International Awards

ELEPHANT HILLS – OUR AWARDS

As a natural result of its professionalism, Elephant Hills Co. Ltd. continuously wins prestigious awards. Most recently, the following awards were won:

World LUXURY Travel Awards Winner 2023 – Best Sustainable Tourism Destination Asia!

We’re delighted to share that we’ve received the 2023 Continent Winner – Asia award from the World Luxury Travel Awards for Sustainable Tourism Destination.

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World LUXURY Travel Awards Winner 2023 – Best Luxury Camping Company!

Elephant Hills wins Asia’s Leading Luxury Camping Company 2023 for the 5th time in a row at the World Travel Awards.

World Luxury Awards Winner 2022

World LUXURY Travel Awards Winner 2022 – Best Glamping Retreat!

We are pleased to announce we have been awarded the 2022 Regional Winner of the World Luxury Travel Awards for best Glamping Retreat. We are excited to be recognised for our efforts in this way and we thank the World Luxury Travel Awards for their support.

World Travel Awards Winner 2021

We have been announced winners of the World Travel Awards 2021 as Asia’s leading luxury camping company for the third year in a row. In times like these, this means so much to us!

Read more here.

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World Luxury Awards 2021

We are proud to announce that we have been awarded by World Luxury Awards 2021 as the Nature Destination for Asia. We pride ourselves in providing excellent service to all our guests and are particularly pleased when our efforts are recognised and rewarded.

Lux Life magazine awards 2020!

Exciting news! We have be chosen by Lux life magazine as Thailand’s best luxury glamping holiday accommodation here.

2020 LUX Resorts and Retreats Award Winners
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World Travel Awards Winner 2020

Amazing news! We have been announced winners of the World Travel Awards 2020 as Asia’s leading luxury camping company for the second year in a row.

Read more here.

Global Spirit

We are excited to announce, that we have once again been audited by Global Spirit, an independent UK-based company, assessing animal welfare standards for the travel industry- please read more about our outstanding result here

Global Spirit - Elephant welfare audit at Elephant Hills - Exceeding criteria
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World Travel Awards Winner 2019

We have a terrific surprise to report, with Elephant Hills becoming winners of a World Travel Award in 2019. This is the first award we have received from WTA and we are elated to be further recognised on a global scale.

Read more here

PATA Grand Award 2019

We are thrilled to announce that in 2019 Elephant Hills has once again been awarded the PATA Grand Award. The award recognises the initiatives we have spearheaded in raising the bar on environmental matters. We’re incredibly proud to be bestowed a prestigious PATA award for third consecutive year. 

Read more here

PATA grand award winner 2019
Tripadvisor Travelers Choice 2019

Trip Advisor Travelers’ Choice Award 2019

We are honored to receive Trip Advisor Traveler’s Choice Award 2019

4 years straight for Trip Advisor Traveler’s Choice. The awards based on Travelers’ reviews on TripAdvisor.

Thank you to each and every guest who make Elephant Hills their first choice to spend holidays and to those who shared their experience on Trip Advisor. We will maintain and provide our guests with the best services during their stay.

Read more here

Travel Counsellors Leisure Supplier of the Year 2018 – Teamwork

In what was a fantastic month for international recognition, November saw Elephant Hills be awarded a Prefered Partner Award by Travel Counsellors as their Leisure Supplier of the Year for 2018. Travel Counsellors are revolutionising the travel industry with their independent consultant business model and we are delighted to be acknowledged by them in this way. Read more here

Responsible Thailand Awards 2018 – Eco Lodge

Ending 2018 in style, we’re proud to announce that Elephant Hills has been awarded the Responsible Thailand Award in the category of Eco Lodge for our floating Rainforest Camp. The award is in recognition of our commitment to ecological responsibility and our passion for raising the bar in eco-tourism. Read more here

Elephant Hills wins PATA Grand Award 2018 – Environment

Following Elephant Hills being awarded the PATA Gold Award in 2017, we are thrilled to announce that in 2018 we have been honored with the Grand Award in the Environment category. Being recognized for our efforts in this way is a great privilege and we thank PATA for their support. Read more here.

PATA grand award winner 2018
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Trip Advisor Hall of Fame Award 2018

Another award! … For the Trip Advisor Hall of Fame Award 2018. We are so proud of the Certificate of Excellence Award for the fifth consecutive year. Thank you so much to our guests for your valuable feedback throughout the year.

Trip Advisor Travelers’ Choice Award 2018

THANK YOU! … For Trip Advisor Travelers’ Choice Award 2018

The awards are presented based on real travelers’ reviews on TripAdvisor, in the category of Top Hotels for Romance in Thailand.

