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Half Day Care - Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Samui
Three hours as an elephant carer at the Maenam sanctuary: feed the herd, mix their supplements, mud spa and pool time, then a Thai buffet lunch. Hotel pickup included.
From฿3,000per person
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Samui
Highlights
- Hand-feed the herd and help mix their nutritional supplements
- Take part in a basic health check with the handlers
- Mud spa and outdoor pool time with the elephants
- Som tam demonstration and Thai buffet with seasonal fruit
- Round-trip hotel transfer from most parts of Samui
- Morning or afternoon session, about three hours on site
Duration
3 hours
Pickup
Included
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The programme ends with a Thai buffet and seasonal fruit after a som tam demonstration. Drinking water is provided throughout.
Yes. You help at the mud spa and then go to the outdoor pool with the elephants. Wear a swimsuit under your clothes and bring a towel and dry clothes. There are showers and changing rooms at the camp.
Yes. Children are welcome as long as a parent or guardian stays with them for the whole visit.
Plangka and Lipa Noi, Nathon, Hua Thanon and Lamai, Bang Po, and the north coast from Maenam through Bophut and Bang Rak to Choeng Mon. Villas and holiday rentals outside these zones arrange their own transport to the meeting point.
The visit goes ahead in rain, even heavy rain. The sanctuary does not cancel for weather, so pack a light rain layer in the wet season.
The sanctuary describes itself as an ACES Gold certified ethical sanctuary. Its own wording is no riding and no performances, just elephants living as elephants. Every contact is supervised by the handlers.
