What a beautiful experience. Finally we found an ethical park, very small group, safe, organized, no bathing, no riding, no chains, no sticks...not bothering the animals for more than 2h... Gorgeous sanctuary 😍 The staff was so friendly and the time with the elephants is perfect. You have time to feed them, to walk with them, to see them bathing by themselves, to get explanations, to see more elephants... It was great! 😃

I'm so glad I found out about Bukit Elephant Park. I've been looking for a sanctuary that doesn't chain their elephants, that doesn't force elephants to bathe with people. Though it's something they enjoy, I believe letting them to "just be" is the best way to take care of them. Of course, they still need someone to look after for them and guide them where to go considering the park doesn't have any fences. The caretakers here are passionate and really looking after the elephants well-being. So much love for these gentle giants. I would highly highly recommend to visit this place instead of spending money in riding elephants or watching any animal shows. The funds they collect would come a very long way and invested to the welfare of these rescued elephants. ❤️

Beautiful sanctuary. Really enjoyed our visit! Feeding the elephants and taking pics with them was a highlight. I love that interactions with them are limited and they don't seem to be forced into situations they don't want to be in.

Amazing and ethical place to visit elephants. They are free in a very large jungle and they seem to be happy. We chose Walk and Feed package and we got a chance to see all elephants and engage with them in 2 hours. We’ve been told these elephants are saved from circuses and riding tourism. They are between 40 to 75 years old, enjoying their retirememt

This park truly cares for the elephants. I searched high and low for a place to ethically visit the elephants and this was the only one I came upon that did not force them to entertain (bath with or ride them) visitors. They educated you on the elephants, were honest with which ones were not as social and to not approach. The staff assisted with taking your pictures. Umbrellas and cold water were provided. Instructions on what to bring and pick up times were clear. This is the only park I would recommend.

Wonderful afternoon spent with people who genuinely care for their elephants. You could see just how relaxed the elephants were in our company and how much the mahout care for them. It was refreshing to see the elephant welfare was put before the amusement of the tourist. We paid a little extra for the coconut milk demo and Thai food. The meal was incredible and the elephants were having a lovely soak in the lake in front of us as we ate. It was nothing short of the best day ever. We're going to visit again before we come home.

At this park you can feed and touch the elephants. From what I could tell the elephants didn't seem to mind. They seemed quite comfortable with small group we were with. All in all a fun and educational experience! The elephants here are generally free too roam around but are lead by the mahouts to food. At one point the youngest elephant left his mud bath and walked towards us in order to see if we had any fruit for him. This indicates to me that it was a relaxed elephant. Apparently it sees humans as a positive experience. After all if we were stressful why walk towards us. The mahout then proceeded to stand in between us and the elephant to lead him away for our safety.

What a beautiful experience! The staff clearly love the elephants and the rescued animals are allowed to live freely without performing for visitors. We fed the elephants and were able to touch them with their mahouts’ permission, but otherwise they are able to live naturally and exhibit their normal behaviour in the safety of the sanctuary. Highly, highly recommend - avoid sanctuaries with riding or even bathing and support truly ethical sanctuaries like this one.

My family and I visited the park for a two hour feeding and walk with the elephants package. The park offered us free shuttle to and from our hotel which was extremely convenient. All the staff were very friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. The absolute highlight for us was being able to show our children these wonderful animals in their natural habitat. Bukit Elephant Park takes very good care of their animals, while still allowing us to interact with them in a safe and gentle manner that minimizes stress and helps educate people about the harms done by more popular forms of elephant interaction. This was the most excellent experience and our children left with a greater love for elephants. Thank you to everyone at Bukit Elephant Park for making such a special place.

The elephant sanctuary was an incredible experience! This people are really dedicated to help the animals. I highly recommend it! I actually even learn about Thai cuisine and rubber plant! Be prepared for the mosquitoes and bring your repellent!

We have searched for 2 days trying to find the most ethical elephants sanctuary from Phuket, and WE DID IT. No chains No riding !!! No bathing !!! The people here seem to genuinely care for these animals. All elephants are rescued from working fields, riding or circuses. :( It cost almost 27k $ to save an elephant, so they only have 6 elephants considering that they are not very famous, because most of people are more interested in the experience of bathing an elephant than paying attention to the elephants needs.

Really recommend everyone to visit and support this elephant park! There’s no riding or showering the elephant, only observing and taking photos with them. The tour guide is very knowledgeable and passionate, she kept introducing where they have rescued those elephants. Support this truly ethical and humane sanctuary!

