Aonang Elephant Sanctuary Experience

This was a super trip! It just so happened that I was completely alone on the excursion. Even though I don't speak English, we were able to understand each other. I received a very warm welcome; everyone was so friendly and patiently explained everything to me using gestures. It was an amazing experience; the elephants are incredibly gentle and affectionate. First, I fed them bananas and sugarcane, then I made protein balls for them. After that, I changed clothes, and we went to roll around in the mud, all while they were taking photos and videos of me. Afterward, we went swimming. I have enough memories to last a lifetime; a dream came true! The location is also very beautiful, surrounded by greenery and mountains. The service was top-notch; everyone was wonderful and very attentive. The elephants there are happy, and that's what matters most. Thank you so much for this experience! ❤️❤️❤️

it was a great experience, I got to know a lot about elephants, from getting to know their behavior, feeding them, making their protein food and bathing them, it was really a one of a kind experience, I will surely treasure this experience, the facilities are very clean, the bathrooms are clean, refreshments and snacks are included, free photos as well, the pool that we bathed the elephants are clean and no smell, it was maintained very well, the elephants are well behaved, luckily no one was injured on our batch, I very much enjoyed the tour and experience, no other fees to be paid, I would highly recommend this!

At first, I was afraid that it might be dangerous, but as time passed, I was able to feel a connection with the elephants. All the guides at the elephant shelter are kind and enjoy themselves together. The shelter staff takes pictures and sends them to me by email, so all I have to do is interact with the elephants to take pictures. It was a unique experience.

I joined the elephant sanctuary tour alone, and it was absolutely fine — the staff made me feel very welcome. We got to make protein balls for the elephants, apply mud on their bodies to protect them from insects, and then wash them off in the pond. It was truly an unforgettable experience to be this close to the elephants in such a caring environment. I was deeply moved and definitely want to come back with my family next time!

Elephant 101 – A Half-Day Immersive Tour with the Elephants We learned how to handle and care for these gentle mammals, including feeding them and understanding their history. The most enjoyable part was feeding them, and we even got to experience how to feed an elephant that wasn’t feeling well. We also bathed them and helped with a mud spa before washing them off. Indeed, it was such a wonderful experience.

the whole experience was worth it! unfortunately it was raining really heavily during our session but the sanctuary team managed to guide us well despite the bad weather. we were instructed properly how to care the elephants and some of the elephants were so friendly!! i can say the rain helped us with the ambience when we were bathing the elephants. it was such a healing experience. the facilities there are tiptop clean ✨shower and toilets are provided. and they provided A LOT of refreshments as well. my family and i enjoyed it!

very easy redemption and they contact 1 day earlier for the pick up arrangements. great experience and tour guide is knowledgeable. they make sure everyone get their picture via email. itinerary was smooth and worth it. must try!!!

Definitely I recommend to everyone to visit this place. This is sanctuary not zoo, so you can be sure that elephants are treated well. During the stay, they explained us how to feed elephants, how to take care. We also participated in activities like feed , wash, make food for elephants. In the end shower and fresh fruits. Im happy that I dod this trip.

Amazing experience! Driver was on time to pick us up. It was a small group of maybe 12 of us so you will have a lot of chance to interact with the elephants. The guide is very knowledgable and taught us how to feed them and wash them safely. Just for reference - I'm 155cm and the 'river' where we shower them are safe for those short queen/king ;) The photographers are good as well, a lot of my photos from them turned out great!

the whole trip was a really fun experience. we got to feed the elephants bananas then make them food ourselves to give them. We gave them a mud bath then washed it off in the pool where we also had staff taking photos on their cameras and our own phones which we got sent later on that day for no extra charge. overall we really enjoyed the morning we had there! only thing we would prefer is a smaller group as we felt we could never really get in with the feeding as there was always a queue for each elephant.