From Bangkok: Pattaya Ethical Elephant Sanctuary Day Trip

4 hours 30 minutes Cancellable until 1 day beforePickup availableInstant confirmationGuided Operated by MY Holiday Centre 4.9 from 109 reviews

Why we love it?

This tour offers a unique opportunity to spend a day at an ethical elephant sanctuary in Pattaya, just a short drive from Bangkok. Ideal for animal lovers and families, participants will engage with gentle giants by feeding, bathing, and walking alongside them in a safe and sustainable environment. Highlights include a fun mud spa experience with the elephants and a refreshing swim in the river, allowing for memorable interactions and plenty of photo opportunities. Guests will also enjoy a traditional Thai lunch featuring freshly cooked Pad Thai and seasonal fruits, ensuring a fulfilling day that combines adventure with compassion for these magnificent creatures.

Inclusions

  • Transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle from Bangkok City
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Traditional Thai lunch and fresh fruits
  • Drinking water
  • Food for feeding the elephants
  • 1 Save the World canvas bag
  • Photography Service

Exclusions

  • Personal expenses
  • Hotel transfers outside designated locations
  • Gratuities

Itinerary

Itinerary

A half-day package to the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary offers visitors an enjoyable opportunity to spend quality time with elephants in their natural home, as well as gain an insight into their history and behavior, and create cherished lifelong memories of their time spent with these amazing animals.

On the morning of your visit, you will be picked up from your place of accommodation and will drive for approximately 20 Min from Samui International airport.  through scenic agricultural areas before arriving at the Sanctuary. There, you will meet your English-speaking guide and learn a little about the elephants, before changing into traditional Karen clothing.

After being allocated bananas and sugar cane to feed to the elephants, you will walk with your guide through the Sanctuary, where you will find free-roaming elephants and hear their individual stories. You can touch, feed, photograph, and interact with the elephants at your leisure while you learn about their lifestyle and behaviors. After you have met all the elephants, you will enjoy watching them enjoy their mud spa. The elephants apply mud on the skin for healthy sunscreen and mo mud treatment to their skin. Next, you will walk with the elephants, shower them and join them in the water for a refreshing. Brush the elephants while they wade through and play in the water.

Once the elephants are clean, you can take some final photos with them, and then it will be time to part ways with your new friend and change into some dry clothes. Finally, eat some snacks and seasonal fresh fruit, before enjoying once again the impressive rural scenery as you drive back to the hotel

*Due to the Covid-19 situation, Activity Mud spa with the elephants will be changed to Observe elephants playing in the mud and Shower with the elephant will allow the customer to join with rain shower or hose pipe only from the 1st of July until further notice.

Please Note

  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Please present mobile or printed ticket to the driver.
  • Hotel pickup will be start from 7.30AM ( Activities start 9AM) and 1PM ( Activities start 12PM) Once booked, Tour operator will be email to you for the exactly pickup time.
  • Cruise Terminal passengers : Please booked the tour with private transfer option.

Know Before You Go

  • Public transportation nearby

Cancellation Policy

Fully refundable until 1 day before start