Samui Elephant Sanctuary Bophut Short Encounter
Highlights
- Meet Bophut’s seven rescued elephants
- Prepare treats and feed elephants
- Watch pool swims and mud play
- A 1.5 hour visit with snacks
What happens on this visit
Make room for an elephant visit during your Samui stay! Prepare healthy snacks, feed the elephants and take a short walk through Bophut with your guide. Visit the sanctuary’s original project, opened in 2018, with seven rescued female elephants on 15 rai in Bophut. Watch the elephants forage, swim in the sanctuary pool and play in the mud pit. Guests do not bathe or mud bathe with the elephants.
Prices and what's included
Adult
Age 12+
THB 2,000per person
Child
Age 5-11
THB 1,000per person
Infant
Age 0-4
Free
per person
- Step 1
Hotel pickup
Travel from your hotel to the Bophut sanctuary. Pickup covers main road accommodation only; mountain accommodation is excluded.
Get to know the sanctuary and its work protecting elephants, then go through the safety guidance.
Lend a hand making healthy snacks for the elephants.
Offer fruit and take a short walk with your English speaking guide. Watch the elephants forage, swim in the sanctuary pool and play in the mud pit. Guests do not bathe or mud bathe with the elephants.
Have snacks and water, coffee or tea before leaving.
Your included transfer takes you back to your accommodation.
Included
- Round trip hotel transfers from main road accommodation
- English speaking guide
- Elephant food and treats
- Filtered water, coffee, tea and snacks
- Tour operator accident insurance
Not included
- Pickup from mountain accommodation
- Meal
- Passport number for the insurance agreement; the passport itself is not required
- Refillable water bottle
- Hat and sunglasses
- Sunscreen and insect repellent
- Camera
- Closed toe shoes or sneakers
- Clothes you do not mind getting sweaty or dirty
- Personal travel insurance is recommended
A driver collects you where you're staying. Your area sets the collection time.
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Your exact pickup time depends on your area and departure time. You'll see it at checkout and we confirm it with your booking.
Visit the sanctuary’s original project, opened in 2018, with seven rescued female elephants on 15 rai in Bophut. Your visit lasts 1.5 hours and runs 10:00 to 11:30 or 13:00 to 14:30. Start with a safety briefing, prepare elephant food and join your guide for feeding and a short walk. Watch the elephants forage, swim in the sanctuary pool and play in the mud pit. Guests do not bathe or mud bathe with the elephants. Finish with snacks, water, coffee or tea before your hotel transfer back. This shorter program includes fewer activities and less time with the elephants than the Half Day. No meal is included. Wear clothing that respects local culture: no swimsuits or bikinis, and keep a T shirt or singlet on. Footwear is required. Drones are not allowed, and strollers stay at reception.
