Bangkok Elephant Park Half-Day Elephant Care Program - Feeding & Mud Spa

An ethical sanctuary where
rescued elephants live naturally

Bangkok Elephant Park is an elephant rescue and rehabilitation sanctuary on a rural plot in the Nong Chok district of eastern Bangkok. Elephants rescued from forced labor and riding camps live among jungles, open grazing fields, and natural mud ponds. There is no riding and no performances; visitors take part in hands-on care activities instead. It is about 1 to 1.5 hours from downtown Bangkok.

Hear the elephants' stories and make a traditional herbal inhaler

On arrival, guides explain the rescue stories of the resident elephants, the differences between Asian and African elephants, and safety rules for respectful interaction. You then craft a traditional handmade Thai herbal inhaler (Ya Dom) to take home as a souvenir.

Feed the elephants and make vitamin balls

Get up close and hand-feed the elephants fresh fruit such as bananas, pineapples, and cucumbers. Afterwards, help mash nutritious ingredients and roll them into special elephant vitamin balls.

Walk through the jungle and enjoy the mud spa and bath

Walk alongside the elephants at a respectful distance as they roam the jungle, graze, and socialize. The highlight is entering the natural pools to apply protective mud to their skin, then brushing and scrubbing them clean in the water.

After the program there is time to shower and change (towels and uniforms provided), followed by a traditional Thai buffet lunch box. Sanctuary photographers take photos of your activities and upload them online for free download.

Choose a morning or afternoon program, with or without hotel pickup

There are half-day morning and afternoon programs, each available without transportation or with round-trip shared transfer from hotels in central Bangkok. Hotel pickup is 07:00-07:30 for the morning program and 11:00-11:30 for the afternoon program, and the supplier confirms the exact pickup time one day before.

Pickup is available in Siam, Silom, Sukhumvit, Water Gate (Pratunam), Khao San Road, Wireless Road, Sathon, Bangna, Lat Phrao, Huai Khwang, Suvarnabhumi Area, Bang Kapi, and Lat Krabang.