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Elephant Hills | Phuket, Thailand | Virgin Atlantic Holidays

Phuket, Thailand

4 stars

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. With a strong focus on elephant welfare and environmental conservation, Elephant Hills offers responsible and interactive experiences that are 100% chain-free, hook-free, and riding-free, allowing elephants to live peacefully in their natural environment.

Amenities

Safari
Bar
Evening Entertainment
Internet Access
Restaurant
Swimming Pool
Near National Park

Explore the local area

Elephant Hills is located in Khao Sok National Park in Thailand's Surat Thani 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

Room 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 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 features 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.

Jungle Safari (2 nights)

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.

Jungle Safari (3 nights)

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 (2 nights)

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.

Full Board includes: breakfast, lunch and dinner. All the activities in the itinerary. Soft drinks and alcohol are available at extra charge.

Hotel details

Facilities

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 responsible and interactive elephant encounters that are 100% chain-free, hook-free, and riding-free, canoe trips on the Sok River and jungle treks.

Complimentary WiFi at the Elephant Hills Camp (main camp).

Handy Stuff

Elephant Hills is proud to announce that they have once again passed Global Spirit’s independent animal welfare audit for 2024–2026.

Since their first audit in 2017, Elephant Hills have remained a leader in elephant welfare. They were the first elephant camp to achieve 100% compliance with the minimum requirements, now known as Core Criteria.

In 2019, they took a further step by undergoing the Exceeds Requirements assessment. By 2024, they had surpassed all key criteria, reaching Level 5 completion—the highest score across all assessed areas.

Trip advisor rating

4.8/5

3,137 reviews

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“A wonderful experience”

Jan 11, 2026Lesley D

Accommodation is ‘glamping ‘ . A well equipped tent with kettle, bottled water , electric fan , several electrical sockets and a separate bathroom with hot / cold shower , pedestal toilet and washbasin. . Two lovely wooden seats are positioned outside the tent and a hammock to the side area. A welcome bottle of insect spray was left so that we could spray inside the tent. However we had no mosquito bites in our three day stay despite being in the jungle , canoeing down the river Sok and and any other outings . The guides went out of their way to give us as much information as possible about each activity and were very polite and kind . The trip to see the elephants was a ten minute bus ride away . We were given information about each individual elephant and then we prepared pineapple , sugar cane , bananas and grass plus elephant ‘medicine ‘ in a basket to feed the elephants a snack . The elephants were taken to a water hole by their Mahouts and we watched a few of them have a bath . Such a wonderful experience which was well balanced and very informative . The whole trip was very well organised and without any issues . The health and safely of both animals and tourists was taken into account on all activities . The food at the camp was varied and there was lots of choice . I really enjoyed the different menus . All in all I think that the Thai guides were a credit to their organisation . They seemed proud of what their organisation is trying to do to keep Khao Sok a national treasure. Well done .

“Loved it!!!”

Jan 11, 2026Trems1985

We stayed at the elephant hills for 2 nights and camped in the jungle. We loved our time here, we got to feed the elephants, canoe safari, long boat and water activities. The jungle is noisy but ear buds were provided. Food was great and evenings there was Thai dancing from a local school and cooking demonstrations. Our 5 year old loved her time here and the staff were fab with her. Our guides Pearl and Beam were so friendly and spoke excellent English. I highly recommend this experience I say take plenty of snacks with you, We just went supermarket before we went elephant hills. They do provide free drinking water and need mosquito spray (but can also buy that there too)

“An Unforgettable Jungle Adventure at Elephant Hills”

Jan 05, 202661cristiand

Elephant Hills in Khao Sok was an amazing adventure, beyond expectations. A true jungle experience, perfectly planned down to the smallest detail: great timing, beautiful activities, safety always a priority, and a truly impeccable organization. The glamping is super comfortable and lets you experience nature in an authentic way, with all the thoughtful touches that make the trip relaxing and special. A heartfelt thank you and special congratulations to our guide, Lucky: professional, kind, always smiling, and incredibly helpful—she made us feel safe and fully involved every step of the way. Lucky truly made this experience even more unforgettable. Everything was beautiful: breathtaking scenery, a magical atmosphere, and memories we’ll carry with us forever. Highly recommended—we’d go back in a heartbeat.

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