ElephantsWorld
ElephantsWorld
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
ElephantsWorld was founded in 2008 and is a sanctuary for sick, old, disabled, abused and rescued elephants, who will receive the rest and joy that they deserve. They can enjoy themselves in their own natural environment here until their last breath. At ElephantsWorld we work for the elephants, instead of them for us! As a visitor you get to enjoy very memorable experience with these beautiful animals. You can help us with taking care of them by feeding them, gathering food and bathing them.
Duration: More than 3 hours
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  • Christian D.
    1 contribution
    Fun time!
    It was an amazing experience! We like how they take very good care of the elephants. Food was super good and the time with the elephants was amazing. Our tour guide, Gugu (and his companions) was very nice and accomodating. Definitely a super fun experience!!
    Visited January 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written January 2, 2023
  • Scott Stane
    6 contributions
    An absolute must-do!
    This outing was nothing short of fantastic! Everyone in our group put this experience at the top of our list of what we liked most on our trip. Gentle giants, for sure! They are well-cared for and are good with all the attention. Everything advertised was included (feeding the elephants throughout, walking with them, mudding and washing them in the river, and being in their graceful presence). The staff really show that they care for the elephants. Our guide was wonderful in explaining how they live and what they do to help the animals live peaceful lives. Thank you!
    Visited December 2022
    Written January 4, 2023
  • Mark P
    Badachro, United Kingdom2 contributions
    A must day trip!!
    What a fantastic experience this was! (3 adults + 1, 7 year old) we all loved it from start to finish! Having a go at all the different stages of looking after a group of elephants culminating in a swim and ay in the river as the young baby elephant playfully squirted us!
    Visited February 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written February 7, 2023
  • thekenttravellers
    Doha, Qatar44 contributions
    Amazing day for all ages
    Informative afternoon with the handlers and elephants. Had great fun feeding them, then helping to wash them in the River Kwai. You don’t ride the animals which is great. They look after them here. We made rice balls for the old girls and got to see a pregnant elephant - the baby was moving around! Didn’t fancy helping them in the mud bath - especially when they used it for their toilet 😀
    Visited June 2023
    Traveled with friends
    Written June 28, 2023
  • jeff
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates21 contributions
    Complete experience!
    We booked a morning session and that was a very pleasant change of the day. You will face several experiences, from feeding elephants till washing them and concluded with a nice lunch. People were very friendly and for the kids it ended with swimming in the river. Would recommend to everyone and in my opinion much better than the safari park, which gave us the feeling the animals were abused for human pleasure.
    Visited July 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written July 16, 2023
  • Sharon T
    27 contributions
    Amazing experience . Life changing
    Brilliant experience. The animals were looked after with huge amounts of care and love. Would 100% recommend this experience and @Mai was an amazing guide. Was totally impressed by him. Would urge everyone in the area to come and support this amazing sanctuary and have a life changing experience. Our teenagers loved every moment of it.
    Visited July 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written July 29, 2023
  • Jim Thompson
    Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom133 contributions
    Special experience
    What an amazing experience! I must admit it felt quite scary at times, they are just so huge! But the opportunity to get up close an personal with these amazing creatures was a once in a lifetime experience. A few comments on here talk about ethics, but my overall impression was that the elephants were happy and well cared for. These are rescued creatures and are not used for rides or anything like that. The people running it were great and really looked after us. One important point to note is that if you are staying in Thailand, it is a long journey. A good 6 hours in the car there and back. It’s a whole day trip.
    Visited August 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written August 4, 2023
  • snochou
    Boston, Massachusetts50 contributions
    Wonderful experience, especially overnight
    We stayed overnight and it was a rich experience. Our guide, Mai, couldn’t do enough to make our stay comfortable and fun. Yes, there are some tourist photo ops, but overall it’s a humane place where the elephants are cared for. The accommodations for overnight are simple, but there was ac, a private bathroom, a mini fridge and mosquito netting. Don’t expect a hotel, but it’s clean and comfortable, and the after hours experiences of feeding the elephants at dusk and having that individual time with them was awesome. You also don’t have to make that long journey back to Bangkok after a long day out! The food there is very good too. Our family really enjoyed it.
    Visited August 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written August 18, 2023
  • Deb E
    6 contributions
    Fantastic must do experience
    We stayed in Bangkok and had the full day experience. We were picked up at 630am, returning back quite late around 6 or 630pm. Was so worth the drive out there for a wonderful experience with the elephants. We did the full day where we fed them pumpkins, made sticky rice for the old lady elephant with no teeth, washed in mud, then in the river. Also went out into the field to cut the cane for the elephants. Buffet lunch was included and beautiful food with lots of cold water.
    Visited October 2023
    Traveled with friends
    Written November 1, 2023
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Niki
14 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
We stayed 1 night-2 days in the sanctuary and it was one of the best experience of our life. The booking was smooth. We got picked up by a funky driver from Kanchanaburi, he was explaining every building/park/temple along the way-he was the funniest “tour guide” ever. When we arrived we got greeted and jumped right into the experience. We fed the elephants, walked with them, cooked for them, gave them a bath and so on. The food was very tasty, we got 2 lunches, a breakfast and a dinner, all were really nice, catering for any needs or allergies. Our accommodation was right next to the river, with a beautiful terrace, where we could really relax. The room had an AC, which made the heat so much more acceptable. On day two we had even more elephant experience, an early morning hike to the nearby hills and also a really cool river floating experience. They really care about the elephants and generally about animals. We loved every minute of this experience. Highly recommended!
Written June 23, 2022
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Graziella P
6 contributions
Nov 2020 • Friends
Went to this beautiful open sanctuary on my trip to Thailand in November & it was the best experience! The staff is super friendly & helpful. You can tell they really love the animals, and vice versa. We booked our vacation through groupon and this came included in the package- 10/10 recommend!
Written December 19, 2020
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Grazyna K
1 contribution
May 2022
Overall - I have the impression that I was involved in something not really good for these beautiful animals.
The elephants were tied with a short chain to the leg while being fed by visitors. Elephant bathing, in my opinion, was more entertainment for visitors than pleasure for elephants.
Additionally, the elephants were forced to pose for photos during and after bathing. Also, sprinkling water on us with the trumpets was not really the initiative of the elephants, but it was like a circus trick...
Written May 5, 2022
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Maya B
1 contribution
Aug 2023 • Family
People were Nice. However, the Elephants are still on a circuit suited to make the best picuture for big group of tourists. They do not have a choice in being lead around and are made to stay in the water or in a pose so tourists can wash them or to get their pictures taken. Even when the elephants want to get out, the mahout is there with a pulling his ears making it stay in the water. This is unethical and i went home with a big stone in my belly.
Written August 18, 2023
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SUNNYGURL3308
Baltimore, MD41 contributions
Oct 2021 • Solo
I visited Elephants World in Kanchanaburi as a solo traveler and it was amazing! I had an up close and personal tour. This is an ethical elephant sanctuary (no riding elephants or shows) but it is fully interactive. I was able to feed them, help cut down banana trees, bathe them, made rice balls for the older ones who can only eat soft foods and then hand fed the rice balls to them. I highly recommend this day trip! The experience was amazing and they really need all the help they can get right now. If you’re in Bangkok this is an easy day trip. Don’t miss it!
Written October 17, 2021
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gregory569
Paris, France3 contributions
Jul 2022 • Solo
A welcome experience after the bustle of Bangkok. I have a soft spot for elephants and getting to interact with them up close was amazing. I visited during the off season so there weren’t that many other guests. The staff and elephant handlers are great.

