Krabi Elephant Green Sanctuary

This place is very accommodating and the staff are incredibly kind. We did the elephant bathing and feeding activity for 2,400 baht, and one staff member assisted us the entire time with the elephant, which made the experience even better. Just a heads-up: they accept cash only, so make sure to bring cash. Also, tipping the staff isn’t required, but I chose to give a tip because the staff member helped us throughout the whole activity and truly deserved it. After the activity, we were pleasantly surprised with free food, water, and watermelon, which was a nice touch. We absolutely loved this place and highly recommend it! Plus, our accommodation was only about a 100-foot walk away, so it was super convenient. Definitely give it a try if you're nearby!

Negative: -They hadn't organized enough cars so it took an additional 30 minutes to get to the place. -We payed 2500THB per person to get mud spa and "make medicine", which was supposed to be an extra hour of activity. In reality we did the exact same thing as the rest of the people who payed 1500, only difference was in the end we got a clump of rice mixed with some nuts that we gave to an elephant just before we left. (We left with the same group that payed for only an hour activity). The extra 1000 per person felt like a scam. I just hope some of the money gets used to whatever "medicine" was in the clump. -i wouldn't call it a sanctuary, it looked like the elephants were forced to do the same routine every day. Positive: -The guide really did his best to let everyone be close to the elephants, and help to take pictures. -They were friendly to our kids. -Although not a "sanctuary", the elephants clearly doesn't suffer there. They are obviously fed well, and seemed chill with everyone.

This was supposed to be an ethical sanctuary, however the elephants are being touched in a very unpleasant way by the staff and the visitors. Everybody is shouting and is coming very close. No one from the sanctuary could answer any informative question about the elephants, the way they live there or where they come from. Felt like a tourist trap, and people do bath with the elephants opposed to what is on the website. The only positive thing is that people are not allowed to ride or sit on the elephants, but that does NOT make this an ethical sanctuary.