Make a half-day 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. Walk with the elephants through green forest area, make a spa treatment, bath them in the big pool and pepare healthy herb balls.
Highlights
Get an introduction in advanced ECO tourism
Scrub the elephant's skin with mud clay
Swim with these giants in the big pond and enjoy a rain shower
Prepare fruit, vegetables & healthy herb balls
Feed the elephants and enjoy seasonal fruits
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 learn how to make rice the local way, and prepare fruits, vegetables and healthy herbal balls for the elephants. 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 take a bath with them in the large pond which is a welcome cool-down. Create one-of-a-kind photo keepsakes with these extraordinary animals.
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 all off, enjoy some fresh fruit. Leave inspired and informed, having supported the elephants with maximum freedom to naturally roam, forage, bathe and socialize at the Phuket Elephant Care Sanctuary.
Itinerary
07:00 - 07:30: Pickup by minivan from your hotel in Phuket
07:30 - 07:45: Check-in at Phuket Elephant Care in Naithon and enjoy coffee and tea including bread and some snacks
07:45 - 08:00: Get an introduction in advanced ECO tourism from our nature-loving tour guides
08:00 - 09:00: Learn how to make rice the local way, and prepare fruits, vegetables and healthy herbal balls for the elephants
09:00 - 09:30: Feed the elephants with seasonal fruits
09:30 - 09:40: Scrub their skin with mud clay and join them in a mud pool
09:40 - 09:50: Swim with these giants in the elephant pool
09:50 - 10:00: Rinse off the mud with a rain shower
10:00 - 10:30: Enjoy an authentic Thai style lunch with home-made Thai snacks
10:30 - 10:40: Paint your own small magnetic elephant which you can take home as souvenir
10:40 - 10:45: Reward yourself with a healthy and delicious fruit snack
10:45 - 11:00: 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 200 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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Infants (0-3)
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Price breakdown
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To guarantee a booking, book no later than 12 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
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