Bali Zoo Elephant Care & Mud Bath Experience

Start your elephant care experience
at Kampung Sumatra, Bali Zoo

Hotel pickup options depart from your accommodation, and meeting point options meet at the Bali Zoo main gate. After light refreshments at Kampung Sumatra, an English-speaking mahout introduces the program and explains elephant behavior, daily care and animal welfare guidelines.

Observe Sumatran elephants up close

Under expert supervision, observe Sumatran elephants and learn about their lifestyle, social behavior and conservation. The mahouts explain why elephants enjoy mud baths, which help regulate body temperature and keep their skin healthy.

The elephants move at their own pace, and you need the mahout's approval to get close. Guests cannot force, chase or control the elephants; for their safety, direct physical contact is limited and always guided.

Watch the elephants in the mud and river

While learning how keepers care for the elephants in a calm and respectful way, keep watching them move through the mud and river.

Lunch and a visit to Bali Zoo

After the program, relax over lunch. Bali Zoo admission is included, so you can explore its many animals and conservation programs. With the orangutan breakfast option, you enjoy a guided breakfast inside the zoo under staff supervision.

※ All activities follow the elephants' own will; they are never made to do activities they do not want to.