Walk and Feed at Bukit Elephant Park Phuket

Overview

Available languages

Thai

English

1 hour 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Your journey will include a new and animal-friendly experience with the elephants through living with them in a peaceful sanctuary. Safety and sanitization are our first priorities; thus, elephant riding and bathing activities are not offered here. We work with professional mahouts to take care of elephants and refrain from any forms of cruelty. Since you are in Thailand, we would like you to learn a little bit of Thai culture. The journey will take you to get an authentic experience of traditional Thai culture through activities like rubber tapping, making coconut milk, and Thai food cooking sessions. This unique and astonishing journey is only available here at Bukit Elephant Park.

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Stroller is not allowed in the park. We recommend to bring baby holders during the tour.

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

All visitors will observe natural behaviors of the elephants from a distance under guide's and mahout's instructions for everyone's safety. They will also learn about their fascinating history and their habits from our professional guides. The visitors will be able to feed the food to the elephants at a safe feeding areas with a fence between elephants and visitor. The guides, mahouts, and staff will closely be there with you to make sure that you feed them correctly and safely. Last but not least, Prepare yummy rice balls mixed with their favorite fruits and feed them in their mouth. During the tour, we do not allow any physical or verbal violence to our elephants in order to protect everyone's safety and our elephant's welfare. Moreover, we let our elephants walk freely in the park without the disturbance or any disruption from visitors at all. No loud noises allowed in the park. No drones, No flash photography allowed. Boots will be provided during rainy season. This is a mini guided tour program available at the following time 09.00-11.00 (morning) 11.00-13.00 (late) 14.00-16.00 p.m. (afternoon)

What‘s Included

Unforgettable photo opportunities

A Basket of bananas for elephants

English and Thai Guide

A joined transfer provided from your hotel

Thai traditional Coffee/ Tea

Opportunity to observe elephants in their natural habitat

Umbrellas and Boots for rainy season

Elephant Riding

Bathing with elephants

Sunscreen (optional)

Insect Repellent (optional)

Mosquitoes Spray (optional)

Hats (optional)

Socks for Rainy Season (optional)

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Walk and Feed at Bukit Elephant Park Phuket

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Reviews

5.00

33 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great ethical experience up close with elephants
ppom99,May 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This felt like a truly ethical elephant park experience. As such, you’re not allowed to touch the elephants, bathe them etc. We felt this was a very good thing. We did manage to feed the elephants and even though it was a large group, they’re hungry enough that if you’re at the back of the line to feed them, they’re still plenty hungry.
Lovely experience
carolmal,Apr 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Everything was awesome. Thank you for this lovely experience. Every elephant is a rescue, mostly from logging or tourist industry. Finally they get to do elephant stuff. There is no riding, no bathing, no touching. As they all were born in captivity they don’t know how to provide for themselves, so this sanctuary is very neccessary. Thank you Sirima for explaining everything in such a funny and patient way. I loved Princess‘ attitude! Can only recommend!
Beautiful family trip to Bukit Elephant Park
fabiankeck,Apr 8, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Walk and Feed Tour - Elephants can grow old here in peace - No more tourist riding, no more chains and hooks with which they are guided. Nevertheless, they are “demonstrated” to the tourists. This must be clear when booking the tour. Nevertheless, a nice memory for the whole family.
nearby elephant sanctuary with uncompromising ethics
badpit,Apr 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This is the most ethical elephant sanctuary near Kata and Karon beaches. There is no reason to choose another further away. They picked us up from the hotel with 3 hour notice. Siri was our guide and I could see the passion for helping the animals in her voice. We had also unfortunate experience to forget one of our hats in the car and the staff was so helpful that the driver brought it back to our hotel. ++++ experience
Great experience
Stephe travels,Mar 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We did the Phuket sanctuary Walk & Feed programme. We chose here as we wanted to find an ethical sanctuary, not one where you could ride them. There was more people than I thought there would be (as the website said they kept numbers down) but it was organised well and in a way that didn’t seem too crowded. We started off getting a bowl of bananas to feed to the elephants then took a walk around where the guide introduced us to each elephant and told us all about them (their personalities, where they came from etc). After meeting each elephant, we then made up rice bowls to feed to them. It was lovely seeing the elephants roam around at their leisure but sad hearing their back stories and what had led them to needing rescuing. Overall it was a great experience!
Elephant sanctuary
ktreagus,Mar 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We spent sometime looking at the vsrious elephant sanctuaries. This one ticks our boxes for being more ethical. No bathing with elephants or touching them. We were given backstories of Bukit and each elephant. We did feed them some bananas and made them rice balls. All the elephants have been rescued and were older. It was very peaceful. We did a 2 hour visit. It is very hot there. Take water. Good walking shoes. Sun crwam and a big hat
An amazing morning feeding and walking with the elephants.
stuartfK8534ST,Feb 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Amazing to be with these majestic elephants and to observe them in their habitat. What a wonderful morning we had feeding and walking with them, even taking photographs to remind us of how privileged we were to be in such close proximity. This is a must do activity for visitors to Thailand however please remember that these are rescued elephants that have had miserable lives before being purchased by the sanctuary and their space must be respected. Thank you for allowing us to share this with you.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Traveler00846934684,Feb 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Myself and my partner visited the sanctuary during our stay in Phuket. We had an amazing time and learned so much while gaining some great memories we’ll never forget. Will definitely visit again in future!
Great family experience with the elephants
U5928QKcolinm,Jan 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What an awesome morning tour seeing the rescued elephants and hearing about there story. We started off hand feeding the elephants Bananas before heading off into the park to see the elephants up close. A great experience for the whole family.
Best experience
nathaliafC1071UO,Jan 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The experience is wonderful, we could see how the elephants are well treated, free and happy after suffering before getting there.