Phuket Elephant Sanctuary is the first and only ethical elephant sanctuary in Phuket where elephants roam around, bathe and sozialize freely across 30 acres of lush, tropical land bordering the Khao Phra Thaeo National Park in North East Phuket. We buy all rescued elephants to ensure that Phuket Elephant Sanctuary is their final home, and we offer professional veterinary care for old and injured elephants. By visiting us, you are supporting a sustainable, ethical and compassionate approach to elephant tourism where elephants have the freedom to live naturally. National Geographic, Lonely Planet and The Guardian have all endorsed our ethical approach.
Posted By : yvonne_f
This is by far the best elephant sanctuary. Its all about the elephants being able to retire in peace. You will never believe what they go through and this is all about looking after them rather than abusing them. Please be mindful that even going in to bathe them should not happen, which doesnt happen here
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 12:12:33 
Posted By : nadiavN88ZN
Great experience, perfect organization, not to be missed if you are in the area.
Perfect family activity!
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Posted On : 2024-04-29 05:56:48 
Posted By : sheilacY3330YP
These fuys do an amazing job rescuing these elephants from touristic entertainment. Everything they do is put the elephants first.
Go, book a tour, help out.
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Posted On : 2024-04-23 10:01:51
Posted By : Miriam_M
This was an incredible experience!!!
Manny was great, very friendly, funny and helpful with understanding the local area on our trip to the sanctuary.
The staff at the sanctuary were so kind and welcoming. They all showed so much love to the elephants!! You can see how passionate they are and how much they care for the elephants well being.
The sanctuary is exactly that! It’s beautiful!! A great home for these majestic animals to live calm and peaceful lives.
I enjoyed every moment and I will most definitely come back again!
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Posted On : 2024-04-20 02:10:56
Posted By : meganeT6177DF
Absolutely incredible once in a lifetime experience!! You HAVE to do it if you’re in Phuket! It was amazing to see exactly where your money goes, but sad to hear all the stories! Thank you for rescuing and giving these gorgeous animals another fun and free life! Food is incredible and so much choice and variety- including going through each dish with me due to lactose intolerance 🥹 thank you all involved, especially our tour guide Tomas, who was very informative and a great laugh!
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Posted On : 2024-04-15 12:50:49
Posted By : bensA5212HI
Amazing experience. I feel ashamed that 15 years ago, for my first trip in Thailand I felt for a tourist trap where they make you ride elephants in a camp. Today, I feel better experiencing a connection with elephants in a more educated and responsible manner.
What I I have more interigation about is that tourist are visiting the sanctuary everyday of the year, I am not sure how this impact the peacefulness of the elephants. BUT, overall, I felt like this experience was respecting and helping the old elephants. Bonus : the food was excellent and the staff really friendly.
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Posted On : 2024-04-08 05:30:20
Posted By : H123SYlaurent
Such an amazing experience! We were greeted with drinks and snacks and a short presentation on the history of the sanctuary. The tour guide was so friendly and introduced the group to all of the elephants, giving us time to watch each of them and take pictures if we wanted. We were able to feed them at the end of the walking tour and were then given a cold towel and a hot meal. Really recommend this tour to everyone who would like to see elephants happy in a natural environment!
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Posted On : 2024-04-08 05:11:50
Posted By : Cisemio
Amazing place with amazing environment and staff! Here is the real elephant sanctuary. All rules are depending on respect to elephant natural habitat. So happy to be here and highly recommended!
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Posted On : 2024-04-08 01:17:52
Posted By : fozzyp
I have always known of the abuse of elephants. Finding out there is a place that rescues them and lets them enjoy life is so heart warming. My favorite thing was watching them eat watermelon.
Even if you don’t manage to get here please consider donating.
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Posted On : 2024-04-05 09:59:21
Posted By : September_K
This place is really special. They save elephants and treat them with the respect they deserve. Highly recommend and don’t go to the shows or where they ride them, that’s a terrible cause to support instead go here. The start was great too.
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Posted On : 2024-04-04 05:55:59
