Chalong Elephant Retirement – all lives matter

Chalong Elephant Retirement is the place where we recue elderly elephants from working hard to have better life in comfortable environment with closer care. We take care of them as they are our family. With expert mahouts who actually live with elephants makes them understand elephant’s emotions, needs and feelings. We understand elephants and we treat them with love and care. We want the world to get to know them more and give chances to people to experience elephant’s kindness and create friendship between beautiful creatures.

You Are Rescuing Them
By just visiting us you are helping elephants from other places as well. Part of your payment will be collected to Elephants Rescuing Fund, supporting sick elephants’ medicines and treatments in Thailand.

Available programs

Feeding elephants

  • Pick up from hotel (Chalong, Kata, Karon areas included in the price only) 
  • Learning about elephants behavior
  • Preparing food
  • Feeding 
  • Back to hotel 

Feeding and bathing elephants

  • Pick up from your hotel (Chalong, Kata, Karon areas included in the price only) 
  • Learning about elephants behavior
  • Preparing food
  • Feeding 
  • Bathing elephants
  • Back to hotel 

Price: Provided upon request

Children under 4 can join free of charge 

What to bring: towels, clothes for change, water, mosquito spray