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Visitor and Tour Information

The Soi Dog Foundation Gill Dalley sanctuary is in Phuket, Thailand, and is open to visitors Monday to Friday - mornings from 9:00am until 11:30am and afternoons from 1:00pm until 3:30pm. Guided tours commence at 10:00am and 1:30pm.

Tours are free and do not have to be booked in advance. They are conducted in English and in Thai. Information in several other languages is available at the sanctuary.

We welcome over 5,000 visitors each year and rank highly on Trip Advisor and Google as one of the must-see places in Phuket. We invite you to leave a review on either of these sites after your visit. Your review will help us understand what you liked or what you didn’t like about your experience.

Following your 45-minute guided tour, you are invited to join the mayhem of our puppy run and spend time in our cosy cattery.

For the safety and wellbeing of both animals and humans, visitors are not permitted to roam unattended around the sanctuary.

We have merchandise available in the visitor centre where you can find Soi Dog clothing and souvenir ranges. Cash and debit/credit cards are accepted for merchandise donations and all funds raised go directly towards Soi Dog welfare progammes.  

Visitor Opening Hours and Tour Times

Tours are conducted Monday to Friday at 10:00am and 1:30pm. If you arrive outside of these times, we are still able to provide a tour (during opening hours) but you may wait for a period of time before one of our coordinators becomes available, and the tour may be shorter than the tours conducted at scheduled times. They may also not include a visit to our puppy enclosure. We are sorry that we are unable to provide tours after the scheduled closing time to visitors of 3:30pm.

Address

Soi Dog Foundation, 167/9 Moo 4, Soi Mai Khao 10, Tambon Mai Khao, Amphur Thalang, Phuket 83110.

If you are taking a taxi to Soi Dog, you may wish to show our address in Thai to your driver;

มูลนิธิเพื่อสุนัขในซอย 167/9 หมู่ 4 ซอยไม้ขาว 10 ตำบล ไม้ขาว อำเภอ ถลาง ภูเก็ต 83110

What to expect

You will be welcomed at our visitor centre by our coordinators and taken on a free 45-minute guided tour explaining the history, current work and goals of Soi Dog Foundation, how we are fighting the dog and cat meat trade and other forms of animal suffering in Asia, and be introduced to some of the 1,800 animals in our care. 

After your tour, you will have the chance to spend some free time in the puppy enclosure and meet our feline friends in the Soi Dog cattery. When you've finished, you have the option to browse our merchandise store in the comfort of the visitor centre.

Very occasionally, the puppy enclosure and some areas of the cattery require quarantining at short notice and may not be accessible. We apologise in advance if this is the case on the day you choose to visit.

Many visitors ask if they can donate supplies. We are very grateful for donations of both general and medical items, and you can find our full wish list and more information here.

If you have any further questions about visiting the sanctuary, please email info@soidog.org.