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Elephant Safari Park Lodge in Bali: the name, the stay and the day-trip option

Short verdict

Elephant Safari Park Lodge points to the lodge inside Mason Elephant Park and Lodge in Taro, a boutique hotel of 30 rooms.

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  • Inclusions depend on the rate plan4
  • We quote no room rates
  • Riding ended on 25 January 20267

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  3. Care and tourA handful of guests · per guest, from $101

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  4. Entrance onlyNo elephants · per guest, from $21

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Search results for this lodge mix several names and several price figures. This page explains which place the name points to, what its own site says a stay includes, why we quote no room rates and what a one-day visit to elephants costs instead.

Editorial team, balizooelephants.com · Updated November 3, 2026 · Roughly 6 min of reading

Seen in a second

  • The labelElephant Safari Park Lodge points to the lodge inside Mason Elephant Park and Lodge in Taro; the park's address still uses the older street name.1,2
  • SizeThe lodge describes itself as a boutique hotel of 30 rooms.3
  • InclusionsElephant bathing and other inclusions depend on the rate plan you book.4
  • RatesWe quote no room rates; the lodge pages we read do not print them.
  • A day insteadOur guided care day at Bali Zoo starts from $78 with lunch and admission.

One lodge, several names

People search for Elephant Safari Park Lodge, Mason Elephant Lodge and Elephant Safari Park in Bali, and all three lead to one site in Taro, north of Ubud. The certifier lists it as Mason Elephant Park and Lodge, owned and operated by Mason Adventures.5

The older wording survives in the park's own address line, which still reads Jalan Elephant Safari Park, Taro, Tegallalang, Gianyar.1 The separate lodge site gives its address as Jalan Elephant Park Taro, Taro Village, Tegallalang, Ubud, with the postcode 80561.6

We mention this because a booking page, a review site and a map pin may each use a different name for the same gate. Match the address and the postcode, not the brand, before you pay a deposit or tell a driver where to go.

Same gate, many labels

The names you may meet

Name seenWhere it appearsWhat it points to
Elephant Safari Park LodgeSearch resultsThe lodge in Taro
Jalan Elephant Safari ParkThe park's addressThe park's gate
Mason Elephant Park & LodgeThe certifier's listingThe park and lodge
Jalan Elephant Park TaroThe lodge's addressThe lodge entrance

Names are as the park, the lodge and the certifier print them.1,5,6

What the lodge is

The lodge describes itself as a boutique hotel of 30 rooms, each with a different accommodation type and its own elephant touch, and says it sits within the Mason Elephant Park.3,2 It also says it won two categories at the 2019 World Luxury Hotel Awards, which is the lodge's own claim and not one we have checked.8

The park around it is the one where the certifier lists over 30 Sumatran elephants.5 Staying in the lodge therefore means living at the edge of a working elephant park, with the park's hours, noise and routines as part of the setting.

That setting is the draw, and also the limit. Taro is cooler and greener than the coast, which the park gives as its reason for locating the herd there, but it lies a good distance from beaches and from most Bali nightlife.9

A day instead of a night

From-prices of daytime elephant and zoo outings

  • Zoo entrance$21
  • Orangutan breakfast$43
  • Explorer visit$70
  • Care day$78
  • Breakfast and care$98
  • Care and tour$101

Every figure is the lowest from-price a Bali Zoo listing shows, not a quote.

What a stay includes

The lodge lists guest inclusions such as elephant bathing sessions, a day trek with a night safari, access to the park and gardens, a spa and a private bar, with a note that the inclusions are subject to the specific rate plan.4 Read that note as a warning: the headline list is not the same on every booking.

Before you book, ask which inclusions your rate actually carries, whether the bathing session is guaranteed or on request and what the elephants are doing during it. The park says its mahouts work to a no-punishment policy and that its elephants are tethered only at meal and sleep times.10,11

Elephant rides are not part of any stay now. The park's managing company announced on 25 January 2026 that all riding had ended, after two government warnings.7,12 If a lodge package still lists one, that is an error to raise before you arrive.

Choose a plan

Lodge night or day trip?

Look for the row that matches your trip.

  • If I want to wake beside the herd

    The lodge

    It describes itself as a boutique hotel of 30 rooms inside the park.3,2

  • If Just a single day is free

    The care day

    It lists 7 hours with lunch and admission.

