Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary

When you think of South East Asia then you think of elephants. You can meet these kind and majestic animals at the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary, also known as the Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Centre, which is the main elephant sanctuary in Malaysia. As the habitat of elephants is shrinking the sanctuary offers a safe home to displaced elephants, until they have found a suitable home in the wild for them again. Tourists are allowed into the sanctuary to fund elephant conservation programs and help raise awareness of the issues surrounding these endangered species.

The sanctuary offers an unique opportunity for a close encounter with these lovely creatures, feed baby elephants and watch (and sometimes even help) showering them in their habitat. Especially children love the close encounter with the animals. The elephant sanctuary is not located in the city center of Kuala Lumpur. To reach it you need to drive about 110 kilometers, which will take about 1,5 to 2 hours depending on the traffic. But it’s certainly worth the taking this small trip for.