Samui Elephant Feed Me Premium Tour

1-Hour with Transfer

Experience our premium 1-hour elephant feeding tour in Samui! Includes round-trip hotel transfers, elephant pool-play observation, soft drinks, and a souvenir.

Samui Elephant Feed Me Premium Tour

1-Hour with Transfer

Upgrade your vacation time for a 1-hour ethical elephant experience with hotel transfers, feeding, and observation. Create wonderful lifetime memories with elephants.

Our Feed Me Premium program is a time-saving adventure. We plan it all for you, starting with comfortable, round-trip transfers directly from your Samui accommodation. This extended 1-hour experience lets you hand-feed our rescued residents, learn their heartwarming stories, and watch them happily splash and swim in their bathing pool. It is an easy, fun, and highly rewarding journey that fits perfectly into any busy itinerary.

Elephant Jungle Sanctuary is Thailand’s ACES Gold-certified ethical elephant sanctuary — no riding, no performance, just elephants living as elephants.

Premium Inclusions: Every guest receives a complimentary, refreshing beverage and a special, exclusive souvenir to commemorate your support of ethical animal welfare.

📊 Quick Tour Information

DurationTrip DifficultyBooking Cut-off Time
1 HoursEasy (Great for all ages)3 hour before the activity starts

📌 What’s included?

  • Elephant Food
  • Complimentary Drink
  • Exclusive Premium EJS souvenir
  • Fluent English-speaking Tour Guide
  • Transportation (Pick up-Drop off Hotel)
  • Insurance (Require Passport Number)

❌ Exclusions

  • Personal Expenses: Additional spending for personal items or services not explicitly listed in the program.
  • Tips and Gratuities: Optional tips for the tour guides, mahouts, or kitchen staff.

⚠️ Important Notes:

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller / pram accessible
  • Interactive Experience: Be prepared for a hands-on experience, as this program includes feeding activity. These engaging activities help foster a memorable connection with the elephants.
  • Health & Safety: All interactions are conducted under the guidance of our experienced handlers to ensure safety for both the elephants and participants.
  • Children must be accompanied by parents/guardians
  • Our program will continue even in heavy rain. There will be no cancellations due to rain.

🎒 What do I need to bring?

  • Hat
  • Sunscreen
  • Insect Repellent
  • Personal Medication
  • Copy of Passport Photo Page (or Passport Number)

💳 Cancellation policy

  • We will charge a cancellation fee of 100% if booking is cancelled 1 day or less before the event.
  • We will charge a cancellation fee of 50% if booking is cancelled 2 days or less before the event.
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Arrival & Welcome Briefing

Arrive at Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Samui for a brief introduction to our ethical mission and conservation programs.

🐘

Meet, Feed & Connect

Meet our beautiful herd. Hand-feed them their favorite snacks, learn their stories, and spend quality time interacting with the elephants and capturing beautiful photos up close.

💦

Pool Observation

Watch the elephants splash, swim, and play in their bathing pool—one of the most memorable parts of the experience!

🎓

EJS Education Center

Visit our interactive Education Center to learn more about Asian elephant behavior, anatomy, and vital habitat protection.

💬 Please note: The itinerary activities are approximate and may change slightly depending on weather and sanctuary conditions.

🚌 Transportation & Meeting Point

🕒 Pick-up time Windows:

  • ☀️ Morning Session 09:00 AM – 09:45 AM (Depending on hotel location)
  • 🌤️ Afternoon Session 13:00 – 13:45 (Depending on hotel location)

📝 Important Pick-up Note:

  • Highland Accommodations: For guests staying in villas, Airbnbs, or private homes located on the Samui highlands or steep hills, an alternative designated meeting point will be arranged for your safety.
  • Airports & Ferry Piers: Pick-ups at the Samui Airport or ferry piers will be arranged at designated meeting points outside airport/pier rather than inside.

📍 For Self-Travel Guests

For guests who wish to travel by themselves, please meet us directly at Soi 2 Camp.

  • Please Note: Collection times may vary slightly depending on pick-up location.
  • Please Note: An additional charge will apply for services with different pick-up and drop-off locations. For pricing details, please inquire when making your reservation.

FAQ

Yes. We offer a free transfer service to/from hotels and most other places of accommodation within a 5km radius of
Chiang Mai’s Old City.

Visitors requiring transport from locations outside this area will incur a small transport surcharge.

We recommend staying in Chiang Mai the night prior to your visit to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. Planes, buses, and trains are often delayed, and we are unable to wait for you outside of your assigned pick up time. If you wish to be dropped off at the airport or another location following your visit, please inform us of this at least 24 hours prior to your visit. Please note that we cannot offer you priority treatment, and all guests will be dropped off in the most efficient order possible.

No. Unfortunately it is not possible to arrange your own transportation to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Chiang Mai, even if you have booked a visit with us. As many of our locations are very far from the city, and utilise unmarked or unpaved roads, a specialised vehicle with a professional driver who knows the routes is essential to ensure safety and timely arrival/departure. We offer a free transfer service, and can collect you directly from your place of accommodation in Chiang Mai.

On average, it takes approximately 1.5 hours to reach the Sanctuary from downtown Chiang Mai. Time taken may vary depending on which location you visit, as well as variables such as traffic, weather, and current road conditions. We offer visitors a short break around halfway to the Sanctuary, where food, refreshments, and bathrooms are available.

For the majority of the drive to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, we use paved public roads, however the final portion of the drive to each of our locations includes unpaved road conditions. As some of the roads we use can be quite mountainous and winding, we recommend bringing medication if you are prone to motion sickness.

Unless otherwise specified, EJS uses comfortable, spacious, air-conditioned vans driven by professional drivers.