A half-day package to the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary offers visitors an enjoyable opportunity to spend quality time with elephants in their natural home, as well as gain an insight into their history and behavior, and create cherished lifelong memories of their time spent with these amazing animals.
Visitors to the Sanctuary will witness stunning views of the surrounding jungle while interacting personally with friendly, happy elephants in a safe and sustainable environment.
On the morning of your visit, you will arrive at the Sanctuary, meet your English-speaking guide, and learn a little about the elephants.
After being allocated bananas and sugar cane to feed to the elephants, you will walk with your guide through the Sanctuary, where you will find free-roaming elephants and hear their individual stories. You can touch, feed, photograph, and interact with the elephants at your leisure while you learn about their lifestyle and behaviors.
After you have met all the elephants, you will accompany them to a nearby mud spa. Get muddy with the elephants as you apply a healthy cosmetic mud treatment to their skin. Next, you will walk with the elephants to a nearby pool and join them in the water for a refreshing bath. Take a swim and help bathe and brush the elephants while they wade through and play in the water.
Once the elephants are clean, you can take some final photos with them, and then it will be time to part ways with your new friend and change into some dry clothes. Finally, enjoy a delightful Thai buffet before saying one last goodbye to your new friends before departing from EJS.
*Please Note: Due to governmental guidelines related to the pandemic, EJS is able to offer certain participatory activities, including bathing with elephants and entering mud areas, only to those visitors who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Visitors who are not yet vaccinated, or who are partially vaccinated (according to Thai vaccination standards), may participate in an interactive elephant shower experience while following social distancing guidelines. Such visitors are, at the present time, unable to enter the mud ‘spa’ with the elephants, or to participate in bathing/swimming activities at any EJS location, however they may observe these activities from nearby. These changes are effective from 1 October, 2021 until further notice.
ITINERARY
| 6:30-7:30 am | Pick up from your hotel or accommodation in Phuket (if applicable – fees apply). |
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| 8:00 am | Arrive at Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Phuket. Enjoy a welcome snack, sip tea or coffee, and learn about elephants as you are given an introduction to our program. |
| 8:15 am | Assist with the preparation of natural dietary supplements for the elephants. |
| 8:30 am | Meet the elephants. Feed them and administer dietary supplements as you learn their stories. Play, interact, and take photos with the elephants in a natural setting. |
| 9:00 am | Mud spa with the elephants. |
| 9:30 am | Swimming with elephants |
| 10:00 am | Join the elephants in our specially constructed outdoor “Elephant Shower” |
| 10:20 am | Use our facilities to take a (regular) shower, dry off, and change clothes. |
| 10:30 am | Eat a lunch of traditional Thai food, freshly cooked Pad Thai, and seasonal fruit, before saying goodbye to the friendly elephants. |
| 11:00 am | Leave the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary and drive for approximately 1 hour back through spectacular island scenery. |
| 12:00-12:30 pm | Drop off at your hotel or accommodation (if applicable). |
PICK-UP and DROP OFF FEE
| Kata, Karon, Patong, Phuket old town city, Kamala |
100 thb. per person for round trip |
| Mai Khao, Nai Yang, Bang Tao, Surin Beach | 800 thb. per group for round trip (group of 1-9 passengers) |
| Rawai, Chalong, Cape Panwa, Cape Tukkae, Laemhin, Rawai, Phromthep Cape, or Nai Harn Beach |
800 thb. per group for round trip (group of 1-9 passengers) |
| Airbnb lodging, rental villas, private houses |
No pick up. Visitors will be responsible for self-arranged transportation to Meeting Area (Kathu Camp 4) |
| Rassada Pier, Sea Angel Pier, Ao Po Grand Marina Pier, Koh Sire |
1,200 thb (group of 1-9 passengers) |
| Visitors staying outside of Transfer Zone |
Visitors will be responsible for arranging transport either to a designated meeting point in the Nai Thon area, Kathu waterfall area. (100 thb discount applicable via online bookings only) |
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Phuket International Airport Please inform a day before your visit if you need airport drop off and how much luggage you will have |
1,500 thb per group for round trip ( group of 1-9 passengers) Only. Drop-off |
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