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Kathu Elephant Park

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😠 The elephants look mistreated and their ears look badly hurt. Went and looked with our taxi driver and turned the other way straight away. Animal cruelty is not okay People often mention elephants, elephant,


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46 450 Kathu, Kathu District, Phuket 83120, Thailand

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2.00 (90 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • Tuesday: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • Thursday: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • Friday: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • Saturday: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • Sunday: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

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  • 1/5 Jamie-Leigh K. 1 year ago on Google • 5 reviews
    The elephants look mistreated and their ears look badly hurt. Went and looked with our taxi driver and turned the other way straight away. Animal cruelty is not okay
    13 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Y. 1 year ago on Google
    Dont visit this horrible place. If u do, u get karma!!!! Elephants are NOT for entertainment!!!
    10 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 M G. 8 months ago on Google • 13 reviews
    Intelligent humans with any conscience should avoid these camps, they should be closed down! Elephants are highly intelligent and sensitive animals that deserve to live freely not tortured into submission so that people can be entertained! These poor souls have been cruelly broken down so that people can ride them, take pictures or bath with them. If you want to observe elephants, please support a properly ethical sanctuary instead.
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nicole W. 1 year ago on Google
    I would never go somewhere that has a baby elephant chained down near the road. Just look at the pictures.. terrible
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Rahel S. 4 years ago on Google
    If you are an animal protector and love the elefants, please than do not go there! because this is not the normal elefants life! Do nothing in Thailand with animals offering, becaus this is only cruelty to animals! Please read yourself clever in the net.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dr. Ramakant Bembde Cosmetic Plastic S. 1 year ago on Google • 298 reviews
    Nice experience of elephant ride.

  • 1/5 Olivia H. 10 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    DO NOT GO HERE! Elephants are abused and used for riding. Do not fund this- let the company shut down and the elephants be rescued and free in a real sanctuary.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Isma M. 1 year ago on Google
    A baby elephant with a chain. Please go where they are free and happy not forced to get hundreds kgs on their back
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 GiGi A. 1 year ago on Google • 101 reviews
    Over priced Poor elephants they look under weight + have skin conditions. The ones who guide the elephants will try to sell you products (in the middle of the ride ) assuming money will go toward elephants medicine and health which most probably will only go to their pockets . Its an absolute disappointment 😞.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Марин �. 3 months ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    DO NOT GO THERE. This place must be shut down. They abuse the elephants and hit them with something like a hummer. I saw an elephant chain with 50cm of chain and he couldn't move.This people must go in jail
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 andrew p. 1 year ago on Google
    Do not visit; if you do, you are responsible for cruelty. The state of these elephants, it is disgusting. This place needs to close down
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 A.rahman A. 4 years ago on Google
    They hurts the elephant by the hook , the head and ears full blood
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 k m. 4 years ago on Google
    Animal cruely
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nils V. 1 year ago on Google
    Animal abuse!!! Stop riding elephants!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Punchanella 11 months ago on Google
    Use your brain. Chained up baby elephants is not cool. Riding elephants is not cool.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Eyad A. 4 years ago on Google
    Good ride but expensive and the animals are not treated well
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Rodney H. 1 year ago on Google
    I would never visit a place where elephants are treated badly.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Dalia L. 2 months ago on Google • 17 reviews New
    DONT GO HERE! Don’t go to any place that offers riding, touching, bathing, feeding of captive elephants or any animal. If you do you ARE supporting animal abuse.

  • 3/5 PRINCE K. 5 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Good experience. But nothing much there to see.

  • 2/5 pratik m. 4 years ago on Google
    Price is too high nit worth Kids may enjoy

  • 2/5 Sugandh J. 4 years ago on Google
    They bargain for the price. Also, the elephant ride for half an hour is not worth the money that they charge. The mahout just takes you for a stroll on the elephant and he keeps the elephant stationary at a place for most of the time. We complained that why are we not roaming. They just smoked and behaved as they do not understand. I would not recommend this as it is waste of both precious time and precious money.

  • 1/5 Rikki S. 1 year ago on Google
    STOP RIDING ELEPHANTS!! Or supporting places that chain them up!!!!!!

  • 4/5 Muslim 2 world �. 4 years ago on Google
    Good service

  • 1/5 Stephanie K. 1 year ago on Google
    Its animals abuse, if you allow yourself to be apart of it karma will come back to you

  • 5/5 ellis f. 4 years ago on Google
    Very interesting place to visit,to see how they keep elephants

  • 1/5 Leonie H. 9 months ago on Google
    Please never support this! They treat the elephants so bad

  • 1/5 Mia P. 1 year ago on Google • 1 review
    Elephants are kept in small spaces with inadequate food. Trainers use sharp objects around ears to control elephants. Elephants show constant signs of distress. Clearly unethical. Visit Elephant Nature Park if you’re interested in visiting elephants in Thailand.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 International o. 8 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    He was hitting the animal behind his ear while the elephant was bleeding badly...simply abused to the sky!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍


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