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Elephant Safari in Bali

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

After our first few days on the coast, Julie and I made our way deep into the topical forests of Bali, to an elephant sanctuary in Ubud. This was such an amazing and unique experience. I will never forget our time here. For two days we got to feed, bathe, and interact with these incredibly smart, gentle giants.

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

The Elephant Safari Park Lodge is a quiet elephant sanctuary on 8-acres of secluded forests in Bali. There are 31 total elephants, and each elephant has their own personal caretaker who looks after them.

It’s kind of incredible that it’s also a luxury resort. There are just 25 rooms, and each private villa is built so that an elephant can pick you up from your room and take you to dinner or a trek through the jungle.

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

The elephant themed rooms were too cute!

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

Loved all the elephant touches.

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

There’s also a small full-service spa on the property that overlooks the resort. You can get a massage or pedicure while watching the elephants roam. And the prices are too good to pass up. A 90-minute hot stone massage was around $40 USD.

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

Breakfast in the morning also overlooks the elephants and rice fields. I never knew that oranges grown in tropical climates have green skin!

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

The elephants were so, so sweet and so incredibly smart. I was blown away by how smart and sweet they were!

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

We could not get enough of them!

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

Loved all the baby elephant hugs!! This is Fajar, she’s 2.5 years old, and is the youngest elephant in the park.

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

Such a sweet girl!

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

That night we had the ultimate ride to dinner. An elephant came right to our door and picked us up!!

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

She took us on a ride around the resort, then dropped us off at a beautiful white-table cloth picnic overlooking the elephants.

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

It was an unforgettable evening.

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

The next morning we got up and bathed the elephants.

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

They love being scrubbed and bathed!

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

Before we left we took one more ride through the jungle. This sweet girl is Mona. She picked us up right at our front door. Pictured here is her keeper Norman. They have been together for 14 years.

Feed, bathe, and experience the rescued elephants of the Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Ubud, Bali.

A lot of people may disagree with this post and say elephants should be in the wild and not captive. While I do think that ideally, yes, elephants should be able to roam free in the wild, these elephants were rescued from Sumatra where they are often killed due to illegal hunting. The Elephant Safari Park Lodge offers this place as a refuge for Sumatran elephants who are living in terrible conditions. In my eyes, this is a better alternative than being endangered and suffering in the wild in Sumatra. They elephants here are happy, sweet, calm, SO smart, well fed, and have been with their own personal caretaker for years. If you love elephants, this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you don’t want to miss.

Be sure to check out Julie’s post about our elephant adventure.

Until next time! xoxo

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13 Responses
  1. Adriana

    It looks amazing! Do you know if you’re able to just visit for the day, or do you have to be a hotel guest to see the park? :) 

    1. Amanda

      Yes you can visit for the day, but some of the activities (such as bathing the elephants) are reserved for hotel guests only. Hope this helps! :)

  2. Amanda

    This is incredible. I agree, the elephants do look happy and healthy. That place is beautiful.

    Out of curiosity, how is the zoom on the little sony camera you’ve been using for travel photos? I’m going to Hawaii next year. I have a DSLR and I’m debating whether I want to buy a small point and shoot to take instead.

    1. Amanda

      Hi Amanda! It’s pretty good. It’s equivalent to a 24-70mm lens on a full frame DSLR :) Have so much fun! :)

  3. Jamie @voluntownhousewife.com

    Oh my this place looks AWESOME! What a great experience! I have a travel journal where I keep track of all of the awesome places in this world that I want to visit, this place just found a spot in my journal! Thanks!!

  4. ava

    I think my DH would love to experience this too, he’s a huge elephant fan- Dumbo never really him, lol! Thanks or sharing Amanda!

  5. Amy Johnson

    All you have to do is look at these pictures and see that these elephants are very healthy, very happy, and very well loved. What an experience! I would love to go here someday.

  6. Halo-Mia

    that place looks amazingly good! I personally agree too that yes, instead of being endangered by the illegal hunting in Sumatra these elephants look happy enough for me :D
    I will definitely check this lodge next time I visit Bali!

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