Elephant Safari Park Bali
Washing an elephant at the Bali Elephant Safari Park
The Bali Elephant Safari Park is located in the village of Taro, half and hour north of Ubud town in Central Bali. It is one of the popular places that tourists visit on a holiday to Bali. This 3.5 hectare park, is home to 27 rescued Sumatran elephants. One of the highlights of the park is a half hour elephant ride through the cool forest of Taro.
What you can do and see
The Bali Elephant Safari park offers you and your family a complete day of fun and activities.The park has beautifully landscaped gardens surrounded by fishponds and waterfalls which you can relax in.
There is an Elephant Museum which features over 1000 fun, interesting and educational exhibits including a skeletal display of a Pygmy Elephant, a 300 year old carved African elephant tusk and century old mammoth tusks.
A restaurant where you can have lunch at overlooks a large lake where you can view the elephants bathing in.
At the Elephant Talent Discovery Area where the elephant shows are held, you can watch elephants paint, play basket ball hoops, do maths, and spray water !
At the Boutique Gift Shop you can purchase elephant books, documentaries, paintings, artifacts and memorabilia.
Apart from riding an elephant, you can hand feed and touch the elephants, taking photos with them, hand wash the elephants and observe them bathing in the lake.
How to visit
If you purchase a package to visit the Taro Elephant Safari Park, a buffet lunch and transfers from South Bali or Ubud are included. There are different prices for adults and children. Purchase the more cost effective Family Package if you are a family of 2 adults and 3 or 4 children under the age of 12.
You can also find your own way to the Elephant Safari Park if you have rented a car. However, if you plan to hire a driver who has promoted an elephant safari package to you, you may want to check with him, which elephant safari park you will be going to as there is more than one. The main elephant safari park is a large complex comprising accommodation lodges, restaurant, museum and scheduled elephant shows and rides. The company that operates the park is Bali Adventure Tours, an established adventure tour company in Bali.
3 Elephant Safari Packages you can choose from :
- Elephant Safari Park, US$63 – includes park entry, transfers, buffet lunch and insurance.
- Elephant Safari Ride, US$86 – includes park entry, transfers, buffet lunch, insurance and elephant ride
- Safari Under the Stars, US$99 – Night safari ride, elephant show, dinner, insurance and transfers
Elephant Park Opening Hours : 8 am – 6pm
Elephant Talent Show Times : 11 am, 1 pm, 3.30pm and 6.45pm (evening show for Safari Under the Stars night safari package only)
Click here to book an elephant safari park package.
