Thailand’s first luxury tented jungle camp, Elephant Hills, combines the camp aspect of an East African safari with the Thai tropical rainforest. Located in Khao Sok National Park, Elephant Hills is just a couple of hours north of Phuket or Krabi and with complimentary transfers from most beach hotels in the region, it’s an easy combination and an unmissable experience. We are proud to support the unique elephant experience where you can feed and interact with these magnificent creatures, an award-winning programme that puts elephant welfare, education and conservation at the heart of what they do.
Amenities
Safari
Bar
Evening Entertainment
Internet Access
Restaurant
Swimming Pool
Near National Park
Where is it
Elephant Hills is located in Khao Sok National Park in Thailand's Phang Nga Province. The Tented Camp is set in Thailand's tropical jungle environment and The Rainforest Camp floats on Cheow Larn Lake. Transfers available from Phuket, Krabi and Khao Lak and even Koh Samui.
Hotel information
The Elephant Camp is the main camp with 66 spacious tents with 1 king-size or 2 double beds sleeping a family of 4 people, with 2 adults and 2 children. All tents are bugproof and have electricity, en-suite bathroom with toilet, shower and hot/cold water and a fan. Set amongst the rainforest, the camp has a swimming pool with superb view of the spectacular limestone cliffs, an open-air restaurant and bar with campfire creating a romantic and warm atmosphere to share your traveller’s tales. Dinners include movie presentations, dance and cooking demonstrations to keep you entertained and there is even WiFi to show all those at home what they’re missing.
The Lake Camp is the newest addition to Elephant Hills. There are 20 rainforest tents each with 1 queen-size bed, or twin beds, sleeping 2 adults and 1 child. They are located over the Cheow Larn Lake, making it one of the only floating tented camps in the world. The spectacular lakes are surrounded by rainforest and towering limestone cliffs. Designed to be at one with nature, the camp is powered by wind and solar energy and uses responsible waste management, so no WiFi here, just total peace and relaxation.
Full Board includes: breakfast, lunch and dinner. All the activities in the itinerary. Soft drinks and alcohol are available at extra charge.
Restaurant and bar. Swimming pool. Evening entertainment includes traditional Thai dances from local school children, film documentaries and Thai cooking demonstrations. Fantastic range of activities including elephant interaction, canoe trips on the Sok River and jungle treks. Complimentary WiFi at the Elephant Hills Camp (main camp).
See the highlights of Southern Thailand’s natural beauty with this short 2-night itinerary.
Day 1: Arrive in time for lunch, then depart on a jungle river canoe trip down the Sok River passing the Limestone Mountains and tropical vegetation to the elephant sanctuary. Here you can see, feed and learn about the elephants and the conservation project as well as meet and learn the secrets of the mahout. Overnight at The Elephant Camp.
Day 2: Leisurely breakfast before exploring the secluded Cheow Lan Lake by long-tail boat, the 60 km lake has more than 100 islands. Enjoy the spectacular scenery with time to dip into the lake’s emerald water and lunch at the local raft house. Overnight at The Elephant Camp.
Day 3: Guided walk to explore the ecology of one of the world’s oldest rainforests with lunch served in the rainforest, cooked in bamboo, an old tradition of jungle explorers. Afternoon transfer.
Rainforest Nature Safari
Elephant Experience • Traditional Junk trip
Day 1: As per Day 1 of the Jungle Safari itinerary.
Day 2: Enjoy the mangroves by speed boat looking out for local wildlife along the way. Board a traditional Burmese Junk for lunch and explore the mangroves by canoe. Overnight at The Elephant Camp.
Day 3: Leisurely breakfast before exploring the secluded Cheow Lan Lake by long-tail boat, the 60 km lake has more than 100 islands. Enjoy the spectacular scenery with time to dip into the lake’s emerald water and lunch at the local raft house. Overnight at The Elephant Camp.
Day 4: Guided walk to explore the ecology of one of the world’s oldest rainforests with lunch served in the rainforest, cooked in bamboo, an old tradition of jungle explorers. Afternoon transfer.
Day 1: As per Day 1 of the Jungle Safari itinerary. Overnight at The Elephant Camp.
Day 2: Leisurely breakfast before exploring the secluded Cheow Lan Lake by long-tail boat, the 60 km lake has more than 100 islands and is home to wild elephants, the rare Asian Ox, tropical birds, monkeys and amphibians and reptiles. Lunch at Lake Camp before a guided walk to explore the ecology of one of the world’s oldest rainforests. Overnight at The Lake Camp.
Day 3: Take a canoe safari around the small channels of the Cheow Lan Lake, a silent adventure in the heart of the rainforest. Lunch served at the Lake Camp and afternoon transfer to your onward destination.
Please note: child ages are 4 years and over for Elephant Camp and 7 years and over for Lake Camp.
