Samui Elephant Home

5 Russell Dickens - 2 months ago

A range of beautifully curated Asian elephant experiences filled with interesting stories and anecdotes.

Hiking with elephants as they forage. Watching them enjoy a mud bath. Preparing snacks for and then feeding the elephants. Climbing into a bath area with the elephants and giving them a scrub down. Food and drinks in between the experiences make it a very enjoyable afternoon or morning experience.

Stories about the histories of each elephant and personalities added colour to an absolute wonderful experience.

Being collected from and returned to our hotel made it easy to participate it.

5 C W - 3 months ago

A wonderful place! Here the well-being of the animals is really in the foreground. None of the elephants are forced to do anything and the handlers give all commands with words. No one has a stick or anything like that with them. The facility is beautiful and clean. Guests are really offered something and you have a unique experience through close contact with the elephants. We had a really great day. Thank you very much for that!

5 JW - 4 months ago

What a great day of fun and learning. You can’t help but fall in love with the elephants. They are massive, but full of personality and friendly. The staff were knowledgeable, patient, and anticipated our needs (from bug spray to bottled water and towels, to hats while walking the jungle, they thought of everything). The whole experience was 5 star.

They pick you up and drop you off at your hotel. Once you arrive at the sanctuary the adventure starts by preparing natural supplements for the elephants, followed by feeding them, then interacting with them in the wild. Next, you sit by and watch them take a mud bath while your guide tells you more facts. The adventure culminates in a hands on experience where you splash water and wash them. At the end of the day, you wash up and enjoy a very delicious meal of fried rice, spring rolls, sandwiches, and watermelon.

I was particularly impressed by how clean and well maintained the grounds were and the overall professionalism of the staff. It was a day I’ll not soon forget.

5 Nico Baur - 4 months ago

It was by far one of the best experiences of my life. I'm really thankful for all the impressions I got. The elephants are really treated with a lot of love here. They get very good organic food from their own garden. It is checked daily how they are doing and they are never used as a tourist magnet. The guides are very friendly, compassionate and try really hard for both the elephants and the people. We were picked up, given water, juice, mosquito spray, hats and had a very tasty vegetarian meal!
We also received a lot of information and a lot of questions were answered. It is important to learn about the whole situation!
Definitely recommended for anyone who wants to support the elephants here.

Unfortunately, as we had to see the next day at the NAMUANG waterfall, not all elephants are doing so well!
ALL animals have feelings!
#govegan

5 Aviran Mordo - 2 months ago

Wonderful experience, the people at this place rescuing the elephants and having them roam free at the reservation.
You get to hang out with these magnificent animals, feed them and even go in the pool with them.
Highly recommended.

4 Mariko Ordish - 2 months ago

I went to Samui Elephant Home without knowing what exactly it is so no
booking. I took my kids (12, 9 and 7 yrs old) there, people are nice.
There are 2 elephants inside fence, people visit there feeding them to support them.
One basket of elephant’s food is THB200 but the staff give us more to feed.
It’s not a spectacular but nice experience to feed and touch elephants.

5 Darling “Raya Thai” - 8 months ago

Great experience. Very experienced English speaking team. It was very emotional getting up close to the elephants and hearing about their stories. The team take good care of the animals. I hope our small contribution can help their great work continue.