Phuket Elephant Sanctuary: Ethical Wildlife Experience
5.0
77 Ratings
Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve

Discover Phuket’s ethical elephant sanctuary. Experience a hands-off visit and Thai cooking demo. Perfect for animal lovers and foodies alike.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve - Cooking Class/Delicious Thai Lunch
    Introduction and briefing
    Preparing food for elephants
    Observing elephants in their natural jungle habitat
    Exploring natural water ponds and features
    Learning about elephants and observing them
    Visiting the Elephant Dung Recycling Center
    Creating vitamin balls
    Participating in a Thai cooking session
What's Included
  • Elephant jungle nature observation
  • Meet & feed elephants with a hands-off approach
  • Making vitamin balls (Half day program only)
  • Lunch
  • Water
  • Experience tour guide
  • Elephant dung recycling center (Half day program only)
  • Insurance
What's Not Included
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Hat & sunglasses
  • Your own water bottle for our water refill station
  • Transport
Additional Information

Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve is a recognized, sustainable, award-winning, and ethical elephant sanctuary in Phuket. We operate as a completely hands-off sanctuary, meaning visitors are not allowed to touch, feed, or bathe the elephants. Only the mahout (the elephant’s caretaker) and the veterinarian are permitted to handle, feed, wash, and provide…

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Location
Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve
100/12 Moo, 7 Srisoonthon Rd
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(77 Ratings)
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Explore60584710421
Apr 17, 2026
Please visit this sanctuary if you can! - Visited this wonderful ethical sanctuary and learned about the history of these elephants. Many of them were rescued and others were given to the sanctuary because their owners can no longer care for them. Porsche was a wonderful guide and very knowledgeable about the elephants there. She was also helpful in helping everyone get pictures.
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Kirstenjulia_o
Apr 10, 2026
Nice place - Fat experience, where you have respect for the animal and its nature. Do you not touch or handfed, but make food for a platform so that the elephants can decide what they want to participate in. Clear recommendation if animal welfare is high
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Power_ranger70
Apr 9, 2026
We fell in love with the elephant queens ❤️ - 90 minute tour at 9am was perfect for our family group. We learnt so much about the history and treatment of elephants in Thailand and were impressed by the level of individual care given to each elephant based on their specific needs. Lovely to see the elephants being treated as the queens they are and free to roam the large forested property. Very good value for money, 100% recommend!
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590lisbethj
Apr 6, 2026
A great experience - It was so lovely to see the elephants being kept in a natural environment. The guides clearly cared deeply about the welfare of these beautiful animals and were able to explain about the characteristics of each of them. We were able to prepare fresh food for the elephants which the children really enjoyed and then put the fruits into troughs for the elephants to eat. It was a great experience.
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Elizabeth_v
Mar 29, 2026
Beautiful experience! - Such a great experience! Our guide was very kind and knowledgeable and you can tell they really love their elephants!
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Lanjericha_f
Mar 25, 2026
This experience was very... - This experience was very enjoyable. Our guide was very knowledgeable and personable. We were able to experience the elephants as they roamed the property freely. It was clear they were happy and well cared for. You should definitely book!
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Wendy_s
Mar 17, 2026
Elephant Sanctuary - Make sure you’ve got sun cream water and comfortable shoes - water can be bought and lunch is provided - beautiful sanctuary where the elephants roam free and are well cared for - prepared food for them and even fed the elephants - highly recommend this trip
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Mary
Mar 15, 2026
Great 1 & 1/2 hr program - We learned a lot from our very knowledgeable guide. Felt safe getting very close to the elephants while also respecting their space. We got to cut food and watch them eat which was really cool. Loved that it was ethical!
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Kristin
Mar 15, 2026
5 star! Wonderful, ethical and informative elephant sanctuary! - Wow! Someone recommended this elephant sanctuary over the many elephant places in Phuket because of its ethical treatment and rehabilitation of poorly treated elephants. So impressive! They do amazing work to help these beautiful creatures. It’s no touch but get up close to the elephants which is better for both the elephants and humans. Please visit and support! You won’t be disappointed!
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Eyad_a
Apr 8, 2026
You DONT get to touch the... - You DONT get to touch the elephants. No riding elephants. It's more of a family educational experience, not necessarily fun for groups of friends . ( I booked thinking I would get to ride but it was genuinely my mistake I guess) . Other than that it's informative and involving.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).