Activities at Samui Elephant Home
Elephant Program Information
Come along and help to conserve elephants with us. Samui Elephant Home offers activities such as learning the natural habitat of elephants and getting to know how they live in the wild. Spending quality time with our elephants will make you realize the importance of conserving these gentle giants for future generations to appreciate.
Activities include:
Enjoyment
- Participate for preparing supplementary food by yourselves and also feed organic food for elephants as a suitable and nutrition diet.
- Walking with elephants in their natural surroundings to see how they live in Samui Elephant Home.
- Helping to scrub and wash our elephants in their giant bathtub.
Knowledge assimilation
- Introduction to the objective and concept of Samui Elephant Home project.
- Learn how to prepare appropiate food for elephants.
- Observe elephants playing at their mud spa as skin treatment which helps to protect them from sunburn.
- Join our elephant tour at Samui Elephant Home to support us in elephant conservation and building the first elephant clinic on Koh Samui.
Conservation
Conserve Elephants on Koh Samui
- Increase your knowledge and understanding of elephants to learn more about elephant conservation which is our main aim.
- We can all help to conserve elephants and save the environment by using products during the Samui Elephant Home tour.
Our elephants at Samui Elephant Home
Kularb
Kularb was born in Ranong Province in the south of Thailand in 1960. She worked in the logging industry for several years before we rescued her from mistreatment in Bangkok where she forced to walk the streets begging for food. Kularb is now happily settled with us at Samui Elephant Home. This lovely female elephant enjoys eating and meeting people.
Mali
Mali is also a female elephant and was born in Surin Province in the northeast of Thailand around 1968. She first worked in the logging industry before being abused in elephant shows for many years in Phuket. Now in our camp that Mali can relax and do not work-hard anymore. She loves to scratch against trees as she wonders around the forest in her new home. For the first time in her life, she is free and in her natural habit. Mali most happy when spending time with her best friend, Chaba
Chaba
Chaba, the youngest female elephant in our camp, was born in 1989 in Chiang May Province in the north of Thailand. She lived in a rural village for several years before she moving to us. Chaba is naughty, curious and very friendly toward people, especially men. She loves to play in the mud and shower in the bath very much.
Dao Ruang
Dao Ruang is a female elephant who was born in Ranong Province in the south of Thailand in 1976. Before we rescued her that she has been working for elephant trekking camp for more than 10 years. On 2nd September, she come to our camp for conserve elephants. Presently, she do not work hard anymore and this is her first time to live freedom and without chain and hook to control her.
Jum-Pa
Jumpier-Pa is a female elephant and was born in 1974 at Ayutthaya province, central of Thailand. At first, she has been used for logging the tree for six years. Then, the owner took her to Samui for work at elephant ridding camp for more seven years. On 2nd September 2019, Jim-Pa does not work hard anymore because we just brought her from an elephant trekking camp. Now she seems very happy to have the better life. Presently, Jim-Pa lives in open zone to wait for everyone to visit her. Also, she needs to get more vitamins to get her healthier.
Buabarn
Buabarn is a young female elephant in this camp, was born in 1982 in Surin Province the northeast of Thailand. Initially, she was moved to the elephant riding camp and lived there for 3 years. Until 2nd September 2019, Buabarn has followed her friends (Jum-Pa) to be at Samui Elephant Home to not anymore be used for riding. Now, Buabarn lives in open zone to wait for everyone to come to meet her. And she needs more vitamin food for her to get her healthier.