Chalong Elephant Retirement
Chalong Elephant Retirement All lives matter.. Chalong Elephant Retirement is the place where we recue elderly elephants from working hard to have better life in comfortable environment with closer care. We take care of them as they are our family. With expert mahouts who actually live with elephants makes them understand elephant’s emotions, needs and feelings. We understand elephants and we treat them with love and care. We want the world to get to know them more and give chances to people to experience elephant’s kindness and create friendship between beautiful creatures.
You Are Rescuing Them
By just visiting us you are helping elephants from other places as well. Part of your payment will be collected to Elephants Rescuing Fund, supporting sick elephants’ medicines and treatments in Thailand.
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Our Packages
BATH&FEED (morning)
BATH&FEED (afternoon)
HALF-DAY (morning)
HALF-DAY (afternoon)
FULL-DAY
Phuket Big Buddha พระพุทธมิ่งมงคลเอกนาคาคีรี (Phra Phutta Ming Mongkol Akenakiri or Ming Mongkol Buddha), is on the peak of mount Nagakerd, Subdistrict Karon. Big Buddha Statue width: 25.45 m. height: 45 m. Reinforced concrete structure adorned with white Burmese jade marble. The weight of the white jade marble is approximately 135 tons per 2,500 sq.m. You can even purchase a break or marble tile and sign your names to be places forever inside the Big Buddha.
The name “Phraphutthamingmongkhol-akenagakhiri” was later granted and appointed as the Buddha statue a treasure of Muang Phuket by Somdech Phra Yanasangvara, The Supreme Patriarch of Thailand on August 19, 2008. This was accepted with reverence by Mr.Suporn Wanichakul, the president of the corporation creating the Buddha statue.
Phuket Big Buddha has the best 360 degree views of the southern part of Phuket island, sightseeing of Phuket Town, Kata beach, Karon beach, Chalong Bay. The Phuket Big Buddha is easily reachable by a six kilometre road leading from Phuket's Chaofa road West, just 2 km from Chalong Circle