6 Elephant Sanctuary Visits in Koh Samui to Build a Day Around

1.Ethical Elephant Home Guided Tour with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,737 reviews · 4 hours · from $96Our pick

Ethical elephant home tour on Koh Samui with transfers, guided museum, elephant food-making, jungle walk, seed bombs, and baths.

“Really great experience to see Elephants up close and personal, learning about the rescue work they are doing to look after elephants is just fantastic, earlier in our trip we came across elephants that were used for people to ride on and it was horrible to see them like this, but the Elephant sanctuary we visited was great you can see the guides who look after these elephants love them and take really good care of them, we were up close and personal feeding them then had a walk through the jungle with them and left them to just be themselves which was excellent to see. Definitely a fantastic experience.”

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2.Elephant Sanctuary Entry and Feeding Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,446 reviews · 1 hour · from $28Best value

Feed elephants yourself at an ethical Koh Samui sanctuary, enjoy a guided 1-hour visit in a small group, and leave with great photos.

“It was lovely to learn about the elephants and where they had been rescued from. our guide was very knowledgeable. so lovely to get up close and have a chance to feed these beautiful creatures.”

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3.Elephant Sanctuary and Jungle Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,328 reviews · from $57

Koh Samui jungle tour with elephant sanctuary feeding, Na Muang Waterfall, Secret Buddha Garden, and Teepangkorn Temple views plus lunch.

“This is my second time booking a tour with Happy Samui. All the tour guides speak great English. Emma was nice and helpful. Upon reading some other reviews I worried about timing but actually it was perfect and we got to see all the sights without feeling rushed or feeling bored. They got this timing down to a science! Here is a quick outline of how the timing worked out. 9:30 picked up and gather three more couples 10-10:30 waterfall 10:30-10:40 drive to see elephants 10:40-11:20 make elephant food, feed elephants, take some pics (2 big and 2 babies) 11:20-11:45 drive to secret garden (1st couple on top of jeep)…”

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4.Half-Day Ethical Elephant Sanctuary with Mud Spa

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 574 reviews · 4 hours · from $80

Ethical elephant sanctuary half-day in Koh Samui with feeding, jungle walk, mud spa, elephant bathing, and a Thai cooking class.

“Jack and the crew were absolutely fantastic. Extremely fun and knowledgeable. We did the Half day with mud bath and cooking, well worth the money, would do this adventure again in a heartbeat. Jack is an amazing guide and really took it over the top, to make this an extremely memorable time.”

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5.Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 430 reviews · 3 hours · from $96

Koh Samui elephant sanctuary half-day tour with feeding, jungle walk, mud spa, lagoon swim, Thai lunch, and respectful elephant care.

“Nothing to fault was very good experience and would recommend”

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6.Elephant Nature Care, the largest elephant sanctuary on Koh Samui

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 320 reviews · from $96Top rated

Meet rescued elephants at Elephant Nature Care on Koh Samui with hotel pickup, snacks, vegetarian lunch, and a free video keepsake.

“Probably the highlight of entire 15 day trip through SE Asia. An awesome and unique experience. Would recommend this to anyone.”

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