My experience would have been one of the most extraordinary in my life, however, despite enjoying the place, the friendly people, and those beautiful elephants, I was shocked and deeply disappointed when I saw what one of the boys did to one elephant. During the mud bath, one of the elephants, I think it was the youngest one, didn't want to lay down. So, the young guy, that keeps them, used something very sharp and hit the animal with it. The poor elephant made a horrible noise as if it was screaming in pain. It is disturbing even to write about it. I think it's about time to close places like this one. We should not be interacting with them like that. They are wild animals and should not be domesticated just to entertain us. They need a real sanctuary! I loved seeing the elephants, but I wish I had not been part of it. Because of US, tourists, they suffer cruelty. Please stop hurting those animals!

It´s was an amazing experience! Staff is very friendly and professional. Elephants look calm and well cared for. They were not forced to interact with us and their space has been respected the all time. The setting is very nice and the food very rich and abundant. There´s a waterfall where you can swim. Fully recommended!!

This experience was just incredible. We met people and the staff were touching and genuine. I highly recommend it, you will have wonderful memories.

I really enjoyed my stay at this elephant sanctuary. It's good to see that they dont use the elephants only for touristic use. The elephants seem to have a good life there and get a great treatment. Also the staff is very friendly, our guide, pot, was a very cool and funny guy. I would definitely recommend this place to everyone who wants to know more about elephants and at the same time wants to do something good for those wonderful animals ❤

I had the opportunity to visit Thong Elephant Sanctuary and had the most amazing experience. From feeding and playing with the elephants, to giving them a mud bath and then a bath in the river. Such a memorable experience. And the owners/workers of the sanctuary were so nice and welcoming and very informative. Lunch was amazing as well. We did the half day tour but I recommend just going for the full day option. There was so much more we could of seen but had to rush back to the airport. Highly recommend this place!

Amazing experience full of emotions. A place where the animals are treated as they deserve after the bad experiences of their past. The work of this association is important to spread awareness of exploitation and cruelty to animals which unfortunately is still an habit in all the countries of the world. Thanks for the wonderful experience.

Such a great way to spend a morning or afternoon, learning about these wonderful creatures. We were collected from out hotel, given a talk about why the elephants were rescued. We fed, bathed and brushed then. The Sanctuary is well organised and the staff are fantastic. They have a great gift shop too. Well worth the money

great people ... animals get treated well ... go there !!!

We visited Samui in April 2019 and it was an experience I will never forget,we was looked after very well and to meet those beautiful animals was a dream come true we will re visit in April 2020 and can’t wait For anybody going to kho Samui this is a must

A truly great experience, five stars!!! We went to camp 2 in Chaing Mai elephant jungle sanctuary, the staff looking after the elephants are great and explain what the elephants need and how they take care of them. To get up close and personal with these amazing animals is incredible, I recommend to everyone go to elephant jungle sanctuary !!

Absolutely amazing experience. I wouldn't have changed a thing about how they run this sanctuary, and really enjoyed the half-day trip.

(Translated by Google) It was definitely an incredible experience, thanks to the whole team (Original) Foi sem duvida uma experiência incrível, obrigado a toda a equipa

Nice people, stunning place, awesome elephants, treated with love and respect. Beautiful and heart-warming experience, one of the best of my life.

(Translated by Google) Hurry before the elephant grows! experience unicaaaa (Original) Affrettatevi prima che l'elefantino cresca! esperienza unicaaaa

(Translated by Google) Beautiful day, great staff smiling and friendly, adorable elephants. From beginning to end everything is awesome !!!! (Original) Magnifique journée, un personnel super souriant et sympathique, des éléphants adorables. Du début jusqu'à la fin tout est génial !!!!

A truly fantastic place, the animals are well looked after and clearly loved by the staff. Its educational fun and well worth the money. Well worth the day out.

Fantastic place, worth every penny. Informative talks to the care of the elephants. Enough people booked in not overcrowded. Super lunch included. I love the idea of reclying everthing. Good luck in the future

(Translated by Google) It is not a park, it is not a sanctuary ... it is a tourist office to buy various adventure packs. Waste of time and scam ... try to put that so you go and sell you packs. (Original) No es un parque, no es un santuario...es una oficina turística para comprar diversos packs de aventura. Perdida de tiempo y estafa...intentan poner eso para que vayas y venderte packs.

