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3 Days 2 Nights
Specific Tour
15 people
Multilingual
Our 3 Days With Elephants program offers visitors to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Phuket an unrivalled opportunity to spend time interacting with and observing elephants in a peaceful, natural setting. Gain a deep insight into elephant behaviour and get to know these beautiful animals on an individual level as you participate in a variety of rewarding activities, and create cherished lifelong memories.
This program begins every Monday and Friday.
PICK-UP TIME:
07:30-08:00 | From your hotel or accommodation in Phuket (Daily)
Transport Fees : Depending on the location and type of your accommodation, additional transport fees may apply.
FINISH TIME:
15:00-15:30 | Depart from EJS Phuket (Daily)
07:30 - 08:00 Pick up from your accommodation in Phuket (if applicable - additional fees may apply). Arrive at Elephant Jungle Sanctuary and complete necessary registration forms.
08:00 - 09:00 Listen to an introductory educational talk and learn about elephant behaviour, as well as the history and cultural significance of elephants in Thailand.
09:00 - 12:00 Take a short break and prepare to make some new friends before meeting the elephants and their dedicated caretakers (mahouts). Learn each of the elephants' names, stories, and personalities as you interact with them in an ethical way. Join our mahouts as they prepare food for the elephants, then enjoy feeding them.
12:00 - 13:00 Eat a delicious lunch of traditional Thai food.
13:00 - 13:30 Observe the elephants as they roam and forage freely throughout their environment.
13:30 - 15:00 Learn about the importance of routine physical examination (P.E.) in elephant care. Assist the mahouts as they perform a physical examination to ensure the elephant's health. Following the physical examination, you can relax and continue to observe the elephants, or, if you wish, help our Mahouts clean up the elephants' environment and learn about the work required to care for elephants on a daily basis.
15:00 - 15:30 Spend a short time with your new friends before saying goodbye to EJS and the elephants for the day. Depart from Elephant Jungle Sanctuary and return to your place of accommodation.
07:30 - 08:00 Pick up from your accommodation in Phuket (if applicable).
08:00 - 12:00 Arrive at Elephant Jungle Sanctuary and prepare to begin your second day of this once-in-a-lifetime experience! Walk beside the elephants and observe their behaviour as they roam and forage freely through the forest.
12:00 - 13:00 Take a break and enjoy a lunch of traditional Thai food.
13:00 - 15:00 Learn how to prepare natural nutritional supplements for elephants, and feed them by hand. Bathe with the elephants as they swim, and join them for a therapeutic mud 'spa,' helping to apply a protective and rejuvenating layer of mud to their skin.
15:00 - 15:30 Dry off, change clothes, and say goodbye to the elephants before departing from Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Phuket and returning to your place of accommodation.
07:30 - 08:00 Pick up from your accommodation in Phuket (if applicable).
08:00 - 12:00 Accompany your guide and the mahouts to a location nearby Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Phuket, where they will cut and collect grass to feed the elephants. Help cut and carry the elephant food, or (depending on seasonal availability) collect herbs used for therapeutic massage for our elderly elephants. Participation in these activity is optional, but highly encouraged, and by working alongside the mahouts, you will gain a deeper understanding of elephant care.
12:00 - 13:00 Return to EJS Phuket and enjoy a delicious lunch of traditional Thai food.
13:00 - 15:00 Assist with an elephant body scrub, applying soap and a traditional therapeutic herb blend to the elephants' skin. Relax and observe the elephants in their picturesque home.
15:00 - 15:30 Say a final goodbye to your elephant friends and depart from EJS Phuket, taking with you photographs and memories to cherish for a lifetime.
