In Reply to: Safari Park or Bali Zoo posted by blueysbali on Thursday, 2. June 2011 at 18:46 Bali Time:
So much to do there as well as interaction with the animals and the safari bus ride. there is also an area with 'big rides' like roller coaster, dodgem cars etc, and a water park with water slides and pools etc.
I would highly recomend booking a package through one of the on street tour sellers, or through a driver. They can all make calls and book ahead. There are various packages, we bought the leopard package last year which was $65 US which gave us a short elephant ride and and 2 animal encounters, 1 big ride and entry to the water park and a 3 course lunch near the water park, which was ok.
This year we bought the Rhino package which gave us the full elephant ride, unlimited animal encounters and a professional photo at whichever encounter we wanted, and that came in an awesome photo stand. It also gave us unlimited big rides, and a 3 course lunch in the restaurant surrounded by the lions enclosure, and the lunch was magnificent. They also gave us a T-shirt and drink on arrival and a fancy hat and drink with the elephant ride. It cost $99 US, but you can get the price down about $10 if you negotiate with the driver or tour people. It was definately a great value package, and as has already been said, book it a day or so before you go as the elephant rides are limited and they dont let you pay for it on the day.
Have a great time
Mark and Heather