Share your
HUG
with elephants

Chiang Mai, Thailand

About Us

Hug Elephant Sanctuary is a family owned and operated elephant sanctuary in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Our beautiful camp is located approximately 45mins outside the city centre.

At Hug Elephant Sanctuary, we are committed to ethical operations 🐘 We work hard to ensure we share our love equally amongst everyone involved. This includes the elephants and their caretakers, the community, the environment, and you – our guests 🤗

Our Story

Reviews

Tom Martin

Amazing experience, the staff were so unbelievably friendly overall a 5/5 trip would recommend to anyone

Sarah Svenningsen

Very nice experience! Our guide Phone was excellent, and very good at taking pictures!

Sam Brown

Great experience ! Phone was a great tour guide !

Experiencia genial con los elefantes. Viven en plena naturaleza, bien cuidados y bien alimentados. Tienen cura de ellos, especialmente de las hembras embarazadas. Desafortunadamente en nuestra visita solo había dos elefantes (suelen haber 4 o más) pero igualmente pudimos darles de comer, estar con ellos en el río y pasearnos junto a ellos. Un taxi te recoge en el hotel, te llevan al sitio, te dan de comer (comida Thai) y después excursión hasta el medio de la selva para estar con los animales. A la vuelta, una ducha y de vuelta al hotel. Todo esto incluido a un precio razonable para el turista. Recomiendo ir a la sesión de la tarde. Hace menos frío y es mas probable que los elefantes quieren bañarse en el río.

alanautre

It's very good Day With elephant in jungle ! Sunshine are very good person . I like the place , thanks you.

Christoffer Hansen

Very nice tour and good guide.

สุภัสสร ยะมัง

beautiful, impressive

Zach King

Best thing to do in Thailand. 100% recommend coming to check it out if you’re in the area.

Grace Conway

We had such a wonderful day with the elephants. It’s a small sanctuary and there were only 2 whilst we were there which was perfect for us as there were only 5 in our group and we felt like we got to know the elephants. The food was fantastic and our tour guide Sunshine went above and beyond with information and photographs for us. Thank you so much!

Visit Us

Looking for a fun and unique way to spend your day? Look no further than Hug Elephant Sanctuary! Here, you’ll have the chance to spend time with these gentle giants in their natural home, all while learning about their history and behaviour. Not to mention, you’ll create memories that will last a lifetime. Our sanctuary is committed to providing a safe and sustainable environment for the elephants, so you can feel good about your visit. Come visit and meet our happy elephants!

Watch the video below to see what you’ll experience