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Elephant Hills
Elephant Hills
Combining safari stays with a stripped back aesthetic, Elephant Hills offers authentic experiences for intrepid adventurers looking for a little more than traditional laidback luxury.
Combining safari stays with a stripped back aesthetic, Elephant Hills offers authentic experiences for intrepid adventurers looking for a little more than traditional laidback luxury.
Located across Khao Sok National Park, the resort comprises two of Thailand’s first ever Tented Jungle Camps, each showcasing the best aspects of the country’s natural landscape. Set within the luscious landscapes of Khao Sok National Park, home of the oldest evergreen rainforest in the world, the camps of Elephant Hills are truly something to behold. Alongside vast jungles, voluminous limestone formations and rare species of frondescence and wild animals, guests can spend time with Asian elephants at the sanctuary – watching them bathe, feed and play.
The two camps, Elephant Camp and Rainforest Camp, each feature the latest in luxury safari accommodation, combining traditional camping experiences with hotel-like amenities. Elephant Camp can be found next to the Sok River on the national park’s rainforest border. With a total of 66 simple tents, each is home to locally crafted furniture – hand-made using natural materials by the camp’s own craftsman – as well as en-suite bathrooms and fixed beds. Rainforest Camp is a unique floating camp located in the centre of Khao Sok’s Cheow Larn Lake, surrounded by vibrant rainforest and limestone mountains. One of the only floating camps in the world, it is built to have minimal impact on the environment, with its ecological ethos extending to its 20 tents whose power is solely provided by solar and wind energy.
- Choose from either tented accommodation set in a rainforest clearing or a floating encampment on a lake
- Soft tours of the surrounding environment include 2-4 day long nature, jungle and lake safaris
- Ethical treatment of elephants in the area earned the camps 100% in the Animal Welfare Audit
- Close to popular beach destinations Phuket, Khao Lak, Krabi and Koh Samui
- Choose from either tented accommodation set in a rainforest clearing or a floating encampment on a lake
- Soft tours of the surrounding environment include 2-4 day long nature, jungle and lake safaris
- Ethical treatment of elephants in the area earned the camps 100% in the Animal Welfare Audit
- Close to popular beach destinations Phuket, Khao Lak, Krabi and Koh Samui
Giving back to the local community is one of the top priorities at Elephant Hills. Working to help the children in surrounding areas, the camp donates revenue from its nature tours towards school renovation projects and providing much needed educational equipment. Visitors are encouraged to Pack with a Purpose, and bring items that can support the camp’s Children’s Project – such as books, toys, stationary and games.
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