5/5 Chuck P. 1 year ago on Google
Wow.
What
an
experience
for
a
child
to
have!
Breakfast
(and
a
very
nice
one,
at
that)
with
the
lions;
feeding
the
baby
piranhas
with
a
fishing
rod;
the
night
safari
where
you
are
the
caged
animal
(I
did
hear
from
some
others
that
the
daytime
tiger
feed
was
the
way
to
go,
as
the
keepers
let
you
feed
the
animals
by
hand!
On
the
night
safari,
there
are
too
many
people
to
allow
this.)
It
seemed
that
around
every
corner,
there
was
another
"experience"
for
the
visitor
to
have;
a
photo
with
an
iguana,
elephant,
tropical
bird,
giraffe,
or
snake,
up
close
and
personal!
The
keepers
were
very
professional
and
took
great
care
with
animal
and
visitor
alike.
While
I
can't
speak
to
the
health
and
welfare
of
the
animals
as
a
veterinarian
could,
I
will
say
the
animals
appear
to
be
as
healthy
and
as
happy
as
captive
animals
can
be.
Looking
as
well
fed
as
they
did,
after
coming
out
of
a
tourist
pandemic
with
little
government
support,
is
a
real
feat.
In
terms
of
cost,
there
is
the
customary
tourist
mark-up
at
all
of
the
food
outlets
within
the
park,
but
nothing
egregious.
At
the
Uma
restaurant
(within
the
park),
the
food
was
satisfactory
to
this
westerner.
At
Tsavo
restaurant,
they
have
really
welcoming
staff
to
keep
the
guests
satisfied.
Also,
there
are
an
abundance
of
special
"experiences"
throughout
the
park,
that
you
can
pay
for
ala
carte.
All
that
we
chose
to
participate
in
were
well
worth
the
pocket
change
it
cost
to
partake.
We
paid
IDR70k
(Aus
$7)
for
the
piranha
feed
and
IDR40k
(Aus
$4)
for
the
elephant
feed.
We
could
have
paid
IDR130k
(Aus
$13)
for
the
daytime
white
tiger
feed,
but
didn't
choose
to
do
this.
Also,
a
special
nod
to
the
front
desk
staff
Dea
and
Jaya,
who
welcomed
us
to
the
property,
and
made
sure
that
we
had
everything
we
needed
to
keep
us
entertained.
Jaya
also
arranged
for
transportation
for
us
when
we
were
leaving.
A
very
hospitable
staff.
Tip
for
tourists:
BOOK
AN
OVERNIGHT
STAY
PACKAGE,
whether
you
book
ahead
or
last
minute.
We
paid
less
for
an
nearly
all-inclusive
package
(which
included
a
night
safari,
dinner,
and
a
REALLY
GOOD
fire
dance
show,
plus
breakfast
with
the
lions),
than
we
would
have
paid
for
JUST
the
night
safari,
if
you
paid
published
prices.
Our
special
Independence
Day
(Merdeka)
package
included
all
of
the
activities
we
could
have
hoped
for,
plus
a
couple
we
didn't
think
of.
We
walked
up
on
what
I
thought
would
be
a
busy
day,
but
they
had
no
trouble
getting
us
in.
I
recommend
not
booking
from
abroad,
and
waiting
until
you
get
on-island,
as
the
prices
seem
better
for
Indonesian
IP
addresses.
Have
fun!!