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Elephant Safari Park

Local destination management companies
may arrange a visit to Bali’s only elephant park
just 30 minutes north of the art centre of Ubud.
Here is a chance to get up close and personal with
one of the world’s rarest elephant species
(Elephas maximus) while enjoying a beautiful
and mature tropical park.

    
The park is located in the remote village of Taro, one of the island’s oldest Hindu communities deep in the mountains of Bali. Each animal has its own name, playful character and individual   Within the park’s ample grounds are 277 bird species including such exotic creatures as Cassowaries, Pelicans, Hornbills, radiant parrots,Black Palm Cockatoos, stately African
 

temperament. Visitors may hand-feed, pet and take photos with these delightful creatures.

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Elephant Safari Park also serves an important educational function through its unique elephant museum and information centre where visitors learn about the animal’s ancestry and intra-species diversity through historical and cultural exhibits, informative posters, an art gallery of works actually produced by the park’s elephants, and the only full-size replica of a mammoth skeleton in the Southern Hemisphere. A large gift shop displays a wide selection of high quality gifts and mementoes relating to elephants and nature.

With its top of the line facilities, the park has become a favourite of innovative planners for group tours, incentive events or even as a component of a Bali action package. The 200-seat restaurant and full-service bar overlooking a lake serve a la carte and buffet meals. This distinctive venue, able to comfortably host up to 300 people, is the perfect blend of sun and shade for gatherings.

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Accompanied by a mahout (trainer), sitting high atop an elephant in a teak wood saddle, ambling through the cool upland countryside of Bali, is an experience that will remain etched in the visitor’s mind for years to come.

Talk to the Birds
Pretend you’re Dr. Doolittle and talk with the birds at the Bali Bird Park. Few realise that Bali boasts, just a short drive into the countryside northeast of Denpasar, Indonesia’s finest collections of birds. More than 1200 specimens are exhibited in naturalistic enclosures amid a superbly maintained horticultural garden.

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Crown Cranes, Bali’s own endangered starling and one of the world’s most extensive assemblages of Birds of Paradise - a species endemic to eastern Indonesia and New Guinea.

Under new management, the park is now developing microhabitats for every species combining plants and birds of the tropical bio systems of South America, Africa, as well as regions of Asia and Indonesia. Over sixty exhibits are displayed including two enormous walk-in aviaries containing some of the world’s most amazing tropical birds in an authentic rainforest environment.

Diverse and rare avifauna are not the only exotic creatures found within the confines of the Bali Bird Park. The famous Komodo dragon, some specimens exceeding two meters in length, also make their home in the park.

The attraction’s two-hectare gardens are alone worth the visit. Made up of waterfalls, lotus and water lily ponds, towering palms and footpaths winding through hundreds of species of tropical flora, the park is in fact a vast botanical garden.

Equipped with a modern avian nursery, fully trained staff, and resident ornithologist, the park is both a caring home for birds and an unforgettable experience for visitors of all ages. A souvenir shop displays unique arts and crafts with the emphasis on the avian and natural worlds.

A spacious restaurant and bar overlook lotus ponds and a lake populated by African flamingos. Luncheons and dinners for groups as large as 160 can be organised with Indonesian, Chinese and European menus available. Another popular program, “Eating Breakfast with the Birds,” has guests arriving early at the park for breakfast while being entertained by birdsong.

A conference room modelled on an authentic Toraja House sits on the edge of the Flamingo Lake and makes a great venue for a workshop or convention programs.

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Never Boring
Charter a helicopter or small aircraft to view Bali and its surrounds from the air. Put on a leather jacket and go touring on a Harley Davidson. Climb a volcano, go bird watching, visit a butterfly park, trek a jungle, go parasailing or take a leisurely hike through the rice terraces on one of many nature tours. In short, save the pool time for your next trip to Bali!

Follow the leader and sit back and enjoy an informative guided tour of Bali. Local DMCs have so many touring options of the island that you may decide you’ll need a lifetime of Bali visits to experience them all. North, South, East or West - cultural, historic or natural Bali has something new and different to discover no matter what direction you head off in.

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