The 15 Best Kulen Elephant Forest Visits from Siem Reap

1.Elephant Sanctuary Experience with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 282 reviews · 3.5 - 6 hours · from $69Our pick

Travel about an hour from Siem Reap by minivan to meet three rescued elephants. An English-speaking guide explains their care before you prepare snacks, feed them, and join them near the mud and water. The elephants choose what they want to do, so a mud bath or river wash is never guaranteed. Guides such as Anne have led visits.

“This was excellent and I would certainly recommend. The elephants are very well looked after and are allowed to do exactly what they want. We were given a briefing on what to do and what not to do and told about the characteristics of the different elephants. Guide was amazing and clearly genuinely cares about the elephants. I would highly recommend it to anyone that cares about animals.”

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2.Kulen Elephant Forest Tour with Hotel Pick-up & Drop off

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 148 reviews · 6 hours · from $139

From Siem Reap, ride by tuk-tuk and air-conditioned van to Kulen Elephant Forest. An English-speaking guide introduces the elephants and their stories before you prepare food, feed them, and walk alongside them in the forest. The morning tour includes lunch; the afternoon tour includes a snack. Guides such as Seth, Kia, and Tom have led visits.

“Excellent experience. Guide,Doha, was very knowledgeable and clearly loves these magnificent creatures. It is a great conservation organization. Lunch at the reserve was nice and I met many fellow travelers. Highly recommend!”

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3.Kulen Elephant Forest & Kampong Phluk by Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · from $215Best rated here

You get hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide and a private air-conditioned ride to Kulen Elephant Forest, where you prepare treats, feed elephants and walk with them in the forest. Then cruise Kompong Phluk’s stilted homes and floating market, with a canoe ride through flooded forest. Guides named in past tours include Salah, Borey and Chenla.

“We had an amazing day with Salah! He was so knowledgeable and we learned so much about the history, culture and current events in the area. Both the floating village and elephants were a big hit with the kids as well. We would highly recommend the tour and especially Salah!”

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4.Elephants & Apopo Rat Demining Private Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 46 reviews · 12 hours · from $15Cheapest here

Travel by air-conditioned SUV from Siem Reap to an elephant sanctuary and APOPO’s landmine-clearing centre. Depending on your chosen sanctuary ticket, feed elephants, watch them in their surroundings, and learn about the HeroRAT training program. English-speaking drivers and guides may include Lucky or Daniel. Entry fees are extra.

“Elephant experience was amazing. Driver took us to a roadside shop for fresh palm cakes. Was really nice to see the process and taste the treat.”

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5.Kulen Elephant Forest Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · from $128

Travel about an hour from Siem Reap to Kulen Elephant Forest with an English-speaking guide. Feed elephants handmade snacks, watch them play by a pond, and walk with them through the forest. The eight-hour outing includes water and, on morning tours, lunch. Guides such as Tom and Seth have led some tours.

“An experience of a lifetime! We journeyed about an hour outside the city with our tour guide Tom to meet the Elephants. The morning tour exceeded all expectations. very animal friendly. Tom ist an amazaing guide and speaks fluently english.”

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6.Kulen Elephant Forest & Tonlesap Lake

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 33 reviews · 7 hours · from $217

From Siem Reap, spend a seven-hour day with a local English-speaking guide, meeting elephants at Kulen Elephant Forest and walking with them on a guided forest trek. Then visit Kompong Phluk on Tonle Sap Lake by boat, with a canoe ride through flooded forest described as part of the experience. Guides have included Nak, Sophy, and Sath.

“Die Tour war informative und interessant. die Guides waren super. Man kann den Elefanten ganz nah sein ohne dass man sich wie ein Tierquäler fühlt. allerdings finde ich den Preis etwas überzogen für das was man bekommt. da würde ich mir etwas mehr für den Preis wünschen.”

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7.Wildlife Expedition: Elephant Sanctuary, Kbal Spean Banteay Srei

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $64

This private, roughly five-to-six-hour tour is described as a visit to Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta Prohm and the quieter Ta Nei Temple, with an English-speaking guide, photographer and private air-conditioned vehicle. The experience name also mentions an elephant sanctuary, Kbal Spean and Banteay Srei, but those stops do not appear in the supplied schedule. Confirm exactly what your booking includes.

“We had a private tour in Cambodia with John and it was simply perfect . Besides being a awesome tour guide at the temples , he was almost a professional photographer!!!”

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8.Elephant Sanctuary Cambodia, Pickup and drop off included

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 31 reviews · 3 hours · from $58

Travel from Siem Reap by air-conditioned minivan to meet rescued elephants and an English-speaking guide. Prepare snacks, feed the animals, watch them socialize, and join a mud bath and river rinse. Guides named Anne, An, and Dina have led visits, though your guide may differ. Hotel pickup, return transport, fruit, water, and coffee are included.

