Elephant Hills

Phuket, Thailand

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The Elephant Camp
The Elephant Camp
The Elephant Camp
The Elephant Camp
The Elephant Camp
The Elephant Camp
The Elephant Camp
The Lake Camp
The Lake Camp
Cooking class
Nature Safari Tour
Jungle Trekking
The Lake Camp
The Lake Camp
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The Elephant Camp
The Elephant Camp
The Elephant Camp
The Elephant Camp
The Elephant Camp
The Elephant Camp
The Elephant Camp
The Lake Camp
The Lake Camp
Cooking class
Nature Safari Tour
Jungle Trekking
The Lake Camp
The Lake Camp

The hotel

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.

Because of their remote (and rather fabulous) location, the luxury tented camps can only accept cash payments on-site. That includes any drinks you fancy or souvenirs you fall in love with. So, be sure to bring enough Thai Baht (THB) to keep the good times flowing.

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).

Jungle Safari

Elephant Experience • Canoe Safari • Jungle Trekking

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.

Jungle Lake Safari

Elephant Experience • Overnight at floating Rainforest Camp • Market visit

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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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Wow, what an amazing, fantastic experience!!

Jul 1, 2025 Sian P Bath, United Kingdom

We highly recommend - Elephant Hills was an amazing and Unforgettable experience - leaving us with the most wonderful memories that will stay with us forever. This was the highlight of our amazing trip to beautiful Thailand. We did the 3 day experience. ( 1 nt at Elephant camp and 1 night on Lake) Our guides Pearl and Jae were fantastic. They… Read more
We highly recommend - Elephant Hills was an amazing and Unforgettable experience - leaving us with the most wonderful memories that will stay with us forever. This was the highlight of our amazing trip to beautiful Thailand. We did the 3 day experience. ( 1 nt at Elephant camp and 1 night on Lake) Our guides Pearl and Jae were fantastic. They were so knowledgeable, professional, kind and fun. The Tents were brilliant -v clean and spacious enough - with everything we needed. The food at both camps was fab. The locations - scenery was absolutely outstanding. We loved the Elephant experience. - Touching and feeding the elephants was a very emotional experience for me. The Elephants appear extremely well looked after. - This is a truly ethical sanctuary. ( many claim to be and are not) We loved our time spent on the lake. The itinerary’s at Both camps were perfect. We loved the kyaking experiences. We did the jungle trek to the bat cave - which was very intense in the heat. ( we are an older but fairly fit couple)- it was totally worth it though. We saw lots of wild animals during our time here: monkeys, snakes, spiders , beautiful Horn bills, Eagles to name a few. A great big thank you to all of the staff for looking after us so well and for giving us an amazing experience with such wonderful memories. Read less
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Jun 16, 2025 Chris R

An excellent glamping adventure right in the heart of the rainforest! The location is absolutely spectacular, surrounded by lush nature and incredible scenery. There were plenty of well-organized activities every day, keeping us engaged and entertained throughout our stay. We truly enjoyed the entire experience and would highly recommend it to… Read more
An excellent glamping adventure right in the heart of the rainforest! The location is absolutely spectacular, surrounded by lush nature and incredible scenery. There were plenty of well-organized activities every day, keeping us engaged and entertained throughout our stay. We truly enjoyed the entire experience and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a unique and immersive escape into nature. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Fabulous experience

Jun 14, 2025 sarahbT818KW

Absolutely loved this place, did 3 night 4 days. Tee was our guid accompanied by Tin. Very knowledgeable a good sense of humour was the making of our trip.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating A Do not miss experience in Thailand

Jun 8, 2025 Teresaweaves2016 Adelaide, Australia

Without a doubt the best experience in Thailand. I had intentionally booked this place (as part of a package deal) because I felt this was going to be an eco friendly elephant experience (many places claim to be, but are not, so beware) combined with a marvellous glamping overnight stay. We come from Australia and the online booking info said to… Read more
Without a doubt the best experience in Thailand. I had intentionally booked this place (as part of a package deal) because I felt this was going to be an eco friendly elephant experience (many places claim to be, but are not, so beware) combined with a marvellous glamping overnight stay. We come from Australia and the online booking info said to be prepared for budget conditions so were surprised at how good our glamping tent was, it even came with a tiled and walled bathroom. The resort was just lovely, a huge food hall with bar and so much to choose from. Not only did we the get an amazing elephant encounter but we also got two jungle tours- all in only one and a half days. The guides and service is top notch. We've travelled the world and highly recommend, worth the three hour drive from Phuket. Stay two-3 nights if you can! Ps it was warm, but the room fan was was perfectly adequate at night, air temp at night was around 27C. Keep in mind we are Aussies and used to the heat Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating An experience not to be missed.

Jun 7, 2025 Deborah U

Stayed one night at the jungle camp and one night at the lake camp. Fabulous to be up close with the Elephants, all of whom have plenty of roaming space and appear quite content. Scenery by boat to the Lake Camp was awesome. Both sets of tented accommodation were comfy and clean. Decent choice of food. Our guide, Kong, was very friendly,… Read more
Stayed one night at the jungle camp and one night at the lake camp. Fabulous to be up close with the Elephants, all of whom have plenty of roaming space and appear quite content. Scenery by boat to the Lake Camp was awesome. Both sets of tented accommodation were comfy and clean. Decent choice of food. Our guide, Kong, was very friendly, helpful and kind. Canoeing, paddle boarding and swimming - amazing 2 days. Read less