Sonchana Farm (ศรชนะฟาร์ม)

We were careful to choose an elephant friendly place. This one had just one old elephant called Samboon. The owner of the farm also just do one to one meetings. We could choose any better place to go. It was the highlight of our trip to Thailand!

An amazing place to meet a 60 years old elephant, treated well and ethically by his owner. Samboon is a really friendly elephant, which you can meet, feed, walk with and bath. This experience cannot be missed while in the area.

This place is amazing and made my wife's elephant dreams come true. We had a private experience with sonboon. We fed and bathed him in a respectful way. This elephant has had a tough life and is now being treated with the dignity he deserves. This is a family run operation and I would highly recommed coming here.

A family farm with one elderly and friendly elephant named Sanboon. Well cared by the two brothers. You can cook and feed Sanboon, learn about his lifestyle and bathe with him in the lake.

Wonderful experience with a friendly guide and a magnificent elephant. Really enjoyed preparing the food, feeding and taking a walk with the elephant.

It was a magical experience that exceeded all of my expectations. Our guides Aek and his brother introduced us to their happily retired elephant Somboon (which means big belly!) and adorable dog Leo, and taught us about the history of elephants in Thailand as well as their family's history of elephants. Aek also is a photography genius, on top of being an elephant whisperer! He even showed us around his farm, with lots of beautiful bamboo, banana, pineapple, jackfruit, durian, curry leaves and more.

Picked up from our hotel by Top, the guide. He had amazing knowledge about the elephants in Thailand. We did so much with the elephant, prepared his meal and fed him bananas. The elephant was so happy and well looked after. It was an amazing experience for myself and my girlfriend. Would 100% recommend to anyone!

Very personal one on one time spent preparing food for, feeding and swimming with Somboon the retired elephant owned and beautifully taken care of by the Sonchana family. This is a must if you are in the area....signage on the road is a little hard to see.

Great experience! The hosts gave us a warm welcome, they thought us how to make food for the elephant and local food for us. The bath was amazing. All the family members were very kind.

Awesome experience for my birthday, outstanding service and the elephant is really well-treated. If you like an authentic experience you should definitely go there

We were really blown away by the kindness of Aek and his family, both in how they welcomed us when we showed up unnounced and how they care for their retired 57-year-old elephant Samboon... like part of their family. When we met Samboon, he was munching on bamboo and grass in the jungle, happy as can be. This is the place to visit if you are looking to see the happy life of an elephant on a small family-owned farm rather than a big camp.

An amazing place!!
Thank you, Thi showing me your beautiful garden... it was a wonderful feeling your elephant to touch 🐘💓

Great experience! Nice opportunity to get familiar with an elephant in a private environment. Aek is doing a great job...

Some of the nicest people we met dyring our trip in Thailand. The place is beautiful and the experience very well planed. It is a family owned and familty run business that promotes eco tourism and loving care for Sanbun, their elephant Cannot recommebd it enough

Had an amazing time and it was truly the best experience in our thailand trip!! The family is very friendly and open minded and our tourguide Tob was always funny, helpful and took plenty of picutures for us! Visiting this gently giant is a must do for everyone travelling to Thailand! We would give way more than 5 stars!

What an excellent experience. A wonderful family and a happy elephant. If you want an elephant experience you can feel good about this is the place.

Great expirience in a lovely farm house family.
Highly recommend

The best experience in Khao Sok! Beautiful family, friendly and helpful.
This is not to be missed!
Everyone should go! :)

Well worth a visit. I had a good time here.

Cooking in the jungle with the best thai teacher ! Amazing