Important note before visiting: this is not a reserve. The elephants here have been rescued from various places and have been “domesticated.” I was perturbed to see some tied off when their handler wasn’t around and the restrictions in their movements in general. Just adjust expectations before you visit.

Having said that, it is clear that the handlers are firm but fair with their elephants.

For 1800 Bhat (I did the half day afternoon) we had a buffet style lunch, taxi pick up and drop off, and 2 hours of activities with the elephants. My only complain would be that the activities time felt rather short. An hour more would be ideal.

Personally if I had known earlier, I would have chosen a more hands off place. But, in all fairness, being fed yummy pumpkins and getting mud baths from tourists with the occasional picture seems to be a much better lot compared to their earlier lives.
Written July 8, 2022
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LCS-2006
Broxburn, Scotland, United Kingdom147 contributions
Dec 2019
Fabulous family day at this sanctuary, we had travelled from Bangkok, around a 2.5 hour drive,

Plenty time spent with elephants, feeding them, making their food, which culminated in bathing the elephants in the river, amazing,

Around 32 elephants here, including one baby and a couple of ones with limited vision, bless them.

Guide was amazing.

Trip included nice lunch and water, plus biscuits before you leave, towels to shower at the end of your day. They have lockers to secure your belongings whilst you are out and about. Also have small shop to purchase tourist bits plus drinks.

Highly recommend this.
Written January 4, 2020
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Miranda H
1 contribution
Aug 2022 • Family
We were at Elephantsworld on August 11th 2022. They were very friendly. Even called us that the pick up at the hotel was a half hour late. At Elephantsworld we got a nice Thai lunch and fresh fruits. Than our guide, Chang, came to tell us that we could start feeding the elephants. There were 3. One was a little one. So cute. After that we went for the banana plantation to cut old bananatrees also to feed the elephants. When we drove to the mudbath/river. They already came towards us because they knew there was food again. After feeding they took their mudbath. We could help to put the mud on the elephants. And after that they walked into the river for cleaning and have their spa-treatment. We brushed the mud from the elephants and they said thank you by spraying water all over us.
We also visited the oldest elephant to feed her. She got cooked Rice with banana and the minerals she needs. We made balls of it and put them into the mouth of the elephant. Everyone who works there is so friendly and involved with these animals. We learned so much from these people. Thank you for this great experience. This was a day that we never forget.
Written August 14, 2022
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Mark P
Badachro, UK2 contributions
Feb 2023 • Family
What a fantastic experience this was! (3 adults + 1, 7 year old) we all loved it from start to finish! Having a go at all the different stages of looking after a group of elephants culminating in a swim and ay in the river as the young baby elephant playfully squirted us!
Written February 8, 2023
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Walter A
Phoenix, AZ35 contributions
Jan 2022
What an amazing experience it was. Spent 2 days and one night in the sanctuary and it was one of the most memorable experiences in my life. Edhae was our guide and he spoke very good English and was very knowledgeable. Staff are Karen people, not Thais.
Our room for the night was spacious, and clean. Our meals were simple but plentiful and delicious.
Unfortunately, there is not a lot of people visiting the place, our first day, we were 12, and our second day we were only 3.
Elephants are well fed and well treated.
Had the chance to play with them, feed them, bathe them.
Requires a lot of money to maintain this place since each elephant eats around 300kg of food every day (they have 9). Staff are 20 people, so you can imagine. Obviously they need tourism to keep the elephants alive. These elephants are rescued and almost impossible to make it on their own in the wild.
Highly recommended.
Written January 23, 2022
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