“It was such a thrill to be up close to these beautiful animals 🐘 We loved feeding them, giving them a mud scrub then washing them in the river. We highly recommend this tour. So much fun! An excellent & informative experience.”

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9.Elephant Sanctuary Included Hotel Pickup Drop-off

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 30 reviews · 4 hours · from $128

Visit the Cambodia Elephant Sanctuary on a four-hour morning or afternoon trip from Siem Reap. An English-speaking guide leads a two-hour sanctuary visit with elephant feeding, a mud bath and a bathing session. Hotel pickup and drop-off, entrance tickets, seasonal fruit, water and coffee are included. Bring swimwear, a towel and clothes you can get muddy.

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10.Kulen Elephant Forest Siem Reap in Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 5 hours · from $69

From downtown Siem Reap, ride about an hour to Kulen Elephant Forest with an English-speaking guide. Make healthy snacks, feed the elephants, then watch them roam and walk with them on a 2-kilometer forest trek. You’ll also make enrichment for the elephants and see them play by the pond. The five-hour visit includes water and a meal or snack.

“Absolutely brilliant tour. lots of time with the elephants and such a wonderful place for the elephants to spend their retirement!”

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11.Small Group Tour of Kulen Elephant Forest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $96

Travel from Siem Reap to Kulen Elephant Forest for a guided visit focused on feeding, observing, and walking near the elephants. You’ll prepare handmade snacks, watch the animals by the pond and in the forest, then have a Khmer meal on the morning tour. Guide Key has led groups, though your guide may differ. Expect a roughly 4.5-hour outing with transfers included.

“Me gustó mucho la experiencia que tuvimos con los elefantes con mi familia todos los disfrutamos mi hijo fue el más maravillado , el darles de comer poder darles un baño de lodo y al final bañarlo fue una experiencia inolvidable que siempre recordaremos el resto de nuestra vida ❤️✨ nosotros somos mexicanos y en verdad fue muy muy hermoso lo recomiendo ampliamente al final te llevan a comer en las casitas flotantes y wow 🤩 1000/10 súper recomendado 😍😍😍😍”

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12.Kulen Mountain Day Trip with Picnic & Kulen Elephant Forest

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 17 reviews · 1 day · from $249

Leave Siem Reap at 7:30 AM for village stops and Phnom Kulen’s waterfall, reclining Buddha and River of 1000 Shiva Linga. After a picnic lunch, visit Kulen Elephant Forest to meet and walk with elephants. English-speaking guides include Seila, Makara and Mr. August, though your guide may vary.

“Molto professionali e accurati, bello il pranzo sotto le cascate. Il santuario degli elefanti molto autentico e rispettoso nei confronti degli animali.”

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13.Kulen Elephant Forest and Tonle Sap Lake by Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · from $199

Spend about eight hours with an English-speaking guide, visiting Kulen Elephant Forest to feed elephants and walk with them and their mahouts, then cruising around Kampong Phluk and canoeing through flooded forest. Khmer lunch or a snack, transport, water, and entry fees are included. Guides on this route have included Wanna and Seila, though yours may differ.

“Very worthwhile activity, would recommend. Tour was roughly half day with elephants and the rest on the lake boat tour through the gloating city with ample opportunity to eat and no rush.”

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14.Phnom Kulen Park: Tour with Elephant Forest from Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 10 hours · from $230

Leave Siem Reap at 7:30 AM for village visits, Phnom Kulen’s River of 1000 Shiva Linga, waterfall and reclining Buddha, plus a picnic lunch. In the afternoon, meet elephants at Kulen Elephant Forest and walk with them. This small-group tour includes an English-speaking guide, transport and park admission. Your guide varies; Jan, Makara, Sean and Raman have led tours.

“nous avons passé une magnifique journée grâce à notre guide Makara. Un grand merci à lui pour son partage de connaissances et sa gentillesse. je vous recommander très fortement cette journée incroyable”

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15.Kulen Elephant Forest & Tonlesap Lake

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 9 reviews · 5 - 8 hours · from $126

From Siem Reap, travel by air-conditioned vehicle to Kulen Elephant Forest for a briefing, elephant feeding and a guided forest walk, then continue to Kompong Phluk on Tonle Sap Lake. English-speaking guides such as Bunhak and Sam have led trips, and a private-tour option is needed for the included village boat trip.

“Really enjoyed our time at the Elephant forest. We got to make food for them, feed them, walk with them and watch them enjoying the jungle. We also saw lots of other wildlife including Tarantulas! A yummy lunch followed. Our guide at the forest was very knowledgable about the elephants. It was nice to see them being so well looked after following a life of hard work before being brought to their home at Kulen. We also enjoyed visiting the floating village and learning about how the people there live.”

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