Half Day with Elephants at Chaweng Noi | Samui Elephant Sanctuary
Highlights
- Feed rescued elephants at Chaweng Noi
- Get elephant snacks ready with the team
- See elephants swimming and using the mud pit
- Lunch or dinner with a sanctuary view
Description
<p>Come along to Chaweng Noi and help get the elephants' food ready! Offer them fruit, then head out with your English speaking guide to see how they spend their day.</p><p>The sanctuary covers 40 rai of woodland at Chaweng Noi, home to eight rescued female elephants. Follow the elephants as they look for food, watch them swim in the pool and see them play in the mud pit. Bathing and mud bathing are for the elephants alone; visitors stay out of the water and mud.</p><p>Sit down to a vegetarian buffet with views across the sanctuary before your ride back.</p><p>Pick a session at 09:00 to 12:00 or 14:00 to 17:00. Your 3 hour program includes transport from your hotel and back, with pickup serving main road accommodation.</p>
Pricing
Adult
Age 12+
THB 2,900per person
Child
Age 5-11
THB 1,400per person
Infant
Age 0-4
Free
per person
- Step 1
Your hotel to the sanctuary
Start from your hotel with the included transfer.
Hear why the elephants need protection and go over the safety guidance.
Prepare food for the herd and give the elephants their fruit.
Go with your guide to watch foraging, pool swimming and play in the mud pit.
Sit down to a vegetarian buffet with views across the sanctuary before your ride back.
Ride back to your hotel after the program.
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop off from main road accommodation
- English speaking guide
- Elephant food and treats
- Snacks with filtered water, coffee and tea
- Tour operator accident insurance
- Vegetarian buffet lunch or dinner
- Your passport number for insurance, rather than the document itself
- A bottle to refill with water
- A hat, sunglasses and sunscreen
- Insect repellent
- A camera
- Closed toe shoes or sneakers
- Clothing that can get dirty or sweaty
- Personal travel insurance, as recommended by the sanctuary
If your hotel or villa is on a hill or far from the main road, we set a meeting point close by.
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Your exact pickup time depends on your area and departure time. You'll see it at checkout and we confirm it with your booking.
You'll spend 3 hours at Chaweng Noi, with sessions at 09:00 to 12:00 or 14:00 to 17:00. The visit begins with an introduction and safety guidance, followed by making treats and feeding fruit to the elephants. Walk with the guide to observe the herd searching for food, swimming in its pool and playing in the mud pit. You do not enter the pool or mud with them. Sit down to a vegetarian buffet with views across the sanctuary before your ride back. Keep your shirt on and wear footwear and clothes that respect local culture. Leave drones behind and keep strollers at reception.
FAQs
The sanctuary welcomes every age. Infants ages 0 to 4 join free, children are ages 5 to 11, and adults are ages 12 and up.
Visitors stay out of the pool and mud pit. You can watch the elephants swim and play without joining them.
Please use the included hotel transport. The sanctuary has no public access for independent arrivals.
Your morning session ends with a vegetarian buffet lunch; the afternoon session has a vegetarian buffet dinner. Filtered water, tea, coffee and snacks are also provided.
The sanctuary opens in all weather and supplies rain ponchos and umbrellas. Weather can change the order or content of the program.
Tell the sanctuary about mobility needs before visiting because the ground is rough and uneven. It can modify the program. Note pregnancy or special needs when you book.
Please read the KohTour standard terms for cancellation and booking changes: https://kohtour.com/terms-conditions.
