Nature · Taro Village, Ubud
Elephant Park
Feed, bathe, walk alongside — no riding.
About the experience
Feed, bathe, walk alongside.
Taro is a village north of Ubud. The elephants in the park are rescued animals brought from Sumatra — their habitat lost to deforestation and taken into care here. The Sumatran elephant is a critically endangered subspecies.
The morning starts with feeding: a basket of bananas and sugar cane in your hands and a trunk reaching straight for it. Then bath time — you go into the water with the keepers, brushing and washing. Getting wet is unavoidable.
In between, the keepers talk through the daily care routine, how they tell the elephants apart and how the conservation work is funded. The programme runs about three hours and stays entirely at ground level.
“The moment the weight of a trunk rests in your hand, distance starts to mean something different.”
Highlights
Three things to expect from this visit
You feed directly from a basket of bananas and sugar cane. The elephant reaches its trunk to you; contact is close but keeper-supervised.
You go into the water with the keepers and brush. The most photographed and the wettest part of the day.
You hear first-hand why the Sumatran elephants are here, what daily care involves and how the park works.
Who it suits
Is this your kind of day
You’ll love it if
- Guests who want to be close to the animals but object to riding
- Families — the programme is at ground level and calm
- Photographers
- Anyone with half a day in Ubud
Think twice if
- Anyone wanting to ride an elephant — it isn’t part of this programme
- Anyone who doesn’t want to get wet
- Anyone uneasy around large animals
- Anyone with less than an hour
Programme
How the day runs
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08:30
Pickup
Drive to Taro Village.
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09:30
Welcome
Park and safety.
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10:00
Feeding
With a keeper.
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10:45
Bath
Riverside care.
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11:30
Talk
A conservation conversation.
Transparent price
What’s in, what’s not
Included
- Transfer
- Park entry
- Feeding / bath experience
- Guide
Not included
- Extra photo package
- Lunch
- Tips
Meet: Taro elephant park · Pickup from Ubud and the south.
Prepare
Bring with you
Good to know
Small, important notes
Riding is not part of any AVO programme. Feeding, bathing and walking alongside are — forms of contact that put no load on the animal’s spine.
The bath takes you into the water. Bring a change of clothes and a towel; the park has changing rooms.
All ages can join, but an adult should guide a child’s hand during feeding. Keepers are with you throughout.
FAQ
Common questions
Shall we hold this day?
Once dates and group size are clear, we reply the same day.
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