Please note: due to the nature of the tours pregnant ladies are unable to participate.
Accessibility: due to the nature of the tours it is not suitable for wheelchair users or customers with mobility restrictions. Please also note, there are no on site refrigeration facilities to store medication.
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Amazing experience
Dec 3, 2024kezzg
Elephant Hills was the most amazing place. The accommodation is outstanding and i love that it is all inclusive.Our guides Deen and Lucky were so informative and funny and they really made the experience even more enjoyable if thats possible.We did the 4 day nature safari tour.. Highlight was obviously getting to see the elephants and learn what…
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Elephant Hills was the most amazing place. The accommodation is outstanding and i love that it is all inclusive.Our guides Deen and Lucky were so informative and funny and they really made the experience even more enjoyable if thats possible.We did the 4 day nature safari tour.. Highlight was obviously getting to see the elephants and learn what elephant hills are doing for conservation. We even got to see the elephants twice as our morning trek got cancelled as there were too many wild elephants in the area we would be hiking. I think it's a must do if you are ever in Thailand. Highly recommend
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Absolutely amazing experience
Dec 3, 2024James H
Wow!! What an amazing experience!
From the luxury tents, to the breathtaking views, to the wonderful excursions this could not have been a better part of our trip to Thailand.
We spent 4 days with Elephant Hills, 2 days at the jungle camp and 2 at the lake camp. Escorted by our wonderful guide Soaw we were taken to feed elephants, on boat rides…
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Wow!! What an amazing experience!
From the luxury tents, to the breathtaking views, to the wonderful excursions this could not have been a better part of our trip to Thailand.
We spent 4 days with Elephant Hills, 2 days at the jungle camp and 2 at the lake camp. Escorted by our wonderful guide Soaw we were taken to feed elephants, on boat rides thru the mangroves spotting snakes, birds, lizards, etc, kayaking down rivers, swimming in the stunning estuary with not a soul in sight, hiking thru the rain forest to a huge cave to see bats and giant spiders, and relaxing at the absolutely stunning lake camp… without doubt this has been one of the best experiences and it was an absolute privilege to be able to stay with the fantastic Elephant Hills team.
Thank you 🙏
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Loved it.
Dec 3, 2024Danfrost89Long Whatton, United Kingdom
Really good experience. Very professional and well organised. Our guide, Nong, was fantastic - informative, helpful and generally just excellent at her job.
Tent was great - very much a ‘glamping’ type setup.
Prices of drinks was reasonable.
Strongly recommended.
A unique experience
Nov 30, 2024Louise-UK752Yorkshire, United Kingdom
We had a great time visiting Elephant Hills. We did the 2 night excursion consisting of one night at the main jungle camp, and one night at the Lake camp. We really enjoyed all of the activities, but in particular the highlight for us was meeting and feeding the elephants, and the jungle cave hike. Out of the two camps, we thought the lake camp…
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We had a great time visiting Elephant Hills. We did the 2 night excursion consisting of one night at the main jungle camp, and one night at the Lake camp. We really enjoyed all of the activities, but in particular the highlight for us was meeting and feeding the elephants, and the jungle cave hike. Out of the two camps, we thought the lake camp was by far the better of the two, as sleeping on the lake in such a remote area really is a unique experience. We thought the food was very good, particularly given the remoteness of the camps. All transfers and activities were very well organised, driving safely, and ran exactly to schedule.
In terms of feedback points:
1. On the day of arrival we were picked up from our hotel early and arrived at the main jungle camp at 10:30am to be informed the first activity would not start until 1:40pm. We therefore had to sit around for approximately 3 hours. We would have preferred to arrive at the camp at a more reasonable time of maybe 12/ 12.30pm.
2. At £500 per night, this is almost double the price per night of most 5 star hotels in Thailand. Whilst the experience really was unique and the tents were well equipped in the context of being in the jungle, overall we would say value for money is a 4 out of 5.
Overall we had a fantastic time and highly recommend Elephant Hills!
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Breathtaking
Nov 30, 2024167mariacBirmingham, United Kingdom
Adventures galore! The wildlife were nurtured and respected. We lived in a paradise for 3 glorious days that took our breath away! Be ready for going with the flow, convention will not work here. But everything was incredible. Don’t over research this place, you mustn’t spoil the surprises because everything is wonderful. Remember you really are…
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Adventures galore! The wildlife were nurtured and respected. We lived in a paradise for 3 glorious days that took our breath away! Be ready for going with the flow, convention will not work here. But everything was incredible. Don’t over research this place, you mustn’t spoil the surprises because everything is wonderful. Remember you really are in a jungle, but totally relaxed & taken care of too. You must experience this at least once in your life, no other sanctuary comes close, it’s worth every single penny!
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Amazing experience