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THERE IS ONLY ONE
‘REAL’
ELEPHANT SAFARI PARK
We have had many complaints from tourists that they have been taken to
another ‘elephant place’ in Bali by freelance agents and drivers rather
than to ‘The Elephant Safari Park’ at Taro. This has caused them great
disappointment and frustration and has often completely spoiled their
day.
It must be explained that the two other elephant
‘places’ in Bali have no resemblance to the Elephant Safari Park at
Taro. They certainly are not elephant ‘parks’ and they are not motivated
by conservation, rather profit. Both are rafting companies which have
tried to emulate the success of the Elephant Safari Park, and use
suspect tactics, to draw agents and tourists there.
This is done by offering high commissions to agents
and drivers to bring them customers. These freelance people usually tell
direct lies to tourists to gain business, by saying that the elephant
place that they will take them to is ‘much better’, ‘easier and closer
to get to’, or is ‘cheaper’ than the Elephant Safari Park. Only the last
statement is near the truth, as they are sometimes cheaper for obvious
reasons.
These elephant locations have spent very little on
their infrastructure and are a poor imitation of ‘The Elephant Safari
Park’. One place has only 9 elephants, the other 8. Both started with 10
animals and have ‘lost’ elephants at their locations.
We ask tourists to check with us to see if they are
truly booked on our tour, and to insist to their driver that they are
taken to Taro (15 minutes past Ubud) and not to any other elephant
location.
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