Our herd

Meet Somboon and Nong Lek

Two rescued female elephants share 17 acres of open land in Nong Chok, an hour from central Bangkok. They moved here from Krabi and arrived in July 2026. There is no riding here, no chains or hooks, and no performances — they set the pace of their own day, and our visits are built around it. Both are gentle, easy-going animals with hearty appetites, and both are especially fond of their time in the pond — bath time is often the most animated part of their day.

The elder

Somboon

พังสมบูรณ์ · female · 51 years old

Somboon is the older of our two elephants. At 51 she has already lived most of an elephant’s working life elsewhere, and everything she does here now is on her own terms — foraging where she likes, walking when she wants to, and taking her bath in the pond in her own time.

Guests meet her at the feeding station, across the rail, where she reaches out for fruit and hand-rolled supplement balls. It is the one moment of the day where she comes to us rather than the other way round.

The younger

Nong Lek

พังน้องเล็ก · female · 41 years old

Nong Lek is ten years younger than Somboon, and the two have been together for more than five years — long before either of them came to Bangkok. They share the same ground, the same food and the same routine now, and much of the day is spent within sight of each other.

Like Somboon, she is never asked to perform, carry anyone, or do anything for a photograph. What visitors see is what she would be doing anyway.

A day in their own time

Sugarcane through the morning, fruit and supplement balls at the feeding station, a walk across the land, and a bath and mud spa in the pond. Two small groups a day, morning and afternoon, fit around that — not the other way round.

Come and meet them