Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Phuket

The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Phuket in Naithon Beach allows the visitors to get really close with the elephants in a better and fun way than the controversial elephant riding and trekking. At the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Phuket no one rides the animals…  you can feed, play and bathe with adults and baby elephants in a real fun way you never experienced before.

When you arrive at the camp, you first get a short briefing about the elephants, their burden with the old fashioned tourism and how the camp is trying to change the mentalities.

Guests are then invited to prepare food for the animals… it’s a bit messy but fun and everyone seem to enjoy being useful. Once food has been ready a small group of elephants arrive and eat from people’s hands. Kids are usually hesitant at first but quickly enjoy the playful baby elephants who looks just as happy as human children are!

Once the food is all gone, which is a lot faster than you may think, the group walks to a nearby muddy water pond where the elephants run into and seem to enjoy themselves a lot. Visitors are hesitant to jump into the brown water but it doesn’t last long and soon everyone is in it splashing and rubbing the mammals with handfuls of mud.

The group is later led to a water pond where mud can be rinsed away and everyone can have another round of fun and unforgettable photos. This is a very unique experience and elephants seems to enjoy the moment as much as the guests.

The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Phuket is one of the new sanctuaries that are opening all around Thailand and even if not all are as perfect as some might want, they are changing the mind of travellers. With more sanctuaries, there will be less trekking, more education and more respect for these noble animals.

To book The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Phuket is easy, just talk to your hotel counter.

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