Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comHalf Day Safari around Phuket
based on 39 reviews
Duration: 5 - 6.5 hours (approx.)
Location: Phuket, Thailand
Product code: 3685HKT07
39 reviews of Half Day Safari around Phuket
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Good pickup and drop off service. Tour guide was informative, friendly and enjoyable.
Reviewed by: Mahesan P, Malaysia, April 2007
The view from the back of an elephant in the mountains overlooking the bay below is worth the trip alone.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, March 2007
All in all a good experience. Quite good English speaking guide who took pains to answer your questions. It includes all that is said on the website. The true highlight is a 25 minute elephant ride which takes one through a jungle of sorts and pausing for a very short while to enjoy the spectacular view of the Chalong Bay. Would recommend this to people who are not familiar with elephants, rubber latex and coconuts. One of the impressive things was that we had requested for vegetarian food and guess what, we got it!
Reviewed by: Vivek S, Bahrain, January 2007
My family of three decided to book this trip prior to leaving for Phuket. Riding an elephant in Thailand is must for most tourists, but we thought the cost for the three of us was a little steep. You will also drop more money on feeding the elephants fruit if you bring your kids, and more for the signature photo at the end. The atmosphere did feel like an outdoor instruction platform at an army training site, and they guides herded you through each education site like a bunch of cattle. You definitely don't show up and start riding elephants for a half a day. Your ride will be 30 minutes max. We wished we would have done a little more research and tried to find another place where the whole time you are riding an elephant, but I think we'd have to go up to Chiang Mai for that. I hope this helps.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, June 2008
The boat with a meal portion of the day was very nice. However, the rest of the day was too much waiting around and too much demonstration.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, March 2008
Nice, but it can be skipped.
Reviewed by: Falah A, Jordan, February 2008
I have mixed feelings about this trip. It was well organised, the guide was friendly and spoke reasonable English. We did all the things we were promised. Seeing elephants being trained to dance to music, kick footballs, etc. just to entertain the tourists was encouraging pretty humiliating behaviour from the animal they were supposed to be protecting. But I learned a lot and it was definitely an experience that was thought provoking if nothing else. Lots of other people on the tour seemed to enjoy themselves. But would I have missed the experience? Probably not.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United Kingdom, April 2007
It was good. I liked it. However, it was not really a 'half day safari', it was more like a half-hour safari on an elephant. It was a good ride, and I would recommend it to friends. However, I would tell them exactly what to expect.
Reviewed by: Dinyar G, Japan, December 2006
One of the worst tours we've ever been on and we have been on many. The tour description has completely over exaggerated the experience. There was no management of the time. We actually sat waiting around more than experiencing the tour.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Hong Kong, March 2008
