We had a great day learning about elephants. You get to be up close and feed them. I recommend getting a guide as the fee is not high at all and you get to learn everything about them. Each elephant there has a story and they're quite fascinating to hear. You can also buy extra food (bananas, sugar cane) to feed them for a small fee (3-5RM, cash only).

It is absolutely necessary to ask for a Guide at the entrance to explain their work with elephants, accompany you and tell you how to feed them otherwise it has no interest Admission has no fixed Award, you donate the amount of your choice and buy sugarcanes to feed them at 3 ringits a pack. Do not expect to bathe them as seen in the photos. They haven’t done it since there was an accident.

This is primarily a care facility for elephants captured in the next door Wildlife park when they get into conflict with humans, hence it being a long drive away from major towns. The kids loved feeding the baby elephants and seeing the larger ones going for a bath, and it looked like the elephants got well treated and had a close connection with the keepers. The whole tale behind how the elephants having less and less space due to human activities gave us plenty to talk about as well. Yes they are behind steel bars, like they're in a prison, and they get them into captivity by chaining them to other elephants till they get used to it. They're also very large animals you don't want rampaging through a facility with people in it, so they have to be controlled somehow. And at least they're not chained once they're used to it, and have a large exercise paddock which they get to run around in regularly..

What an amazing place. Definitely worth hiring the private guide to get the full experience. The sanctuary rescues injured or abandoned elephants and rehabilitates them to be released into a wildlife park again if possible. However sometimes it’s not possible, if they have been badly injured, so they have a forever home at the sanctuary. They are all well cared for and love being fed. This place tries to educate local farmers that elephants can be relocated to wildlife parks, instead of being shot. They need all the support they can get to save these wonderful creatures.

Mr Sathis picked us up from our hotel in a minivan which was lots of room for the 2 of us. We really enjoyed this trip to the caves, printing factory, elephant sanctuary, seeing the silver wing monkeys, great dinner in one of the local Chinese restaurants followed by seeing the fireflies. We seen so much and the only downside is it is a very long trip 12-13 hours. A great trip for the whole family.