Bukit Elephant Park provides a welcoming family fun adventure. Compared to other elephant parks we've visited, this is truly a rescued elephant "safe sanctuary". Their stories differ, but one thing for certain is they have been saved from labor and found a permanent home at Bukit Elephant Park. Probably the largest park on Phuket with well over 60 acres to roam. Bukit Park provides forest, rolling hills and mud baths. Our knowledgeable guide provided a memorable experience from orientation video, feeding, hiking and meal preparation. Those that choose to observe elephants walking into the jungle and natural behaviors will not be disappointed. Although the elephants and mahouts roam, they certainly have the run of the house. The staff truly cares for the elephant's well-being and provides happiness for all. The online reservation system was a bit finicky with card confirmation but otherwise a smooth transaction. After searching online, we did find a discounted rate which include hotel transportation, elephant tour along with lunch preparation. Bukit Elephant Park experience was well worth the added cost.

I learned more in two hours than I thought I knew about elephants in the last 35 years. It is an amazing experience, they do a great job to protect these amazing animals. At the end, we also got to see how rubber is made, how banana and rubber trees are planted. I highly recommend visiting, helps them preserve the elephants and pull them away from nasty places.

This is a magical place! I have never seen such love and care to animals. I’m so happy that these abused elephants found peace and such a great place to live. Mahouts and the staff are very friendly and caring to visitors as well. The territory is huge and beautiful and doesn’t even have a fence around. You can watch the elephants enjoying the life and observe them in nature, it’s the best way to get to know these wonderful creatures. Thank you for taking such a good care of them!

I was very careful when researching and booking an elephant sanctuary and I'm so so so glad I went with this one in the end! Theres no riding and no bathing. The elephants are free to roam as they wish and do what they want. The guide - Pui was incredible at her job! She really cared for the safety and comfort of the animals and the volunteers. She was so passionate about conservation - it was really heartwarming. Family friendly and wholesome experience Cant recommend it enough Well worth the price which helps them keep the sanctuary up and running and provides pickup and drop off too!

The MOST ETHICAL elephant sanctuary I could find in Phuket. No riding on or swimming with elephants! All interactions are dependent on each elephant and permission from mahout and guide to ensure the elephants' safety and well-being. My partner and I did the mini half day "walk and feed" with the elephants. We walked approximately 1 hr through the sanctuary where the elephants roam, then made fruit and rice balls to feed an elephant.

One of the few places in Thailand that seems to be truly respectful toward their animals. They do not allow riding, bathing, chains or any kind of stupid tours other places does. The only physical touch allowed is about giving them bananas and stand next to them with the opportunity to touch their shoulder respectfully. We were a small group of 9 people which was pleasant both for us and the animals. Trainers seems kind and respectful with them. The elephants seems happy I only regret seeing them in a cage, they said it was for their feeding time and night time only which is ok I guess. The only thing I could recommend to this place would be to plant more trees in order to get more shelter and cool for the elephants while they are walking/eating in the fields. 🐘

Best Elephant Park at Phuket. No riding and bathing with animals and this is good so. You can walk with there, feeding and you became very interesting information on each elephant. The staff is very gently and you will see this is not a "tourist attraction", this is really and only a new home for the elephants.

Great experience, we had a good time with the old elephants. I could feel they need good care and attention all the time. The staffs are friendly and explained the history and life of elephants in Thailand. I had a deep discussion with her and one Italian friend Tyler . We are animal lover. The long life of elephants brought many issues for the aging animals and the cost of raising animals is very high. Hope more ppl could come here. BTW please respect the animals when you take photo, they can feel your heart.

No chains, no saddles, no riding, no breeding. There is a small number of elephants here that have been rescued and feel very well looked after. As far as I can tell this sanctuary genuinely tries to balance elephant welfare with us humans demanding to get close to wild animals. The elephants respond to verbal instruction and I saw no sticks, whips or anything else being used. The animals were very calm and approachable (with the handler/mahout nearby) and there are great photo opportunities. There are also great opportunities to get close and touch the elephants, they don't mind getting a cuddle or having contact on their face and trunk. They are behind a barrier for feeding, but it is not a cage and does not impact the experience. I had a conversation with some of the staff about their history, and I am convinced visiting here and encouraging this approach is immeasurably better than any of the alternatives that involve riding. These elephants were taken from effective slavery (from the logging industry for example) and offered a happier alternative, I see no problem supporting that with our tourist dollars and enjoying an elephant interaction in return.

