A wonderful experience without riding, hurting, or exploiting these beautiful animals. The Maerim Elephant Sanctuary was born out of a love and compassion for the largest, most majestic beasts to walk the planet. Sadly, in our home of Thailand, and the surrounding countries of Mynamar, Laos and Cambodia, some of these extraordinary animals live in captivity, are used for heavy labor on logging farms and even hunted in the wild. After witnessing the horrors the elephants experienced, our founder, Busabong “Pui” Kuetkong, started the sanctuary so that she could rescue as many elephants as she could from the awful environments and conditions they endure.

We look forward to welcoming you into our family at MaeRim Elephant Sanctuary, different from other place and not to be confused with Mae Rim Elephant Home.