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Elephant Sanctuary Half Day Tour with Optional Transfers

Visitors preparing food for elephants at Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, Phuket.
Woman applying mud to an elephant at Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, Phuket, Thailand.
Guide discussing elephants at Phuket Elephant Care with visitors.
Couple enjoying a car transfer, seated in the backseat.

Duration

2 hr 30 min - 3 hr

Free cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience

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Guided tour

Transfers included

Hotel pickup

Meals included

Indulge in a sumptuous meal as a part of your experience
    • Experience hands-on interaction with rescued elephants, feed them, take a walk with them, join them in a mud bath, swim, and shower by the private beach on a half-day experience.

    • You can also opt for round-trip transfers and choose between *Naithon—*with herbal snack-making, lakeside swim, elephant feeding, bathing, and Thai buffet—or Kathu, offering food prep, mud spa, shower, Pad Thai demo, and lunch. Both include snacks, drinks, and an English-speaking guide.

    • Unlike typical sanctuary visits, this program blends ethical wildlife care with Thai culture through a fun cooking class and souvenir-making.

    • Perfect for travelers seeking an immersive, small-group half-day tour that fits comfortably into any Phuket itinerary.

  • Available packages:

    By the Beach: Feeding, Bathing, Jungle Walk, and Rain Shower

    • Duration: 2 hours

    • Entry to Lily Elephant Camp, by the beach

    • Feed, interact, and observe elephants

    • Outdoor rain shower with elephants

    • Jungle walk with the elephants

    • Prepare herbal balls for the elephants

    • Bathing the elephants at a private beach

    • Free drinking water, coffee, snacks, free wifi

    • Lunch

    • English-speaking guide

    Prepare Food for Elephant, Feeding, Mud Spa, and Lunch

    • Duration: 3 hours

    • Entry to Phuket Elephant Care

    • Mud spa with elephants

    • Swim with elephants in a pond

    • Feed, interact, and observe elephants

    • Outdoor rain shower with elephants

    • Prepare fruits, vegetables, and herbal balls for the elephants

    • Feed elephants seasonal fruits

    • Round-trip hotel transfers from Phuket

    • Drinking water, soft drinks, coffee, tea, and seasonal fruits

    • Thai-style buffet lunch

    • Towel & insurance

    • English-speaking guide

    Elephant Feeding, Mud Spa, Thai Cooking Class & Lunch

    • Duration: 3 hours

    • Entry to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary

    • Mud spa, feeding & bathing with elephants

    • Feed, interact, and observe elephants

    • Prepare herbal balls for the elephants

    • Round-trip hotel transfers from Phuket

    • Drinking water, soft drinks, coffee, tea, and seasonal fruits

    • Thai dish for lunch with seasonal fruits

    • Pad-Thai cooking class

    • Towel & insurance

    • English-speaking guide

  • You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

  • What to bring

    • Footwear: Sneakers best; sandals okay, but beware of rocky terrain.

    • Clothing: Wear light, comfy clothes. Avoid long dresses during the rainy season.

    • What to pack: Sunscreen, bug spray, hat, water bottle, sunglasses

    Accessibility

    • Experiences are not wheelchair and stroller accessible.

    Additional information

    • You can take photos with the elephants, but just give your mahout (elephant handler) a heads-up first. They’ll guide you safely and let you know where and when it’s okay to snap pictures!

    • Please note: This is an ethical, no-riding elephant sanctuary where all elephants are lovingly cared for by a team of experts, ensuring regular health checks, nutritious diets, and freedom to roam in a safe, natural environment.

    • Hotel pick-up and drop-off within Phuket (excluding airport, Rassada Pier, and Royal Phuket Marina) is available for Elephant Feeding, Mud Spa, Thai Cooking Class & Lunch package.

    • Hotel pick-up and drop-off from the entire Phuket island is available for Prepare Food for Elephant, Feeding, Mud Spa, and Lunch package.

    • Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.

    • Please display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID during the pick-up.

    Hotel transfers

    • This ticket includes hotel pickups and drop-offs.

    • In the next step of booking, please specify your hotel name and address.

    • Please check your final voucher for the pick-up regions and specific instructions.

    • On the day of your tour, please report at your hotel lobby 15 min prior to your scheduled departure.

    • If your hotel does not have a lobby, please wait at the entrance of the hotel.

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