Best places: Animal protection organizations in Thailand

Animal protection nonprofit with dogs & cats for adoption, plus guided tours & a merchandise shop.

Home for rescued elephants featuring a pool, feeding sessions & walks with the residents.

👍👍 What a great day of fun and learning. You can’t help but fall in love with the elephants. They are massive, but full of personality and friendly. The staff were knowledgeable, patient, and anticipated our needs (from bug spray to bottled water and towels, to hats while walking the jungle, they th...

Airy conservation & animal rescue center helping elephants, monkeys, jungle cats & other wildlife.

👍👍 We had a PERFECT experience at Elephant Freedom Village. They are a truly ethical sanctuary - no riding elephants and they treat their elephants like family (they have been in their family for 7 generations!!) For the money we paid for a half-day trip (~$60 USD or 2000 BHT), we received hotel pick-...

Family-friendly destination for viewing sea turtles & learning about conservation efforts.

👍👍 I’ve had one of the greatest experiences I have ever had with them. I should say I’m extremely in awe of everything! They have the best price around the area and they offer a lot! 1. They welcome you with their whole staff and get you settled with a short orientation and prep you up with your own...

Animal rescue facility offering visitors one-on-one experiences such as elephant feeding & bathing.

👍👍 I love this place, great for family who have a children. A little far from a main road but good for animal. There are a lot of deer., elephant, monkey, birds. You can buy fruit to feed animals.. Great place to walk.

👍👍 A very educational place. Rescue Elephants that are treated ethically. Be sure to bring shower shoes when you go bath the elephants!

Mistreated gibbons are rehabilitated at this center that aims to release them to the wild.

Attraction offering elephant shows, elephant painting & experiences such as bathing & riding.

👍👍 Although slightly tricky to find after having to find your way through a naval base and show some photo ID to get in, a trip to the turtle sanctuary is certainly worth a visit. At the sanctuary you will find a memorial to tsunami disaster at the spot where a royal naval boat came to its final testin...