I recently visited a place where rescued elephants are cared for, and I must say that I was impressed with the level of care and attention provided to these magnificent animals. The staff at the facility clearly have a deep love and respect for elephants, and it shows in how they treat each individual with personalized care. Watching the elephants eat and hearing stories from the knowledgeable instructors added to the experience. Overall, I would highly recommend this place for anyone interested in seeing elephants in a setting where their welfare is prioritized. It is heartening to know that there are places like this that exist, and I am grateful for the opportunity to witness the compassionate care provided to these beautiful creatures. I hope that others will also visit and support this facility, as it is an excellent example of how animals should be treated with love and respect ❤️

Love this Park. There taking really good care of the elephants. I didn't see anything bad. They have a lot of space to walk, we had the mini tour. The kids loved it and we watched the elephants swimming and walking around. Also loved the story's of the elephant and the guide speak very good english.I had a couple of months of resource to look for the best sanctuary and this is definitely the one.

Absolutely beautiful experience with well cared for rescue elephants. There are six elephants in a lovely natural park, with a huge water hole. No riding, no bathing with tourists. Respectful contact with the elephants and each one was shown courtesy to their individual traits. Also was nice to have an option to come and do two hours just walking, photos and feeding as we have done the other activities such as Thai cooking before.

Absolutely brilliant experience! Tour guides were friendly and gave lots of interesting information. Awesome to see and feed the elephants, even hug them! Loved it!

This is one of the best experiences you can have in phuket! The elephants are so well cared for and have been saved from shows or riding or logging. The oldest one ( grandma) is 75years old and has one tooth and is mostly blind but her carer( mahout )is amazing. We only did the 3 hour tour but it was totally worth it to feed and walk around free range with such a huge animal. Highly recommended

Such a beautiful way to see elephants in a caring environment, such a stark difference to what these poor elephants had to put up with in their former lives. They are well looked after and our guild was very knowledgeable and sweet. We got to take photos with so many different elephants and even give them a hug. Such a special encounter and I definitely recommend Bukit Elephant Park.

We had such a beautiful experience with the elephants! We learn how they life and where they are from. Is a really nice park which makes a good job to Safe the elephants from riding or bathing for the tourist industry. Our guide Mrs. Pui was very kind and she told us a lot about the elephants! We really appreciate her knowledge and the time with her and the elephants. Also the care takers were very kind and we saw that the elephants have a good home there.

This was my first time visiting Thailand and I really wanted to get close to the Asian elephant that holds great importance in the culture - but in a ethical and as non-harmful way as possible. After a little research I found Bukit Elephant Park which houses 13 ‘retired’ elephants on 64 square kilometers and does not offer riding or bathing. The elephants mahouts, or caretakers, live on the grounds with their families. Unfortunately these elephants could not survive on their own in the wild anymore, hence the human support. You get to interact with them and feed them bananas and rice balls (if you book that option), see them up close and touch them, take photos with them. I asked if the elephants minded this human interaction and some of them really do enjoy it, and those are the ones we get to interact with, the others keep their distance. Moreover, if they are not wanting interaction anymore, they are free to walk away. We watched them bathe - the elephants were so happy in their pond! The staff was very friendly, incredibly informative and you could tell that the guides and the mahouts care about these animals. I can highly recommend this park for anyone who would like to support ‘retired’ elephants and get up close to them.

Great place, elephants are treated very well. The staff is very helpful, the guide talks about elephants in an interesting way and answers all questions. The groups are small, so the whole trip goes smoothly in a friendly atmosphere. Additionally, we get a bottle of water and a hat for the start. Remember to bring your socks to the filmmakers :)

Best experience ever!!! The staff at the park were in extremely knowledgeable about the elephants and were able to answer any question with ease. Everyone was very nice and they went over and beyond all expectations. I highly recommend the all day package, the food was amazing. This is a must if traveling in the area. You definitely will not be disappointed.

I recently visited the elephant sanctuary with my family, and it was an incredible experience. As a parent, I wanted to introduce my kids to nature and get them to experience elephants in a way that's ethical and safe. I'm happy to say that this sanctuary met all the criteria and more. We got to feed these majestic creatures, make rice bowls for them, and see them bathe and roam in freedom. My 6-year-old had a blast and learned so much about these gentle giants. The staff at the sanctuary was knowledgeable, friendly, and respectful towards the animals. The sanctuary is well-maintained and provides a safe and comfortable environment for the elephants. Overall, this is an excellent place to get in touch with nature and experience these magnificent creatures up close. I highly recommend this sanctuary to anyone who wants to have a meaningful and unforgettable experience with elephants. The staff provides complimentary water, as well as Thai tea/coffee at the end of the tour.