elephant camp in bali

Enjoying Bali by riding an elephant will definitely provide a new dimension of experience. So, what are you waiting for? Yes, elephant attraction really exists at the Bali Elephant Champ (BEC). It is situated at Beng Hamlet, Carangsari Village, Petang, Badung Regency or approximately 35 km north of Denpasar.

As an artificial tourist attraction combined with the exoticism of nature, the BEC really offers a tourist attraction that can confer an exceptional experience to tourists. Each attraction of BEC is capable of soothing the fatigue after staying in the midst of hustles and bustles of Kuta tourism. In addition to the cool air, the champ area also offers natural beauty of the picturesque and tranquil countryside exuding the spiritual aura. While sitting relaxingly on the back of elephant, we can observe more closely a wide variety of activities performed by local villagers in an effort to maintain the sublime culture. Various small animals living freely in nature such as cheerful lizards, dragonflies, birds, grasshoppers, and snakes as well as the others as if reminding us that all living beings on earth have the same right to live.

According to Gusde, Operations Manager of the A True Balinese Experience (ATBE), BEC offered two types of intriguing activity. They consist of short track that only surrounded the champ area for 30 minutes and the full taking track guests to surround the champ and having excursion beyond the area while watching the unique activities of the local community. All elephants are brought in from Sumatra Island. In the whole, there are 18 elephants, where two are still 5 and 6 years old. Every day, the animals are employed to take tourists for having promenade from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. local time.

In maintaining the professionalism of services, Gusde admitted that each service user of the elephant had been covered by insurance included in the ticket aside from the food and beverage and pick up service from and to their accommodation. Within a day, there were usually 80-90 tourists or 100-150 tourists on a particular day enjoying the attraction. Most of them were foreign tourists from Australia, Europe, and Asia. However, there were also some domestic tourists from outside. So, what are you waiting for? Get ready to explore the richness of rural activities and magnificence of countryside of Bali.