Brought the tickets easily from the website. Had the best experience I will never forget. Definitely a must do in Koh Samui. Highly recommend. We were given lots of information on the elephants & their stories of what they were doing before they went to the sanctuary. It’s so nice to see them living a much nicer life.

The tour with the elephants was amazing, the guide was so funny and passed a lot of facts about elephants, we truly loved. But I had an issue with the transfer, even though my hotel was only 3 km far from the agency they told that they could not pick us up because it was too far, and offered a transfer for 1500 thb or that we could go by ourselves to the agency at 8am (we chose this option and paid 120 thb in a taxi) when we got there there, there wasn’t any transfer for us, apparently the van was already in the way, so we had to wait there for one hour and then one car took us to the van in a petrol station in the middle of the road. then on the van I was talking to the people and I found out that two couples was in a hotel 300 meters distant from mine and the van passed there to pick them up (and they paid nothing more). Later on, talking to some friends that was in Chiang Mai they told me that they did the exact same tour but they paid A LOT less than us. So we paid a very high value and yet they have refused to pass in my hotel. So, the time spent with the elephants is amazing I just do not agree that a lot of people in Thailand is trying to take money from tourists and I felt that this agency did this to us. So, make a good research before you close any tours here!

Thanks for this unforgettable experience. Great care of the elephants, lovely staff and very welcoming. The welfare of the elephants is the top priority for them. Kudos to all the staff - Chris

Wonderful and touching experience! We went with our 2yo daughter and she loved it too. Staff is ao friendly and handy. Highly recommended!

This was an experience of a lifetime. The staff was incredible. Knowledgeable and friendly. Seeing the elephants and being able to interact with them was amazing. I learned a lot as well. I highly recommend!

We loved our day here, it was easy and affordable for our family of four. The guides were very caring and the elephants seemed extremely well cared for. We wanted an ethical experience with these wonderful creatures and were not disappointed

(Translated by Google) It has been a great experience. All the monitors the work they do, they see that they take great care of the elephants, they look happy with such care. I would do it a million times. I had a great time, fun too. They explain everything about the elephants, you prepare food, baths and brushes and they also give you a very delicious Thai meal. I recommend it 100%. I tried to do it somewhere else and it made me as sad as they were that I regretted it. Here it shows that they are rescued and live happily. (Original) Ha sido una experiencia genial. Todo los monitores el trabajo que hacen , se ven que cuidan mucho a los elefantes, se ven felices con tanto mimo. Lo volvería ha hacer un millón de veces. Lo pase genial muy divertido también. Te explican todo sobre los elefantes , les preparas comida , los bañas y cepillas y también te ponen una comida muy rica tailandesa. Lo recomiendo al 100%. Intente hacerlo en otro sitio y me dio tanta pena de como estaban que me arrepentí. Aquí se nota que los rescatan y viven felices.

27 January 2020 my daughter and I have visite the Elephant Sanctuary of Ao Nang. It was such a great expiration we will never forget! Give eaten to the elephants, wash them with mud and later with water. The elephants were so kind and beautiful! You really see that they are happy! I had written some things before going such as how you can see that elephants are relaxed. I can say: they really are relaxed! We got so many photos of the people of the Sanctuary, great memories!! Thanks a lot!

(Translated by Google) Magic moment with the elephants !! Just amazing to be able to feed them, touch them, wash them !! Experience not to be missed. Do not ride on the elephants anymore, prefer this activity. (Original) Moment magique avec les éléphants !! Juste incroyable de pouvoir leur donner à manger, les toucher, les laver !! Experience à ne pas louper. Ne montez plus sur les éléphants, préférez cette activité.

(Translated by Google) One morning at the Koh Samui elephant sanctuary, it was great. You can see 4 elephant females there, all of them have been welcomed for treatment, and they are. We were able to spend time with them, feed them, cuddle them, wash them, brush them in the giant mud bath. It was nice to hug these big endearing critters. Here, no ballad on the back of elephants, we respect them and we take care of them. We were also treated to a nice little meal at the end. Very nice all that, and good atmosphere. I just wish it had lasted a little longer. (Original) Une matinée au sanctuaire des éléphants de Koh Samui, c'était chouette. On peut y voir 4 femelles éléphantes, toutes ont été acceuillies pour être soignées, et elles le sont. On a pu passer du temps avec elles, les nourrire, les cajoler, les laver, les brosser dans le bain de boue géant. C'était chouette de caliner ces grandes bestioles attachantes. Ici, pas de ballade à dos d'éléphants, on les respecte et on prend soin d'eux. On a eu droit aussi à un bon petit repas à la fin. Très sympa tout ça, et bonne ambiance. J'aurais juste voulu que ça dure un peu plus longtemps.

