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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Clinton_l
Nov 16, 2025
Great 1/2 day trip - This is a great way to see local elephants without feeling guilty. You can see the love and care they have for these orphaned elephants. The guide was fun, knowledgeable and patient. 15min taxi from Patong Beach.
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Ariadna_r
Nov 15, 2025
Amazing tour - Me and my husband had an amazing time ! The staff is very friendly! We were able to feed the elephants, touch them and take all the pictures we wanted! They have different packages, the one one we picked included a meal, which it was delicious, they give you different options to pick from. 100% recommended
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Debbieshomesyahoocom
Nov 14, 2025
Met 5 elephants - The small group option was perfect. Was a 3 to 4 hour event. Great location in patong area where the elephants live in peace on a mountaintop.
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Travis_k
Nov 3, 2025
The best! Incredible experience! - An incredible one of a kind experience. This company is ethical and treats the rescued elephants so well. It is clear they have a special bond. Everyone who worked there was so kind. We had so many amazing up close experiences, from feeding to bathing the elephants. Also the workers there take incredible pictures and videos. Like professional photographers. This company is ethical as well. I lost my expensive sunglasses and they returned them to the hotel. This experience was the highlight of our trip
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Folasade_o
Nov 2, 2025
Great - Excellent tour and guide was great too. The experience was worth it . Money well spent and will recommend
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Kathleen_s
Oct 26, 2025
Really enjoyable... - Really enjoyable experience. It was so beautiful to see the rescued elephants able to roam freely. You can see they are very well cared. The crew was very lovely and made sure we were very well taken care of throughout the day. The lunch was so delicious too! Would definitely recommend!
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Tracy_g
Oct 26, 2025
What a great experience! - We had such a knowledgeable guide and was able to spend a lot one on one time with each of the elephants, feeding and washing them. There is some climbing of hills and it can be slick on those hills. You will get dirty so dress accordingly. It’s an experience we won’t forget!
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Amy_m
Oct 23, 2025
An absolute MUST tour!! - This experience was our FAVORITE in Thailand. Thod was the best tour guide, we learned so much about elephants in general and have a whole new respect for them and their keepers. I keep watching the videos from this day and get tears. It was so special beginning to end. AND lunch was AMAZING!!
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Greg
Nov 13, 2025
Beautiful experience interacting with Asian elephants. - It was a great experience seeing Asian elephants in a sanctuary for the first time. The guides and the handlers clearly know what they are doing as the animals have an incredible affinity for them. This is a four hour excursion but it could easily be done in two, as there are only 5 elephants and you get to interact with them all in a space of an hour.
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Lynnette_g
Nov 16, 2025
Trip did not happen - Taxi didn’t pick us up and we didn’t get to see elephants. Made contact with company to tell them and ask taxi to call or message me they had no details for driver said it was an air conditioned car and they don’t have those sort of details. So had to get own taxi but company could not give address of where we had to go. So we did not get there.
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From $93
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).