Elephant Sanctuary Visit in Samui: An Educational Half-Day Journey

Embark on an educational half-day journey at our Elephant Sanctuary in Samui. Observe elephants roaming freely in the jungle and learn about their history and the importance of elephant care.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Samui Elephant Home - The experience begins with a hotel pick-up and a drive to the sanctuary. Guests can observe elephants in their natural jungle habitat, where they freely roam and forage. A local guide shares the history of elephants, and visitors can watch as the elephants play in the mud to cool off. Additionally, guests have the chance to…
What's Included
  • Roundtrip hotel transfers
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Post-tour vegetarian meal
  • Complimentary welcome drink
  • Comprehensive insurance coverage
Additional Information

Our refuge is the community haven in Samui and we warmly welcome everyone to witness elephants in their natural habitat, freely wandering in the forest. Gain knowledge about the captivating history of these noble creatures and understand the crucial ways of caring for elephants alongside us. This initiative is administered by a skilled guide who is…

Location
Samui Elephant Home
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jaylay75
Aug 24, 2025
An experience you will never forget! - Wow what an absolutely amazing trip - the staff clearly love the elephants and sharing their knowledge of them. Being so up close to these beautiful gentle creatures - truly an experience we will remember forever - thank you samui elephant home
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Danielle
Aug 16, 2025
Excellent family fun - A well thought out half day activity to see Elephants in Thailand in a sensitive and sustainable way. The facility is very well organised and accessible . Food and drinks were included and very nice. Great family activity .
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Samce9539hj
Aug 14, 2025
Great way to interact with beautiful animals - Great trip to an ethical facility. These incredible creatures are cared for by the dedicated staff and the tour provides the opportunity to interact with them in a non-intrusive way.
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Scott
Aug 10, 2025
Amazing Elephant Tour - Awesome tour. Well worth the money. Staff were amazing and food was lovely. Highly recommended! Great value
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Hesain
Aug 6, 2025
Wonderful morning with elephants - Lovely morning feeding and experiencing the lives of the elephants. The staff were very friendly and informative. Would recommend.
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Meander28253223356
Aug 4, 2025
Elephants very close - Great, apparently pet-friendly experience. You first prepare a snack for the elephants and a seed bomb, which you shoot into the jungle by rock slingshot. Then the food is fed from the hand and the elephants are accompanied through the jungle. After a mud bath, cool off in a pool of water where the animals splash lots of water with pleasure
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Y8948ostimg
Aug 1, 2025
Elephants in a relaxed atmosphere - Thank you for such a well organized and extraordinary experience. ES was such a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, the ES food and drinks were great (especially the iced coffee was very good in the tropical temperatures) and we could see how good the elephants had it there. We collected a lot of great impressions.
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Nastiiiia_o
Aug 1, 2025
amazing experience with people who truly care about animals - very well-structed, fun, and informative experience. it was super-important for me as a vegan and animal rights advocate, to see that this is truly a sanctuary where elephants are cared for. at the same it, thw organization found a balanced way to combine the care with tourism that can financially contribute to the cause and leave great memories.
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Senjinalimanovic
Jul 31, 2025
Great elephant experience - Never seen elephants so near before. Fed them, pet them, interracted with them. So powerful and lovely animals. Most important thing is that most animals are saved from cruel destiny, some of them from circus, other from hard work in the woods. Here, they’re enjoying their lives. Fully reccomended to visit.
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Stoffmietze
Aug 9, 2025
Tourist attraction - My son and I wanted to watch free-living elephants. That's why I valued it when booking. Unfortunately, this is NOT so. The animals are kept in small enclosures, which can be seen on the right side as soon as they arrive. One of the elephants permanently swiveled its head from right to left, which is a sign of stress. I quickly realized that I had booked the wrong trip. The program is very well thought out and the tourist is well entertained. The team was very dedicated. Whatever should be for the price. I fervently hope that the money will go mostly to the elephants. It is important for me to mention that the elephants do NOT live freely in the jungle, but individually in small enclosures. They only come out when tourists are DA to complete the rehearsed process. Feeding, freewheeling with photos, bathing and washing before and with the tourists and that in high season also several times in a row . The answer to my question why the elephants are locked up and not running around freely in the outdoor area was that the elephant enclosure is surrounded by farmers and the elephants would eat everything away from the farmers if they were running around freely and without supervision. ES but certainly worse conditions for elephants and my son really liked it! You could get close to the animals and of course you were very impressed by the gentle giants, which leads most people not to look so closely. Due to the fact that elephant rescue stations in particular sprout like mushrooms from the ground, I would take a close look at the selection.
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From $93
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).