Why should you go there and how do you do it right?

The Living Green Elephant Sanctuary was founded in Chiang Mai in 2016. The Chonburi branch is located on a 100-rai site in the Khao Khiev Hills of Sri Racha, about 1.5 hours from Bangkok and 40 minutes from Pattaya. The address Ram Buttri, near Khao San Road, is the booking office in Bangkok, not the sanctuary itself. Elephant riding is not available. The half-day program includes donning a traditional mohom shirt, listening to the elephants' stories, feeding them, walking with them, and then participating in a bath and water play session before enjoying pad thai for lunch.

The morning program from Bangkok costs 2,200 baht for adults and 1,300 baht for children aged four to eight. Hotel pick-up in the central districts of Khao San Road and Yaowarat, as well as Sukhumvit, Silom, and Bang Na, is free. Pick-ups are available in the morning between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. and in the afternoon between 11:00 and 12:00 p.m. World Animal Protection advises against bathing with elephants; therefore, playing in the water is part of the program.