An ethical Hands-Off elephant sanctuary in Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Somboon Legacy Foundation is a Non-Government Organization (NGO), that takes care of old elephants.
Our organization was founded by Khun Kulsak Chotiyaputta, Agnes Tammenga, Diana Harinck and Manouk Maas from the Netherlands on the 13th of March 2019, Thailand's National Elephant Day.
Our purpose is to rescue and rehabilitate elephants from a life of stress and exploitation.
Currently, we are taking care of three beautiful females, Kammoon, Kham Phaeng and Malee. We hope to give more elephants a well deserved retirement.
We aim to work together with the local community as much as possible.
With our visitors we focus on observing the elephants in their natural environment and giving education in our interactive elephant museum for young & old.
Our goal is to spread the message of truly animal friendly tourism around the world.
Together we can create a better future for captive elephants.
Thanks to the work of many organisations, most tourists know that this is not animal friendly.
However, what you might not know is that not every sanctuary is a good place for elephants either.
What do you think elephants prefer?
Beware of unknowingly participating in animal abuse!
Mission
• Our elephants are not used for entertainment; we respect them and treat them with the care they deserve.
• We stand up for the rights of our mahouts (elephant caretakers), they are our heroes.
• We are dedicated raise awareness so people don’t unknowingly participate in animal abuse.
Vision
• We aim to inspire the world to treat all elephants ethically.
Education is the key to understand wildlife.
Beware of unknowingly participating in animal abuse.
We are located on the land of The Legacy River Kwai Resort. Because of this collaboration we can focus 100% on our elephants while they take care of the guest facilities such as the riverfront restaurant and cottages.
The resort is a log-cabin property, perched on the bank of the River Kwai Noi.
This natural park is surrounded by a beautiful environment with meandering waterways.
Their spa facilities* where you can relax are:
-Jacuzzi
-Sauna
-Herbal steam bath
-Solar bath
-Thermal bath
-Massages
*available at extra costs
The staff is first-aid & cpr certified and there is a AED defibrillator on site.