Elephant Nature Care, the largest elephant sanctuary on Koh Samui
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
If you love Elephants, come and see them
Help us to support and take care of Elephants
This activity, you can see how Elephants live their life in the real Nature.
Spending quality time with our elephants will make you realize the importance of conserving these gentle giants for future generations to appreciate.
Additional Info
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Vegetarian food
Pick up and Drop Off to your Hotels
Welcome drink
Registered guide
Full insurance
Snack during the program
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Ethical Elephant Sanctuary Experience Start with a hotel pickup and head to our sanctuary, where elephants roam freely in their natural jungle habitat. Watch them forage, play in the mud, and enjoy a refreshing bath as our mahouts gently care for them. Learn about their history, behavior, and conservation efforts from our expert guides. After an unforgettable experience, enjoy a tasty vegetarian meal and a special video showcasing highlights from your visit. Join us in protecting these gentle giants and witnessing them thrive in a cruelty-free environment.
Options
Half-Day Tour – Afternoon
Pickup included
Half-Day Tour – Morning
Pickup included
Reviews
295 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Excellent experience with elephants
Kristal W,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Excellent guides. Great food. Loved the number of different activities with the elephants and the information shared. Video was an added bonus!
Good value
Aberlour102014,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It's obvious that the elephants are very taken care of with each individual having their own carer. As well as that the staff were very knowledgeable about the elephants. It was great to stroll about in close proximity to them and know that they no longer see humans as a threat. Being picked up from the hotel was a total bonus with communication between the 'organiser' and me through whatsApp exemplary
Wonderful experience.
U6864IBcarlosr,
Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was even more enjoyable than I expected. The staff provide you with ingredients to make some snacks for the elephants. You interact with the elephants by hand feeding them, and later hosing them down. Lots of great photo opportunities.
Elephant Sanctuary
MARK V,
Oct 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was very fun and enjoyable, we learnt a lot about the elephants and the employees were very knowledgeable. Overall it was a unique and fun experience
Great experience
Michele N,
Sep 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Well organised trip, learned lots about the elephants. Preparing the food and feeding them was a real treat. Seeing them out in the habitat was lovely. Rescued Elephants are well cared for here.
Wonderful Experience with the Elephants
mskatiepie,
Sep 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had an incredible experience at Samui Elephant Home. The visit was both fun and educational—we learned about different elephant species and their history in Thailand, which was really informative. A highlight was helping to make supplement food, feeding the elephants, and even bathing them. It was clear the elephants were treated with care and respect, and the staff were knowledgeable, friendly, and happy to answer questions. The whole experience felt very ethical and hands-on. I would highly recommend this sanctuary to anyone visiting Koh Samui. ⸻ Do you want me to also make a shorter, more casual version
Well organized and family friendly
Moe T,
Aug 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour actually came and picked us up at each of our hotels. We went through the jungle of Koh Samui on the way, and we travelled on the eastern coastline on the way back, allowing us to see Lamai and a bit of Chaweng. The experience itself was special. We started off by preparing for the food for the elephants and we got to feed the elephants. We then walked into an open field where the elephants free roamed. The tour was extremely well organized. Definitely a must if you're in Koh Samui.
My personal Thailand highlight🥰🐘
Adventure54833085933,
Aug 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The trip is highly recommended!😀 Everything great organized including hotel pickup. So lovingly designed.🥰 Carers are very accommodating and nice, explain everything, take photos and videos for you with your phone (at no extra cost), you can feed the elephants with different food, before you make food balls and seed bombs. At the end you can splash the elephants with water and watch them bathe. Something is told about every elephant. There are a total of 7 rescued elephants currently, one of them a baby elephant. After a short walk of about 3 minutes into the jungle, they also take pictures of you with the elephants again and then you can shoot the seed bombs into the jungle with a stone slingshot. Since it was too hot for my son, they drove us and another couple back in an air-conditioned van and gave chilled towels and drinks. Afterwards we had delicious and lovingly prepared food. And there were chilled drinks all the time (water, iced coffee, orange juice etc.). A nurse there also speaks German. Finally, there is a link where you can download a video made during our trip - at no extra cost! Where can I find it?!😅 It was just a mega trip and a great experience and definitely worth his money. A must do excursion!! Do it, you will not regret it.😀
Great experience!
Thomas W,
Aug 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing staff, and incredible elephants here! Everyone was so friendly and knowledgeable, and you could tell everyone truly cared for the wellbeing of the beautiful elephants who have a home here. I will definitely be coming back!
Excellent!
didierrI8908YK,
Aug 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent service. Everything was perfect: Hotel pick-up, Welcoming, presentation and history of each animal, meal preparation and feeding of elephants, snacking...even if the price seems high, I think it is justified! I highly recommend!
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