Elephant Half Day Tour — Phuket Elephant Sanctuary

Morning/afternoon elephant tryout

Make a half-day visit to the Phuket Elephant Park sanctuary where these gentle giants are allowed to live their final years roaming freely in a lush, tropical area with a big natural lake without being forced to work. Walk with the elephants through green forest area, make a spa treatment, bath them in the big pool and pepare healthy herb balls.

Activity Overview

Explore our Phuket Elephant Park sanctuary situated in Naithon in a green forest area with a big natural lake on the island of Phuket. We offer a convenient pickup service directly from your hotel by comfortable minivan pick with safety and a smile.

The friendly staff of Phuket Elephant Park will welcome you with coffee and tea including bread and some snacks, and you will get an introduction in advanced ECO tourism to prepare for your encounter.

Then it is time to feed the elephants by hand with fresh seasonal fruits. While they enjoy their food, learn from the guides about the background of each elephant.

Next, prepare the elephants with a spa treatment. Discover the healing benefits of special spa mud that help to heal elephant wounds from many kinds of scratches, and skin damage. Finally you can rinse off the mud from the elephant's skin with a rain shower.

The last activity is to paint your own small magnetic elephant which you can take back home together with a keychain as souvenir. And to top it al

Highlights

Itinerary

07:00 – 11:00  ·  All times are approximate except hotel pick-up.

1. 07:00 – 07:30
   Hotel Pick-up & Drive to the Park

   • Pick-up by minivan from your hotel at Phuket Elephant Park in Naithon.
2. ~07:30 - 07:45
   Arrival & Check in

   • Check-in at Phuket Elephant Park sanctuary in Naithon and enjoy coffee and tea including bread and some snacks
3. ~07:45 - 08:00
   Introduction

   • Get an introduction in advanced ECO tourism from our nature-loving tour guides
4. ~08:00 - 09:00
   Prepare fruits and Vegetables

   • Learn how to make rice the local way, and prepare fruits, vegetables and healthy herbal balls for the elephants
5. ~09:00 - 09:30
   Feed the Elephants

   • Feed the elephants with fresh seasonal fruits
6. ~09:30 - 09.40
   Fun with the Elephants

   • Scrub their skin with mud clay and join them in a mud pool
7. ~09:40 - 09.50
   Swim with the Elephants

   • Swim with these giants in the elephant pool
8. ~09:50 - 10:00
   Wash off the mud

   • Rinse off the mud with a rain shower
9. ~10:00 - 10.30
   Lunch Time

   • Enjoy an authentic Thai style lunch with home-made Thai snacks
10. ~10:30 - 10.40
    Make Paints

    • Paint your own small magnetic elephant which you can take home as a souvenir
11. ~10:40 - 10:45
    Snack time

    • Rewards yourself with a healthy and delicious fruit snack.
12. ~10:45 - 11:00
    Return trip

    • Return back to your hotel

What's Included

Please note: All activities are not mandatory.

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