There's a park in Bali where you can swim and play basketball with elephants
May 20, 2015, 23:59 IST
http://bernardbaliadvisor.comOne of the park's elephants goes for a slam dunk. Imagine waking up and seeing an elephant outside your window. Or swimming with an elephant in a lake. Bali's Elephant Safari Park & Lodge, located just outside Ubud, is an 8-acre park that's home to 30 Sumatran elephants who have learned to paint, play basketball and soccer, swim, and interact with humans. The park was created to provide a refuge for the creatures who are often killed due to illegal hunting. Proceeds from every visit goes towards continued conservation work.Guests who visit can stay in the property's safari-style lodge, which has 25 rooms and a swimming pool where guests can interact with, feed, ride, observe, play with, and bathe the elephants. Rooms for the lodge typically start around $450. However, you don't need to stay at the lodge to visit the park. Rates start at $65 per person to visit the park and encounter elephants.