This sanctuary is absolutely amazing. Your guide can tell you everything about the elephants, they genuinely care. Each elephant has its own minder who literally walks about with them constantly. The only contact you have with the elephants is when you get to feed them, and this is in a controlled environment. I came away from this day feeling delighted we had picked this sanctuary as there's so many to choose from with what seems different levels of 'care'. One comment I'd like to clear up is further down someone states they are locked away when the sanctuary isn't open. The guide explains to you that they have to put them in 'pens' during the night as the elephants roam. They have had to in the past pay local farmers as the elephants have eaten their crop. This is not hidden, you can see the 'pens' they are put in during the night. They are not locked up! This sanctuary is fantastic, I will return.

On our recent trip to Phuket my wife wanted to visit an elephant sanctuary. After researching what was on offer she decided on the Phuket elephant sanctuary. She wanted to visit the elephants in a non tourist type setting. We went for her birthday in the afternoon. The visit started with an educational video about the history of the sanctuary and its owner followed by the opportunity in small groups to walk around the sanctuary with a guide and meeting the various elephants which have been saved and now have the opportunity to see out their lives in peaceful surroundings. The tour was really informative and a truly great experience. At the end of the day we had the opportunity to feed a couple of elephants and we were then treated to a wonderful vegan buffet. There’s also a small shop to purchase souvenirs. Again all the staff were amazing, friendly, informative and really good with the animals. This was a great way to see the elephants up close in a natural environment without the suffering. Highly recommended.

What an amazing and important place. Beautiful elephants living the best life they can in amazing surroundings. Very friendly and informative staff, treating the elephants with respect and care. Go here rather than the camps. Elephants aren’t supposed to do tricks! Really good food and drinks offered as part of the tour. Highly recommended!

We loved our trip here, bar the long wait to get started. It was very well-organised and our guide, Rudy, was fantastic and very funny. We were so happy to see somewhere that values elephants so much and is giving them a beautiful retirement. I hope your cataract patient is fully recovered now and back in the wild. Lunch was a delicious buffet and there was a huge variety of dishes, all vegetarian but very tasty. It was the hottest day we'd experienced so it was hard standing out in the sun but so very worth it. Thank you for the amazing things you are doing, it was an honour to feed your elephants.

Extremely well organised and informative. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience from drink and snacks at beginning and end of visit, to feeding the elephants and being able to observe them in natural surroundings. The elephants are truly taken care of here. The walkway is a great idea. Would definitely recommend.

Our tour of the sanctuary was very informative and uplifting. It was great to see how well the elephants are taken care of. Our tours guide was very knowledgeable and friendly.

Such a wonderful highlight of our trip so far. Sanctuary well set up with no touch just observe policy of the elephants both at ground level and from canopy walkway. Seeing them enter the water and bathe was a particular highlight. Very Informative with a lovely guide who answered our questions. Although distressing to hear what the elephants have been through really bought home the importance of this sanctuary Very Accessible and the hospitality with a selection of Thai dishes at end of walk was very tasty. The shop had great quality ethical goods at good prices which also helps their cause. Comes highly recommended

A really nice experience getting to know the sanctuary, learning about their goals, and seeing how the elephants are treated. The environment around is great and very green. The tour guide was nice and polite.

The best experience in Phuket. Excellent service and educational. The elephants each have their own story and you can tell they are very well taken care of. I am glad this organization exists and I hope they are able to rescue more elephants. There really is no need to force elephants into labor for our entertainment. Here you can see them in their natural habitat. It was really a great experience.

Was such a great experience!!! It was so heart warming to learn about all the elephants and how they are being taken care of now. I loved hearing about their new elephant hospital! Will let everyone know about this place :)

A great visit very well informed and looked after throughout our tour 😊😘 only drawback was collection time from our hotel was not clear needs to be much clearer in information provided

This was a spectacular day with the elephants. We learnt a lot more about elephants and sadly about how these elephants had previously been mistreated. Once here at the Sanctuary they are cared for with gentleness, kindness and love. A very special experience to get up close to these beautiful animals, to help prepare their food and hand feed them. A day which will live in our memories for ever.

Really interesting insight into these amazing and intelligent animals.would recommend this to anyone interested in conservation with the opportunity to get up close. Lovely environment and great to see really happy elephants Guides and staff very good and hospitality was unexpected with drinks and food

Absolutely incredible experience. We got to feed an elephant and give her a pat which was amazing. I loved hearing all the individual elephants stories of having suffered a life of abuse and now receive so much love and care. Our tour guide, Anny, was brilliant and so knowledgeable about all the elephants. The free drinks and food were a lovely unexpected surprise and delicious! Hearing the story of why they opened the sanctuary was all we needed to hear to buy plenty of items from the souvenir shop! All gorgeous items. If you want to see elephants in Thailand, the Phuket Elephant Sanctuary is definitely the right place to go.

Experience was great and appreciate what they are doing for the elephants. Easy walk, but super hot in afternoon Meal was great!