Elephant Experience with transfers and Thai food buffet
ID: GYG740473-1204680
Category:
Country: Thailand
Duration:
3 min.
Description
Take care of baby elephants and enjoy local lifestyle activities at the Elephant Conservation Center near Phuket. Feed the elephants and have a mud spa Then enjoy a delicious Thai food buffet.
Get up close and personal with elephants at Kerchor Elephant Family Phuket, an elephant conservation center. Feed a baby elephant milk, give elephants a mud spa, and more. Discover local tribal customs, go on a jungle walk, and enjoy a Thai buffet lunch.
After pickup at your hotel in Phuket, drive to the elephant sanctuary. Upon arrival, meet the on-site staff and change into a mahout outfit. Enjoy complimentary coffee and cookies before beginning your elephant encounters.
Then, meet 2 baby elephants and. Learn about elephants and the local Karen tribal culture from your sanctuary guide.
Get a feel for local culture with a tie-dye experience. Learn about Karen techniques for coloring fabrics, then create your own design on a handkerchief-sized cloth.
Afterward, sample a “Kanom Krok” dessert, a Thai coconut rice cake. Watch a cooking demonstration, then taste the cake as soon as it’s done.
Prepare food for the elephants next. Get their favorite food and vitamins ready, then enjoy feeding them while the sanctuary’s photographers snap pictures of you.
Once the elephants’ bellies are full, take a jungle walk to closely observe how your new giant friends behave when surrounded by green nature.
Move on from the jungle to the pool and enjoy a mud spa and natural bathing with your elephant buddy. Have fun splashing around with elephants that love playing in the water.
Next, savor a Thai buffet meal of traditional flavors made from ingredients fresh from the farm. Download free photos of your experience at the center, then bid farewell to your guide. Return to Phuket for drop-off at your hotel.
Highlights
- Treat the elephants and experience making a mud spa for them yourself
- Take a jungle walk to observe the elephants in their natural habitat
- Make 1 free piece of tie-dye fabric based on local tribal techniques
- Enjoy a Thai buffet lunch/dinner, coffee, cookies, photos, and hotel transfers
- Feeding 1-year-old and 2-year-old baby elephants
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Areas where pickup is not available include Mai Khao, Nai Yang, Nai Thon, Ao Po, Yamu, and Bang Rong. Customers in these areas must travel to the pickup location at Robinson Lifestyle Thalang.
We'll email you a confirmation of pick-up time 5-12 hours before your activity. Vans may be delayed due to heavy traffic in the area.
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 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 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.