Thailand · Up-Close Animal Experiences

1-Day Elephant Sanctuary Tour from Bangkok with Feeding and Bathing

1 Day Round trip from Bangkok Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Make food to feed the elephants
  • 02 Walk through the forest with elephants and witness their daily life
  • 03 Make a mud spa for the elephants
  • 04 Enjoy bathing the elephants in the river

Join this unique full-day experience to closely witness the life of elephants in Thailand, the Land of Elephants. Feed your elephant friends with rice balls and cut watermelon, walk with them through the forest, and enjoy playful encounters in a mud pit and river bath. This tour offers an up-close look at the elephants' daily life in a sanctuary setting.

Start by making rice balls and cutting watermelon to feed them.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Bangkok, Kanchanaburi
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Elephant Sanctuary Experience

  • Meet your tour guide, who will pick you up from your hotel in Bangkok, nearby Bangkok, or Kanchanaburi at 7:00 a.m.
  • Arrive at the Elephant Sanctuary by 9:00 a.m. and see the elephants at the sanctuary. Start by making rice balls and cutting watermelon to feed them. Then walk through the forest with the elephants, witnessing their life.
  • Have lunch at 11:30 a.m. inside the sanctuary. At 12:30 p.m., continue enjoying time with the elephants in a mud pit. Make a mud spa for the elephants and watch how much they enjoy it. Walk the elephants to the river and take great pictures while bathing them.
  • Return to the elephants' area, take a shower, and get changed at 3:00 p.m.
  • Drive back to your hotel.
Elephant Sanctuary, forest, mud pit, river

Where this trip takes you

Elephant Sanctuary, forest, mud pit, river

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Bangkok 2 cities · 1 Day

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • VIP bus with driver
  • English-speaking guide
  • Lunch
  • Entrance tickets, elephant bathing, mud pit, and food for the elephants

What's Not Included

  • Alcohol

What to bring

  • Towels
  • Mosquito spray
  • Sunscreen
  • Swimming suit
  • One shirt and one pair of shorts to change into
  • Money if you would like to buy souvenirs

Know before you go

  • This tour will take almost one full day.
  • The age limit for the tour is 7 to 50 years.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Bangkok, ประเทศไทย
Tour start
Bangkok, Thailand
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 1 day finishes where it began, in Bangkok.

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