In Reply to: Bali Safari posted by skin on Sunday, 2. August 2009 at 18:45 Bali Time:
WAS THERE YESTERDAY-STAYED IN TANDALLA UNIT ELLEVATED TREE HOUSE STYLE UNIT- Theese have connecting door into next unit to utalize as family unit.
There was 3 of us in our room -so im sure family of 5 Ok.
Plenty of vacancies- only 9 rooms booked today.
ROOMS ARE CHEAPER WHEN BOOKED FROM AUST TRAVEL AGENTS-2 or 3 night
packages with Breakfasts/Elephant ride/15 minute foot massage/free photo experience with Park animals/Daily entry to Safari park,
& Fun Zone/Water Park.
From room expect to see only Zebra & Wilderbeast with 1 & only RINO
& a couple of Cranes.
There is African mood music playing through speakers outside units
& around Hotel all day.LIONS ROAR THROUGHOUT NIGHT/EARLY MORNING.
THOUGHT IT STRANGE that a African wild life park does not even have 1
Giraffe ?
Night Safari TOURS @ $10 US each -consists of a 15 -20 minute van ride @ sunset to hand feed a handfull of carrots to the zebras wich you can give a pat. then you wind up windows wilst driving through Lion enclosure. before its all over.
I PERSONALY WOULD RATE THE MARA RIVER SAFARI LODGE AS A 7 out of 10
EXPERIENCE.
THE SAFARI PARK - I would rate 7 out of 10 also
Pool was Good-Breakfast/Food only average -NO BUFFET BREAKFAST & FOOD PRICES EXPENSIVE but nice to be so close to
the Lions whist having breakfast(just the other side of glass.
Elephant ride OK- 1/2 hr aprox, loop through out area in front of units with Zebra / Wilderbeast /Rhino.
PHOTOS Can Be had
- Cuddling sleepy 18 month old Lion(that is so sleepy, one would think it had been given large doses of Valium to Sadate )
-Cuddling FEW MONTH OLD Orang-atang from Borneo
- patting 5 month old lion cub.
Those staying @ the Mara River Resort- are treated to Special dance preformances in evenings, and also pating animals such as lion cubs/
Baby Elephant/Snake etc @ reception.
The park has several Animal Shows/Dance preformances spead out over the day.
EXPLORER TRAIN ride is good- yet bascaly does not stop to TAke photos.
MARINE PARK & LARGE THEATRE -still under contruction so when this is up & running things will only get better.
Large range of food in park with several food outlets (a little over priced for Bali)
Hotel will pick up/Dropp off @ AIRPORT /Ubud/KUTA ETC -The DRIVER (YOGI) is a realy nice Guy.
HOPE this helps -Happy Travels.