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Koh Samui: Ethical Elephant Home Guided Tour with Transfers

1. Koh Samui: Ethical Elephant Home Guided Tour with Transfers

Join a guided tour of Koh Samui Elephant Home to see rescued Thai elephants in a safe and ethical environment. Help to contribute to the program's conservation efforts and walk, feed, and play with the elephants. Hotel pickup and drop-off and lunch are included. Start your day with a pickup from your hotel or villa around the island arriving at Koh Samui Elephant Home. Meet with your guide who will offer a warm welcome and receive a welcome drink. Listen as your guide explains to you the plight of the center, and how you can help. After your introduction, take part in the harvesting of organic food for the elephants and even get to feed them up close. Make sure to bring your camera along for some truly remarkable holiday memories.  Afterwards, watch them as they play in the mud spa as they cool themselves down. During your tour, you'll also get to walk with the elephants into the jungle over 10 acres of land. See their real habitat and enjoy a relaxing stroll in nature.  Continue on your journey to visit the first elephant nursery on Koh Samui. Have fun whilst you feed them, rub their skin and take photos with them before you set them free to enjoy nature by themselves.  To complete your fabulous outing, enjoy some vegetarian food and seasonal fruits whilst you watch a surprise video before being transferred back to your hotel.

Koh Samui: ATV Quad Bike Safari Tour

2. Koh Samui: ATV Quad Bike Safari Tour

Experience the lush landscapes of Koh Samui combined with the thrill of a quad bike ride on this guided tour. The adventure begins with pickup from your hotel anywhere on the island, and a quick safety briefing with your guide. Then hop on board your authentic Japanese quad bike and travel into Koh Samui’s lush green jungles. On the 1-hour tour, explore the vibrant jungle and visit a selection of panoramic viewpoints that overlook the mountain and ocean. Drive along the river across various terrains on this exhilarating experience that gives you a taste of the 2-hour itinerary. For those opting for the 2-hour tour, ride along dirt tracks winding under lush coconut groves, rubber plantations, and rivers to reach one of the island’s secret waterfalls. There’s also time to visit an epic mountain viewpoint and enjoy some light refreshments to recharge for the rest of the adventure. The waterfall is seasonal only (wet season).

Koh Samui: Ethical Elephant Sanctuary Interactive Tour

3. Koh Samui: Ethical Elephant Sanctuary Interactive Tour

On the morning of your visit, you will be picked up from your accommodation and will drive for approximately 40 minutes through scenic agricultural areas before arriving at the sanctuary. There, you will be met by your English-speaking guide and learn a little about the elephants. After being allocated bananas and sugar cane to feed to the elephants, you will walk with your guide through the sanctuary, where you will find free-roaming elephants and hear their individual stories.  You can touch, feed, photograph, and interact with the elephants at your leisure while you learn about their stories, lifestyle, and behaviors. Most of the elephants are rescued show or riding elephants, but they are now safe and well cared for at this no-riding sanctuary. After you have met all the elephants, you will watch them enjoy their mud spa and also be able to join them. The elephants apply mud on their skin as a healthy sunscreen and mud treatment.  Next, you will walk with the elephants, shower them, and join them in the water for a refreshing cool-off. Brush the elephants while they frolic and play in the water. Once the elephants are clean, you can take some final photos with them, and then it will be time to part ways with your new friend and change into some dry clothes.  Finally, you will be able to enjoy some freshly cooked Pad Thai, delicious snacks, and seasonal fresh fruit. Then enjoy the impressive rural scenery as you drive back to the hotel.

Koh Samui: 4x4 Off Road Island Safari Tour Including Lunch

4. Koh Samui: 4x4 Off Road Island Safari Tour Including Lunch

Begin this exciting full-day safari tour with a pick-up from your hotel to depart for the great and impressive Buddha temple with the unique Chinese lady monk statue. Drive up the mountain to enjoy a breathtaking 360° view over the island and enjoy a panoramic lookout from seats on top of the car. At the mountain peak, visit Wat Teepangkorn Temple and see the golden Buddha statue. Explore the magic garden, also known as the secret garden, and stroll through the many stone statues. Enjoy a delicious lunch around noon at a panoramic restaurant with a great view. Next, visit a coconut plantation and witness the local workers doing their daily tasks. Discover also a rubber plantation and its tapping and learn more about the product processing, to then cool down during a swim in the first of the beautiful Namuang Waterfall pools. Continue to the Guan Yu Shrine, celebrating the Chinese heritage and dedicated to the legendary warrior, before visiting the particular shaped Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks and hear about the story behind the names. End the tour with a transfer back to your hotel.