(Translated by Google) Great experience that to be able to pet these elephants saved from mistreatment, we were able to feed them, wash them while bathing next to them, a very emotional moment, followed by an excellent Thai meal in a beautiful environment, so happy to see them peaceful, no one ever climbs on them and tortures them, now they are pampered by the whole team and all of us, to do, to redo, it was great, thank you! ☺ (Original) Expérience formidable que de pouvoir caresser ces éléphantes sauvées de la maltraitance, nous avons pu leur donner à manger, les laver en se baignant à côté d'eux, un moment d'émotion très fort, suivi d'un excellent repas thaï dans un bel environnement, tellement heureuse de les voir paisibles, plus personne ne leur monte dessus et ne les torture, maintenant elles sont chouchoutées par toute l'équipe et nous tous, à faire, refaire,c'était génial, merci ! ☺

This was a wonderful experience. Being so close and feeding the elephants was amazing. The baby elephant was an absolute delight to watch.

(Translated by Google) Finally my dream of being close to the elephants and bathing with them was fulfilled. Perhaps my idea was naive that we would be few visitors. When we arrived, about 30 people were let loose on the elephants. Bathing was more about having the guests in the form of wet sprayers than doing something good for the elephants. The whole thing appeared to me as a commercial event and I was sobered. The animals also have far too little exercise. I care about the welfare of animals and I'm not so sure about that. I cannot imagine elephants enjoying a bath with screeching people. Otherwise everything was very well organized, we were well informed and everything went smoothly. (Original) Endlich wurde mein Traum erfüllt, den Elefanten nahe zu sein und mit ihnen zu baden. Vielleicht war meine Vorstellung naiv, dass wir nur wenige Besucher sein werden. Als wir eintrafen, haben wurden ca. 30 Personen auf die Elefanten losgelassen. Beim Baden ging es mehr darum, dass die Pfleger die Gäste in Form von nass spritzen bespaßt haben, als den Elefanten etwas Gutes zu tun. Mir erschien das Ganze als eine kommerzielle Veranstaltung und ich war ernüchtert. Die Tiere haben auch viel zu wenig Auslauf. Mir liegt das Wohl der Tiere am Herzen und da bin ich mir hier nicht so sicher. Ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass Elefanten ein Bad mit kreischenden Menschen genießen. Ansonsten war alles sehr gut organisiert, wir wurden gut informiert und alles verlief reibungslos.

(Translated by Google) A very nice moment !! Feeding the elephants was great. I preferred to refrain from bathing with them because they defecate at the same time. Activities a little expensive all the same! (Original) Un moment très sympa!! Donner à manger aux éléphants c était top j ai préférée m abstenir de me baigner avec eux car ils déféquer en même temps. Activités un peu chères tout de même!

Was very exited about the tour and it was totally fascinating me. A great experience to recommend. The elephant seem to be happy and get a lot of food they need and have also a big are where they stay, when there are no tourists. They had a lot of fun during bathing in the river with us tourists. Thangs for this unforgetting day!

Elephants belong in the jungle. Free and wild without people forcing them to do things. Sanctuaries are good for healing and helping traumatized elephants find back their Joy.

I was hugely impressed with the care and concern with which the staff of the sanctuary treated their elephant inhabitants. Although I am a lifelong admirers of elephants, my love for them was supported by their surroundings, and the fact that these magnificent animals were finally being "repaid" for the many years of mistreatment they had suffere4d in the past. They are having a wonderful life thanks to the sanctuary!

Great place, great experience. But, to get to, from and around the sanctuary you need to be pretty mobile, it is steep walksto get around and if it is rainy it will get very slippery. But it is a fantastic experience that I highly recommend.

Visited this Elephant Jungle Sanctuary in Koh Samui on 29th December 2019 and can honestly say they are doing such a great job. Unfortunately “animal tourism” is a big thing in Thailand and many animals including Elephants are poorly treated especially being used for people to ride on their backs. This sanctuary rescues these elephants, feeds them to maintain the right diet, gives medical care they require as well as land and the infrastructure needed for them to live comfortably. They are also trying really hard to educate visitors on their welfare program and the work they do for the elephants but also local communities!