Out family of 4 has just returned from our overnight stay at the Elephant nature park which exceeded our expectations. Everything about this trip was phenomenal. There are 84 elephants that have been rescued from logging, trekking, circuses and some injured in landmines. Many have disabilities of some form. These elephants each have their own Mahout to take care of them and are free to roam and do as they please. We were able to feed them a number of times and spent a lot of time visiting and watching them.
The guides are informative and it never feels rushed. You can join in with activities out have down time if you chose. They spoke with us about the dog rescue centre (on site) and we visited the dogs and were able to take them for walks if we wanted. Our girls also enjoyed the cat kingdom where there were hundreds of cats to cuddle and play with. Many cats and dogs roam freely around the park.
The food was amazing, accommodation well exceeded our expectations and everything was super well organised.
We had the best time and totally commend the park on their efforts to do the best for all of these animals.

After many hours watching Netflix specials it was our turn for the real ”Love and Bannas”. Pickup was seamless with our english speak guide Deang introducing himself at pick up. We were a private group of 8 being another family with a daughter the same age as our youngest son and a newly wed couple. The drive went quickly with the plying of an introductory video and the Do’s and Don'ts when interacting with the elephants. On arrival there is a central meeting point for each group with the Guides name on it which will be your lunch area. Then off for a quick feeding of the elephants before you start being guided through the park and introduced the different elephant families. Each elephant has their own unique story, each one sadder than the one before. The story of Lucky was the saddest story I had heard for many years. The experience is mind-blowing. I have been on eco-friendly elephant adventures before where you wash and cake the elephants in mud but these poor creates have all been to hell and back - blinded by circus lights, land mines, logging accidents to mention a few. It is said that a society is judge by the manner in which we treat our animals. Lek and her team are doing great things to reverse years of abuse and torment of the magnificent majestic cteatures. Would highly recommend this to anyone who wants an up close and personal elephant experience which will leaves you not only with magical memories but a belief that in our own small way I made a difference.

Amazing experience! Of course we were happy to had the chance to meet this amazing creatures!! All the guardians were nice and explained everything complete!! It is a very interesting proposal!!