Best places: Animal shelters in Ban Yuam, Thailand

Elephant rescue & rehabilitation center with volunteer opportunities, jungle tours & rafting.

Animal park with roaming elephants, offering hands-on feedings & professional photos.

👍👍 As a tourist, sometimes one is confronted with the inevitable soi dog that is injured or sick. So what to do? You can't just ignore and this is where WVS Thailand stepped up to the plate. Exceptional service from amazing staff and volunteers. As a side note, ngo's and npo's are always going to strug...

👍👍 A magical place, an absolute secret garden for cat enthusiasts. We stumbled upon it while wandering nearby, no reservations made. Luckily, we met a warm-hearted staff member at the entrance, leading to a tranquil and blissful afternoon. In total, 62 cats rescued from Bangkok call this haven home. T...

👍👍 This place is a heaven for the people and elephants as well. We stayed here as volunteers for 4 nights and we wish we could stay much more. It's really peaceful place where you can get free of stress and noise of city. There is nothing more relaxing than walking in the middle of jungle with this bea...

😠 We arrived at the care center and it was closed, so we stayed on the road watching far away. As a few minutes went by, we saw the men take the elephants apart to the river and started to hit them. My family and I were in shock and so glad that we didn’t pay to go in. Please always look out, the rev...

👍👍 I cannot say enough good things about this experience. This is a great sanctuary with a beautiful story of saving the elephants. Please visit and support this chapter of these beautiful creatures lives. We fed them, gave mud baths, hike the jungle with the elephants and then made them protein balls...

👍👍 It was an amazing experience. I can't stress enough how worthy it was. Our guide Woody told us a lot of details about these magnificent creatures and also replied to all of our questions. Also, the elephants seemed to be well treated and taken care off and they were never told what to do. (Aside fro...