  • If I need free cancellation

    The care day

    A day's notice is enough to cancel.

  • If I want bathing included

    Check the rate plan

    Inclusions depend on the plan.4

  • If I want a bar and a spa on site

    The lodge

    The lodge lists a spa and a private bar among guest access.

Three doors to the herd

Stay, visit or take a day trip

Own booking

A night at the lodge

30 rooms in the park

  • Rooms30
  • PlaceTaro Village
  • InclusionsDepend on rate plan
  • BookedThrough the lodge
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Own booking

A park day

General admission

  • Hours8am to 6pm
  • MealNot covered by the ticket
  • TransportNot covered by the ticket
  • BookedThrough the park
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Where we would send you

A zoo care day

Bali Zoo, with lunch

  • From-price$78
  • Hours as the listing states7 hours in all
  • CancelFree to cancel the day before
  • Rated4.71 from 2,327
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Elephant Safari Park Lodge prices: what we can and cannot say

Visitors ask about Elephant Safari Park Lodge prices, and we have to be plain: the lodge and park pages we read do not print a room rate, and a rate we guessed would be worse than none. Room prices also move with the rate plan, the season and the inclusions.4

What the park does publish is the structure of a day visit. General admission covers a visit with meal and transport not included, and it sells further tours on top, among them a Wash and Bathe tour that includes a breakfast buffet and transfers.13,14 Ask the park for the current figures.

For comparison with a night in a lodge, the cheapest elephant day we can price is a daytime one: our care day at Bali Zoo is listed from $78 with lunch and zoo admission, and you sleep wherever you like.

Planning a stay

From the first search to the gate

  1. At the search

    Match the name

    Check that the page you read names Mason Elephant Park and Lodge or the Jalan Elephant Safari Park address.1

  2. Prior to booking

    Ask about the rate plan

    Inclusions such as elephant bathing depend on the plan.4

  3. Prior to paying

    Confirm no riding

    All riding ended on 25 January 2026.7

  4. Inside the zoo gate

    Show the address

    Taro Village, Tegallalang, postcode 80561.6

  5. As a backup

    Hold a day trip

    A day's notice cancels our care day at no cost.

A day trip instead of an overnight stay

Many visitors want the elephants without a night in Taro. A guided day does that, and the Bali Zoo care day lists 7 hours, an English-speaking mahout and hotel pickup from Kuta, Seminyak, Canggu, Nusa Dua, Tanjung Benoa, Jimbaran, Sanur and Ubud.

It is a different experience from a lodge stay. You meet the elephants at a zoo, with lunch and admission folded in, and the guide explains the mud bath, which the zoo says helps elephants stay cool because they have no sweat glands.15 You do not wake up beside the herd, and you do not need to arrange transport to Taro.

Cancel the care day a day or more ahead and the whole amount returns to you, and payment can wait. That flexibility is useful while you compare lodge dates and rates elsewhere.

Video

Staying beside the elephants at a Taro lodge

Vibrant Bhawna on YouTube · The film stays still until you press play.

Above inclusions are subject to specific rate plan
Mason Elephant Park & Lodge (official lodge site)4

Ahead of your decision

A checklist for a stay near elephants

Ask the lodge3

  • Which inclusions does my rate carry?
  • Is riding fully off the program?
  • Who guides the bathing session?

Pack3

  • Sun cream and a brimmed hat
  • Swimwear for the bathing session
  • Dry clothes to change into

Keep on your phone3

  • The lodge confirmation
  • The address with the postcode
  • Final day to change plans

Getting to Taro and planning the trip

Taro is north of Ubud. Indonesia Travel says a prepaid cab from the airport to Ubud is possible but pricey, and that taxis, rental cars and buses also run.16 Allow time for the last stretch, which is on smaller roads.

Bali's dry months stretch from April to October, with rain concentrated from November to March, and the ministry cautions that warming has made the pattern harder to predict.17,18 A park visit works in either season, and rain mostly changes what you wear.

Whatever you choose, book in the order that protects you: lodge dates first if you must stay, then any day trips you can cancel. Keep the lodge confirmation and the park's address with the postcode on your phone for the driver.6

Reading reviews and photos of the lodge

A lodge inside an elephant park attracts two kinds of reviews: those written about the room and those written about the elephants. Read both, but weigh them differently. A complaint about a bathroom tells you about the building, while a comment on how an elephant was handled tells you about the program, and the second matters more for this page.

