Unchained Elephants came to see how our beautiful Kham Phaeng is doing! #somboonlegacyfoundation #respectwildlife #elephantsanctuary
Thank you to the talented Clément at https://clementfumeyphotography.com/ for creating this incredible video about our foundation 😍
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Storage full‼️opps! 🤣 It’s impossible to not take a 100 pictures of these beautiful elephants.🐘
Would your storage be full too?
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Welcome to Somboon Legacy Foundation!
Welcome to Somboon Legacy Foundation!
We are a hands-off sanctuary in Kanchanaburi, Thailand that prioritizes the elephants' well-being. We are proud to be listed by World Animal Protection as one of the best practice venues. Our mission is to inspire the world to treat all elephants ethically and to stop the negative effects of mass tourism on these magnificent animals.
Come observe our rescued elephants, learn about their stories, and explore the history of the Mahouts in Thailand. We feature an interactive museum focused on education, a poo paper factory, and opportunities for you to prepare the elephants' food and watch them bathe in the river to finish off the day. We offer full-day and half-day tours, available in the morning or afternoon.
We know these gentle giants are on everyone's bucket list when visiting Thailand, so make a difference by choosing ethical wildlife tourism. It's an ele-fantastic choice!♥️🐘
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Yes, elephants get itchy too!
Wondering how an elephant scratches itself?
They use trees, rocks, and other rough surfaces to rub against and relieve itching.
Kammoon is famous for this here at
Somboon-she really knows how to get that itch! 🤣
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Choose the right sanctuary when visiting
Thailand 🇹🇭🐘
Here is a checklist to help ensure you're supporting an ethical sanctuary that prioritizes the well-being of the elephants:
Say yes ✅ to observing the elephants in their natural environment and respecting their space.
Say no to ❌ touching the elephants, riding them, and bathing them.
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Choose the right sanctuary when visiting Thailand 🇹🇭🐘
Choose the right sanctuary when visiting
Thailand 🇹🇭🐘
Here is a checklist to help ensure you're supporting an ethical sanctuary that prioritizes the well-being of the elephants:
Say yes ✅ to observing the elephants in their natural environment and respecting their space.
Say no to ❌ touching the elephants, riding them, and bathing them.
#somboonlegacyfoundation #handsoffelephants #thelegacyriverkwairesort #kanchanaburi #thailand #asia #elephants #sanctuary #wildlife #riverkwai #nature #love #info #stopwildlifeentertainment #respectwildlife #connectrespectprotect #ethical
#conservation #ecotourism #sustainability #volunteerabroad #worldanimalprotection #observationonly #lookdonttouch #protectelephants #responsibletravel #elephantawareness
Elephants are just like us!🐘♥️
Elephants are just like us! 🐘♥️ They form strong family bonds, show deep emotions, and help each other out. And just like us, they don’t like being touched! Visit our hands-off sanctuary today in Kanchanaburi, Thailand 🫶🏻
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WhatsApp Video 2024-04-17 at 15.34.18.mp4
Khampaeng had a lovely morning venturing to the bamboo field. She wasn’t there to eat Bamboo but to graze. In this video you can clearly see how effortless she pulls off pieces of grass, collects it holding it with her trunk till she got a decent amount. To get rid of unwanted dirt and insects she swings it around but she also pulls off the bottom part of the collected grass with her mouth so she can eat only the best parts of it.
Are elephants on your bucket list? 🤔 There are so many “sanctuary’s” in Thailand and most no longer offer riding but elephant bathing has taken its place. Elephants are wild animals, not pets so of course they have to be controlled and forced to stay in one spot day after day whilst tourists bath them, throw water all over them and hug them for photos. 💔. This may be a “once in a lifetime” experience for a tourist but for the elephants, they have to live through this day after day for the rest of their lives 💔. Instead, a truly ethical sanctuary like ourselves, will be hands- off, observation only and limit all contact to the mahouts, the elephant care takers. Elephants are not forced to engage in activities that could cause them stress And they are encouraged to display natural behaviours such as foraging for leaves and grass, having dust baths and spraying water on themselves! 💦 A visit to Somboon is so rewarding and not only do you get plenty of time to observe the elephants being elephants, 😍you get to help prepared their food, chop banana leaves, learn more in the elephant museum and watch them enjoy their snacks! 😁. Elephants here are given autonomy to engage in natural behaviours and by choosing a sanctuary like Somboon YOU are choosing the KINDEST choice for the elephants! 🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘Let’s stop thinking that we can’t change things, we can! 🥰. The change starts with us, let’s all work together to spread the word so that more people visit sanctuary’s that are hands off where elephants can just be elephants 🐘 #BeAVoice #somboonlegacyfoundation #connectrespectprotect #elephantlovers #elephants #elephantsantuary #elephantconservation #elephantrescue #bekindtoeleph
We are so incredibly happy! 😍😍. Kham phaeng came to us just a few Short months ago and understandably it’s taken time for the other elephants to get used to her. The last week we have seen Malee, one of our long term residents here approach Kham Phaeng almost daily🥹🥹 to say hello, sniff her and just be close to her! It’s so beautiful to watch how careful Malee is approaching her and she’s very respectful of her personal space. Slowly but surely Kham Phaeng is becoming more and more comfortable with Malee being around and we could not be happier! A friendship is definitely forming 😍😍#somboonlegacyfoundation #connectrespectprotect #speakforthosewhohavenovoice #elephantsofinstagram #asianelephants #elephantsanctuarythailand #elephants #BeKindToElephants #bekindtoanimals #Thaielephants #thailandtravel #Thailand2024 #thailandtrip #ethicalwildlife #wildlifeconservation
Do you know why elephants throw dust on themselves? Well, it’s all about protection! ☀️ They cover themselves in dust and mud to protect themselves from the sun and also from bugs! Kham Phaeng in the video here, probably never had the chance to do this at her trekking camp before she arrived with ud at Somboon! 🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️So it’s a behaviour she has learnt from the other two elephants since arriving here! 😁. Watching her show these natural behaviours is so heart warming and another amazing things we love about eleohants! - #somboonlegacyfoundation #respectwildlife #connectrespectprotect #kanchanaburi #elefante #elephantlove #elephant #elephantlovers #elephantsanctuarythailand #elephantthailand #ethicaltourism #wildlifeconservation
WhatsApp Video 2024-04-06 at 10.52.56.mp4
This morning Kammoon heard something or was smelling something. She started rumbling softly what made Malee respond. This video is a beautiful example of elephants responding when other individuals feel slightly worried or distressed. Malee is kicking sand and checking in with Kammoon. Both behaviours, the kicking and the trunk roll on the ground are clear warning signs. What caused this moment of elephant drama is unknown. Some elephants create drama over almost nothing (a smell, a sound, an unexpected individual or animal,…)and often those moments do create stronger bonds with each other.
Happy Songkran from everyone at Somboon Legacy Foundation! One of our lovely elephants, Kham Phaeng, was already in the spirit of Songkran with this mornings bath time where she enjoyed cooling off with her Mahout! 💦💦 #somboonlegacyfoundation #speakforthosewhohavenovoice #connectrespectprotect #elephantsanctuarythailand #ethicalelephantsanctuary #kanchanaburi #elephantlovers #elephantlove #elephantsofinstagram #wildlifeaddicts #ethicaltourism #Thailand2024 #thailandtravel #thailandtrip
WhatsApp Video 2024-04-02 at 08.39.20.mp4
Kham Phaeng enjoying sanctuary life
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Become our next volunteer coordinator!
Write to [email protected] for more information.
Minimum stay of 2 months is required.
