Parco Natura Viva & Safari *40 pictures* now all uploaded

[krazyaboutkatz]

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing these with us.

[kittycats_delight]

Is this the custom in Europe? To drive through the animal park? I am curious as it appeared in KK's thread last week and again here.

How close to the animals are you when you are driving through?

Wonderful pics too!

Not really a custom. Some places all over the world have them. Like Gary said there is one in Hamilton called 'African Lion Safari' that one is much larger than here.

The animals are extremely close. The lioness with the 3 males passed directly behind our car. The first giraffe was have a munch on the antenna of the car in front of us. And the big papa Gnu tried to stuff his head in my window. I could have kissed his nose without moving. I actually had to pull my head back so as to not be too close to get clocked with his horn which he proceeded to nail our window with.



Thanks everyone for the lovely comments. I am glad you enjoyed them.

Michelle

[Sirrahsim]

Absolutely gorgeous photography!
I remember that my trip to the Fuji Safari Park in Japan was one of the best experiences that I had while living in Japan. Being so close to the animals is priceless. Everyone should visit a safari park at least once in their life At the one in Japan we actually FED lions and bears using these long metal tongs and reaching them through slots in the side of their bus.