (November - April) and on National Thai Holidays, we advise that
you book your trip as early as possible as seats sell out fast.
Due to bad weather conditions the program may be postponed or cancelled with a full
refund.
You can cancel your booking up to 24 hours prior to your scheduled departure date and receive a refund in the amount of the booking
costs minus payment fees. Read our Terms & Conditions.
