Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Phuket

I booked the half-day tour. It was my first time experiencing elephants up close. The elephants are very well cared for here and seemed peaceful. At the beginning, the tour itinerary was explained. Sky, who explained everything at the start, was a really friendly and humorous person. Afterwards, we were allowed to feed the elephants watermelons, then prepare food and take mud baths with the elephants, followed by bathing with them in clean water. The elephants were very peaceful and let us stroke them without any problems. I had the impression that they really enjoyed it and the staff treated the animals with great sensitivity. Afterwards, there was a cooking class on how to prepare Pad Thai. I really recommend it and it was a wonderful morning.

K was INCREDIBLE! The elephants were absolutely majestic. The entire experience was magical and unforgettable. This sanctuary is exactly what you’re looking for, to be up close and connect with these beautiful mammals. We fed them, we bathed them, we rinsed them off, we made their food and then learned how to make pad Thai! The lunch they serve is delicious. K was our guide and really made the experience complete with his humor and passion for the elephants. Thank you K Love, your NY spice girls

Staff were very well informed about the elephants and gave a large background before we were even able to see the elephants, which was appreciated as you really understood where the elephants were coming from. Only thing I would say that personally should’ve been prewarned, we were told that we could touch the elephants if they are feeding I.e. feed them a bit of watermelon and you can touch the trunk. However, it was not noted that some elephants were aggressive and not to be touched, I seen many people going to feed a certain elephant then going to touch it’s face or trunk and being scolded by one of the people working with the elephants. Appreciate the worker telling people not to touch as they could be injured if the elephant is aggressive, however to stop him from repeating himself this really should’ve been revealed in the briefing.