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Ko Lanta Yai: Half-Day Ethical Elephant Sanctuary Tour

Top rated
4.9 out of 5 stars
4.9
240 reviews
Activity provider:
Lanta Tourist Center
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Ko Lanta Yai: Half-Day Ethical Elephant Sanctuary Tour
Top rated
4.9 out of 5 stars
4.9
240 reviews

Interact closely with friendly elephants and spend quality time bathing, feeding, and making medicinal supplements for them.

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Duration 1.5 - 3 hours
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Live tour guide
English, Thai
Pickup optional
Please wait in your hotel lobby 10 minutes before the pickup time.

Highlighted reviews from other travelers

5
5 out of 5 stars
P
Paul – Ireland

My wife and I had an amazing time there today! We went to interact, care for and learn about elephants and the experience we had was out of this world. Our guide was very good with good English. The Elephants are so friendly and all have their own personalities, you build a relationship with them very quickly. For anyone who might be afraid of them, don't be, they are essentially like well behaved house pets who listen to commands for the staff very well and all they want is to be rubbed, fed and talked to. This sanctuary is very obviously doing everything they can to help the elephants and for that reason alone, you should visit here! couldn't recommend enough!!!

5
5 out of 5 stars
K
Kristýna – Czech Republic

It was perfect! Really nice staff, important info, elephants were great to us and they have beautiful nature around them🙏 highly recommend it a thanks a lot for the experience❤️

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Participants

Itinerary

  • Pickup location:

    Ko Lanta District

  • Car

    (30 minutes)

    Guided tour, Free time, Shopping, Sightseeing, Walk, Class

    Optional, Extra fee
  • Car

    (30 minutes)

  • Arrive back at:

    Ko Lanta District

Main stop

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Highlights

  • Spend an amazing half-day interacting closely with the elephants at a sanctuary
  • Learn how to make medicinal supplements and feed the elephants
  • Take a dip in the water and help the elephants bathe
  • Learn how to make paper out of elephant dung and take it back as a souvenir

Full description

Start with pickup from your hotel in the Morning ( Pick up 07.30-08.00 Am.) or the Afternoon (Pick up 13.00-13.30 Pm.), Depending on the option selected. Upon arrival, your English-speaking tour guide will give you an introduction to the sanctuary and the elephants.

Take some bananas and offer them to the elephants. Get acquainted with your new friends before hopping into the mud pool with them. Give the elephants a relaxing mud spa. Elephants naturally soak their skin with mud as a way to protect their skin from the sun, just like humans put on sunscreen. After the fun mud spa, enjoy bathing with the elephants in the water pool. Brush off the mud and exfoliate their skin to give them a relaxing pampering.

Next, learn how to prepare food and herbal medicine for elephants. The herbal medicine is a mixture of multiple nutrient sources needed by elephants to stay healthy. They are like a supplement to their diet. Enjoy relaxing and feeding the elephants their herbal medicine. This is a perfect photo opportunity. Learn how to make eco-paper from elephant dung and take back the paper as a souvenir to show your friends and family.

Includes

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Fresh seasonal fruits
  • Tour guide
  • Drinking water
  • Food for elephants
  • Elephant dung paper souvenir
  • Showers
  • Changing rooms
  • Towels
  • Change of clothing
  • The 90-minute option does not include elephant dung paper making, herbal medicine making and cooking.

Not suitable for

  • Pregnant women
  • People with mobility impairments

Important information

What to bring

  • Sun hat
  • Swimwear
  • Change of clothes
  • Towel
  • Sunscreen
  • Sandals

Know before you go

  • With the 90-minute elephant sanctuary visit, guests don't get to make an elephant dung paper souvenir, herbal medicine making, or cooking.

From $75 per person

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Overall rating

4.9 /5
4.9 out of 5 stars

based on 240 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.9/5
  • Transportation
    4.7/5
  • Value for money
    4.7/5

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Paul – IrelandMay 22, 2025 – Verified booking
My wife and I had an amazing time there today! We went to interact, care for and learn about elephants and the experience we had was out of this world. Our guide was very good with good English. The Elephants are so friendly and all have their own personalities, you build a relationship with them very quickly. For anyone who might be afraid of them, don't be, they are essentially like well behaved house pets who listen to commands for the staff very well and all they want is to be rubbed, fed and talked to. This sanctuary is very obviously doing everything they can to help the elephants and for that reason alone, you should visit here! couldn't recommend enough!!!
5
5 out of 5 stars
K
Kristýna – Czech RepublicMay 4, 2025 – Verified booking
It was perfect! Really nice staff, important info, elephants were great to us and they have beautiful nature around them🙏 highly recommend it a thanks a lot for the experience❤️
5
5 out of 5 stars
M
Michaela – United StatesMarch 22, 2025 – Verified booking
Timely pickup from our hotel. We did the 90-minute tour, although it ended up being closer to 2-2.5 hours. Very pleasant and engaging staff who told us a lot about the elephants’ backgrounds. There were only three elephants in the sanctuary at the time and we were able to pet, feed, and help bathe all of them. There is an option to get in the mud pit to help bathe them, but it smelled pretty bad and there were many dead fish floating in the mud pit, so only a few people on our tour were brave enough to jump in (there were showers close by to rinse off after). Very cool experience, would recommend to anyone!

Product ID: 335886

Activity provider:
Lanta Tourist Center
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