We would like to said BIG THANK YOU to all of our reviewer who gave us such amazing reviews!

Tripadvisor Travelers Choice 2018
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Thailand Green Excellence Award for Animal Welfare and Eco Lodge 2017

 After being awarded for our animal welfare in 2014,2015, 2016, this year we are extremely proud to say, again, that both of our Camps were awarded this time round in both Animal Welfare and Eco-Lodge categories! Read more.

Premier Holidays Partner Awards 2017 – Most Unique Product

Our long standing UK partner, Premier Holidays, has announced us winners in their inaugural Premier Holidays Partner Awards under the category, Most Unique Product. The award is recognition of the fact that we go beyond the call of duty to bring unique and responsible experiences to our joint clients. Read more.

PATA Gold Award Winner 2017

Elephant Hills Wins PATA’s Gold Award 2017 under the category of “Environment – Ecotourism Project”

 The judges awarded us for our efforts in conservation and community related projects including our Elephant Conservation Project, Children’s Project and our Wildlife Camera Trapping Project all focused in and around Khao Sok National Park Read more.

Trip Advisor Travelers’’ Choice Award 2017 Top 25 Hotels for Romance – Thailand

Three years in a row! Elephant Hills has been chosen again from Trip Advisor as a winner for the Travelers’ Choice Award 2017 in the category of the “Top 25 Hotels for Romance – Thailand” And again, we have been voted into the top 1% of all hotels worldwide.

We would like to say thank you to all of our wonderful guests who took the time to write us such nice reviews. With stunning views and emerald green waters at Cheow Larn Lake, surrounded by limestone mountains and tropical rainforest, there’s no doubt why you should come and visit us on your next trip!

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Thailand Green Excellence Award for Animal Welfare 2016

Elephant Hills won the Thailand Green Excellence award in the category Animal Welfare again in 2016!

The Tourism Authority of Thailand and Wanderlust Magazine give this award away annually. We could not be more happy to see all our hard work pay out and share this with the rest of the world! Read more.

National Geographic Traveler World Legacy Award 2016 Finalist

National Geographic Traveler announced Elephant Hills to be Asia’s only finalist in its prestigious World Legacy Awards 2016, category “Conserving the Natural World”. National Geographic wants to honor Elephant Hills’ efforts to promote sustainable animal tourism, Rainforest Camp with its unique waste management system as well as our investments in research and education in Khao Sok. Read more.

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Trip Advisor Traveler’s Choice Award 2016

In 2016, for the 2nd consecutive year, travelers from all over the planet have left their comments and ratings on Trip Advisor, and again have voted Elephant Hills into the top 1% of all hotels worldwide. This year, we especially scored in the category “Service”.

Thailand Green Excellence Award for Animal Welfare 2015

In 2015, Elephant Hills won the Thailand Green Excellence award in the category Animal Welfare, given by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Wanderlust Magazine. It is a great delight for us to see that all our efforts in animal welfare are recognized worldwide. Read more.

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Premier Holidays: Innovative Sustainable Tourism Award 2015

Premier Holidays, one of the UK’s leading tour operators, honored the long-standing business relationship with Elephant Hills in November 2015 with an Award for Innovative Sustainable Tourism. Both Premier Holidays and Elephant Hills are keen on further fostering this pleasant relationship and promoting sustainable tourism hand in hand. Read more.

Trip Advisor Traveler’s Choice Awards 2015

Trip Advisor Traveler’s Choice Awards were won in five different categories: Top 25 Hotels in Asia, Top 25 Hotels in Thailand, Best Hotels in Thailand, Best Luxury Hotels in Thailand and Best Hotels for Service in Thailand. Read more.

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Thailand Green Excellence Award for Animal Welfare 2014

In 2014, the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Wanderlust Magazine ranked Elephant Hills as “highly commendable” in their Thailand Green Excellence Awards for Animal Welfare – the highest rank of any elephant camp in Thailand in this category! Read more.

Trip Advisor Hall of Fame Award 2015

The Trip Advisor Hall of Fame Award is a clear indication of the continued quality of the services that Elephant Hills provides to its guests. The Hall of Fame award is given to companies that have received the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence for five consecutive years – 2015 was the fifth year for Elephant Hills. Read more.

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Virgin Holidays: Partnership Award for Sustainable Tourism – Silver Award 2012

Virgin Holidays from the United Kingdom handed us their prestigious Partnership Award for Sustainable Tourism in Silver in 2012 for our already by then highly advanced animal caretaking procedures. Since then, we have developed further, but unfortunately Virgin Holidays has stopped giving out this award afterwards.

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Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2014

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Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2013

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Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2013

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Trip Advisor Traveller’s Choice Award 2012

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