Khao Lak: Elephant Bathing and Feeding Tour with Waterfall Elephant Bathing and Feeding Morning Tour
ID: GYG407441-739685
Category:
Country: Thailand
Duration:
02:30 hours
Description
Bathe, scrub, feed, and play with elephants in the water on a tour to visit these gentle giants. Marvel at the Sai Rung Waterfall that cascades 20 meters off a ledge in the tropical forest and into a turquoise lagoon.
Get up close and personal with Thailand's national animal on this tour: The elephant. Learn about elephants from expert mahouts — elephant keepers — while you bathe, scrub, feed, and play with the gentle pachyderms in a clean shallow stream.
Marvel at the elephants' delicate ability to use their long and strong trunks to grab a small banana directly from your hand. Enjoy their playfulness as they toss water onto themselves, and you, as they cool off in the water.
After your elephant visit, stop at the cascading Sai Rung Waterfall in the middle of the jungle, surrounded by lush vegetation and crystal-clear waters. Then, sit back and relax as you're dropped back off at your hotel.
Best of all, choose to join the morning or the afternoon tour, depending on your preferences.
Highlights
- Enjoy a morning or an afternoon in an ethical elephant park
- Get up close and personal with elephants
- Have fun feeding elephants from the palm of your hand
- Marvel at the Sai Rung Waterfall's clear waters
- Sit back and relax with a hotel pickup and drop-off
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The elephants are well treated and healthy
Domestic elephants have been with humans (especially in South East Asia) for centuries, they have been used for transportation, working, and entertainment
Domestic elephants are born in-house, and are almost impossible to release into the wild for many reasons: They are unable to find (enough) food due to been fed for many generations and a loss of habitat, deforestation, communities, plantations etc., or they are unable to connect to herds in the wild. By involving activities with animals in tourism, the industry is supporting the animals and the owners in a good manner
Elephant bathing and feeding is to support the natural behavior of elephants as they do so in the wild, therefore it is not considered a cruelty. The local partner can guarantee their guests a friendly and healthy relationship between the mahouts and their elephants, as they've known them for a long time
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You will receive a mandatory temperature check
You are required to bring and wear a mask
The driver will be holding a sign with your last name on it.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