Koh Samui: Elephant Sanctuary and Jungle Tour with Lunch

5. Koh Samui: Elephant Sanctuary and Jungle Tour with Lunch

Begin your day by visiting the beautiful Namuang Waterfall to cool off in the pool or just relax next to the mighty water stream. Next, travel to the Samui elephant home to participate in creating their supplement food for elephants together. This food includes banana, pumpkin, sticky rice, and sea salt. Throughout this experience, learn about how elephant's receive their vitamins before taking a picture with them. Afterwards, explore the magic garden (secret garden ) where you can stroll through the many stone statues. Afterwards, savor a delicious lunch and marvel at the great views of the island. Last but not least, go up to the temple peak viewpoint of Koh Samui, known as Teepangkorn Temple. Your tour then concludes with you transferring back to your accommodation.

Samui Elephant Kingdom Sanctuary Half-Day Program

6. Samui Elephant Kingdom Sanctuary Half-Day Program

Visit an ethical observation-only elephant sanctuary to learn about the history and behavior of Asian elephants in Thailand. Be picked up from your hotel in Koh Samui for the morning or afternoon half-day program. Arrive at the sanctuary and be greeted by your guide. You will have an introductory session to understand the history and behavior of Asian elephants and the rescued elephants at the sanctuary. Learn what elephants like to eat and also how to prepare a medicine ball which keeps the elephants healthy with its nutritious ingredients. After food preparation you will be able to feed the friendly elephants yourself on the 400 meter long skywalk. Next, you will be able to observe and walk with the elephants to accompany them to the mud pit where they will spend their time playing in the mud. Enjoy a delicious premium buffet lunch and have some free time to relax. Enjoy a selection of both Thai and western options as well as seasonal fresh fruit. You will have the opportunity to say goodbye to the elephants on the skywalk after lunch before heading back to your hotel.

Samui: Natural Wellness & Herbal Education Tour

7. Samui: Natural Wellness & Herbal Education Tour

Samui Elephant Home caring and Education center (scec) is looking forward to ethically supporting for elephants / environmental and local communities support. This one of our programs for ethically learning about the environment and being wellness with Thai herbs. To be part of nature is magical life. It cannot be described by words. You will feel real nature in your soul. Everything keeps you strong and energetic. This program is the one about the wellness to recover and learn the Thai herb to be healthier. Start to pick up around the island to Hin Lad waterfall approximately 30–50 minutes, then obtain an introduction for the concept and objective of the wellness program. Walk up the mountain around 25–30 minutes alongside the rainforest and enjoy the beautiful view of the waterfall after reaching the destination, time to relax by taking a dip in a fresh waterfall and feel true nature. After playing waterfall, we walk back to the car and get some fresh towels and head to the herb garden, to learn about Thai herb walk to observe around the garden and participate in making herbal balls and learn about the method to produce herbal oil. Next, visit an organic farm to try and watch the local chef create special dishes as Chef's Table will include Thai herb to be healthier. Get to the top of the mountain to visit the secret garden is a beautiful-landscaped garden featuring flowers and trees native to Koh Samui and Thailand and many Buddha statues with different meanings arranged in scenarios representing different ideals. Drop by the first health shop in koh Samui to see the wellness products. Time to say goodbye and drop off at the hotel with happiness and a good experience.

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What people are saying about Koh Samui

Overall rating

4.5 / 5

based on 143 reviews

Great excursion! The staff did a great job explaining how the elephants were rescued. I love being able to make food for them and having a hands on experience with the them.

Magnificent experience, in calm and respect for animals. Only downside: being very good in English! For the rest, everything is absolutely perfect for this great cause ♥️

The unique experience to spent several hours with this wonderful animals. The team taking care of elephants is wonderful, super friendly and really loves what they do.

It was such a great experience. Staff was super friendly. It was quite a hot day but they are constantly offering you fresh water and provide hats.

Great experience! Beautiful day with elephants in this amazing place. So far the best thing to do in Ko Samui!