PrograM 2
Elephant Bathing
& Turtle Center visit
Half Day
Program 2 : Elephant Bathing & Turtle Center Visit
Get close to elephants like no other. This half-day tour allows you to have an exceptional experience with elephants; bath, touch and scrub them, play in the water and feed these gentle giants. The elephants are well-treated and healthy. Visit Turtle Conservation Center, the head start project where the turtle babies are taken care of.
2 places to visit :
1) Khaolak Elephant Home
2) Sea Turtle Conservation Center
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Brief Itinerary
Available in the morning and afternoon, the whole trip takes 3 hours (including traveling time).
Get picked up from any resort in Khao Lak by air-con vehicle and English-speaking guide. Drive to the ethical elephant camp, you get to swim and play with them in the water. Feed them, get close, and take some nice photos. Arrive at the Turtle Center and learn about the sea turtle life and its project.
You can choose between a morning or afternoon tour, we offer 2 tours a day.
8:00-11:00 hrs.
13:00-16:00 hrs.
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Duration : Three and half hours (including transfers from and to hotel)
Price : Adult 1,800 thb. / Child 1,400 thb. (3-11 years old), All-inclusive / Based on a minimum of 2 persons
Bring : Sun protection, sunglasses, hat or cap, camera , towel, spare clothes, comfortable shoes, and a bit extra cash if you want to buy a photo souvenir from the camp. You are allowed to take a photo with your camera.
Why Elephant Bathing & Feeding ?
By involving activities with animals in the tourism industry is supporting the animals and the owners in a good manner. Elephant Bathing & Feeding is to support natural behavior of elephants as they do so in the wild, therefore it is not considered a cruelty. We can guarantee our guests a friendly and healthy relationship between the Mahouts and their elephants, as we know them for long time. Believe us, the elephant owners love their elephants just like you do.
Elephant Bathing & Feeding is suitable for following qualification of joiner:
1. The joiner who has healthy physical body condition.
2. The joiner who does not has heart disease or Parkinson.
3. The joiner who is between 4 – 70 years old and able to swim.
For this tour, we do not own the elephant camps, but finely select local camps that offers "NO RIDING" only