Phuket Elephant Nursery: Forest Home for Rescued Elephants

Experience the beauty of Phuket Elephant Sanctuary on a small group tour. Learn about elephant care, stroll through the forest with the elephants, and enjoy a Thai cooking class and lunch.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hill Tribe Elephant Village - Begin a half-day adventure with a convenient hotel pickup followed by a picturesque drive to the sanctuary. Upon arrival, receive a warm welcome and a safety briefing. A knowledgeable guide will then lead you through forest trails to observe rescued elephants as they roam, forage, and interact. Discover their…
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Cooking Class
  • Tea and coffee
Additional Information

Join us for an enriching half-day experience at Phuket’s ethical elephant sanctuary. After being picked up from your hotel, you will be warmly greeted by our guides and introduced to the rescued elephants who now roam freely in their forest habitat. Stroll along natural paths to watch them foraging, playing, and socializing, while learning about their…

Location
Hill Tribe Elephant Village
Thanon Hasippi
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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I8870ptrafaelc
Apr 12, 2026
Best elephant tour! - This was the best tour we have done in Phuket, our tour guide was amazing and very friendly she taught us alot about the elephants how to interact with them. Making the elephant food was great fun as well and the elephants were very happy interacting and playing with us. Highly recommended, specially in the morning!
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Maryellen_m
Mar 24, 2026
Do the full tour - This tour was amazing! We were able to get up close and feed the elephants. Our guide May was fantastic. Several in our group did the first hour and left. This is a great option if you are short on time. We opted for the trek and lunch. It was my husband, me the guide and our own personal elephant. We walked and learned more about the elephants and were able to spend quality time. Then we were put on motor bikes which was not counted on but very fun and taken to a little local place for a very delicious lunch. Do the combo but book early in the morning. It gets hot!
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Nick_a
Mar 5, 2026
Amazing and insightful visit. - An amazing morning learning all about the sanctuary and the fantastic work they do protecting and caring for the elephants. The Guide was insightful and went out of his way to talk through the work they do and how they care for the animals. It was great to be able to prepare their food and experience them close up. Absolutely worth the visit as it was a very special experience.
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Kimberley_j
Feb 24, 2026
Elephants First - We throughly enjoyed this experience. Great way to see elephants in their habitat. Chichi was an excellent tour guide and as expected very knowledgable about the elephants. He was also very accommodating to our friend who could not climb up the hill. Highly recommend this if you prefer to go where the elephant comes first.
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Leon_d
Feb 5, 2026
Fantastic sanctuary - We were picked up from our hotel on time by a very friendly driver who carried us to the elephant sanctuary.Upon arrival we were greeted by a lovely young lady who was very happy and cheerful. Meeting the elephants was fantastic and you could see the relationship between them and the keepers was solid.We got to feed and walk with them in the 100 acre site they live in.I would highly recommend this particular sanctuary to anybody wanting to do 1 and I’ll definately be back.
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Alexander_s
Feb 3, 2026
Very memorable... - Very memorable interactive experience with beautiful friendly elephants. Highlight of our trip. Elephants so well taken care of and treated so well. Our guide was so friendly and passionate about caring for the elephants.
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Lingye_s
Mar 5, 2026
The sanctuary place is... - The sanctuary place is not the one we thought about, it’s quite new, just 11 months, made for tourists around patong area. Though elephants are lovely to see. They are used to tourists around.
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Kaylizzy
Feb 17, 2026
Excellent experience. - Visited the sanctuary with my wife and thoroughly enjoyed the experience with the two adult female and 9 yr male elephants. We were able to feed them and get up very close. Organisation was very good but one word of caution. If you have health issues or trouble walking be aware there is a VERY steep hill to climb to access the elephants.
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Keith_h
Feb 1, 2026
Phuket Feb26 - Sanctuary is looked in a mountainous area, hiking up a steep slope to see and interact with elephants
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Rj1959
Feb 6, 2026
Friendly elephants but… - Have about 5 elephants (age 9-27) in the sanctuary- early morning tour was like a private tour with a guide as I was the only one in the tour. Entailed walking on steep badly defined trails to meet the elephants, and despite being reasonably fit was a challenge. Since it was like a tour for one person the activities were over quickly and it led to very long wait times to be sent back to the hotel (or at your own expense by taxi). Moreover, a larger group had motorized transport right up to where the elephants were to be met avoiding the walking on the trails. Do not recommend unless the above problems are sorted out
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From $101
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).