Look at dates, too. The riding ended only in January 2026, so a review from before then may describe an activity that no longer exists.7 Photographs of a visitor on an elephant belong to that earlier period, and any listing that still shows one deserves a question rather than a booking.

When two sources disagree, prefer the one that gives a date and a specific detail. A review that names the month, the mahout and the activity is more useful than a pile of reviews that call the place magical, and it is the kind of evidence you can check against the lodge's own description of what a stay includes.

Budgeting around the lodge

Because the lodge does not publish a rate we can quote, build your budget around the pieces you can price. A daytime elephant outing at Bali Zoo from $78 or a zoo entrance from $21 gives you a floor for the days around a stay.

Add the costs that sit outside any rate plan: transfers to Taro, meals outside the lodge, tips for guides and the Bali tourist levy. Foreign tourists owe a levy of Rp 150,000 per person, once per trip, and it goes through the Love Bali system, either ahead of the flight or at the airport and port desks.19,20

Then decide whether the lodge is the destination or the base. If it is the destination, the park's own inclusions justify the stay. If it is a base, a cheaper bed nearer Ubud plus a day with the elephants may serve you better, and it keeps your dates flexible if the weather turns.

FAQ

Likely questions, direct replies.

Is Elephant Safari Park Lodge the same as Mason Elephant Lodge?
Yes, they point to one site in Taro.

The park's address line still reads Jalan Elephant Safari Park, and the lodge says it sits within the Mason Elephant Park.1,2

How many rooms does the lodge have?
It describes a boutique hotel of 30 rooms.

The rooms vary in type, according to the lodge.3

Is elephant bathing included in a stay?
It depends on your rate plan.

The lodge says its inclusions are subject to the specific rate plan.4

Can I ride an elephant at the lodge?
No, riding ended on 25 January 2026.

The park's managing company announced it after two warnings.7

What do rooms cost?
We do not quote room rates.

Ask the lodge for the current rate and for what it includes.4

Is there a cheaper way to see elephants?
A day trip can cost less than a night.

Our Bali Zoo care day starts from $78 with lunch and admission.

Where exactly is the lodge?
In Taro Village, Tegallalang.

Its own site gives the postcode as 80561.6

Sources

  1. Mason Elephant Park & Lodge (official site) · Our Values ↩
  2. Mason Elephant Park & Lodge (official lodge site) · Mason Elephant Park and Lodge ↩
  3. Mason Elephant Park & Lodge (official lodge site) · Mason Elephant Park and Lodge ↩
  4. Mason Elephant Park & Lodge (official lodge site) · Mason Elephant Park and Lodge ↩
  5. Asian Captive Elephant Standards (ACES) · Mason Elephant Park & Lodge ↩
  6. Mason Elephant Park & Lodge (official lodge site) · Mason Elephant Park and Lodge ↩
  7. ANTARA News Bali · Bali BKSDA monitors Mason Park as an end of elephant riding activities ↩
  8. Mason Elephant Park & Lodge (official lodge site) · Mason Elephant Park and Lodge ↩
  9. Mason Elephant Park & Lodge (official site) · Our Values ↩
  10. Mason Elephant Park & Lodge (official site) · Our Values ↩
  11. Mason Elephant Park & Lodge (official site) · Our Values ↩
  12. ANTARA News Bali · Bali BKSDA monitors Mason Park as an end of elephant riding activities ↩
  13. Mason Elephant Park & Lodge (official site) · Mason Elephant Park & Lodge ↩
  14. Mason Elephant Park & Lodge (official site) · Mason Elephant Park & Lodge ↩
  15. Bali Zoo (official ticket and package data) · Bali Zoo tickets and packages ↩
  16. Indonesia Travel (Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia) · Quiet days in Ubud, Bali ↩
  17. Indonesia Travel (Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia) · Weather and seasons at the zoo ↩
  18. Indonesia Travel (Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia) · Weather and seasons at the zoo ↩
  19. Bali Provincial Government (Love Bali, the official tourist levy system) · FAQ ↩
  20. Bali Provincial Government (Love Bali, the official tourist levy system) · FAQ ↩

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