It was about two hours drive back. Luckily we had the gps because the road signs and directions are very confusing for us. Upon reaching the park, we were amazed at the toilet sign outside. See photo. Well, at
least we know which one to go to. To enter the park, you need to purchase the tickets at the gift shop. Strange though, I would say all attractions usually have the gift shop after the tour. As for the lion park, you go through the gift shop and cafeteria first. Anyway, I couldn't wait so I hurried my group along to enter the lion cub world. There was already a queue in front of us. Everyone was eager to play with the lion cub. We can view from outside the fence that there were several lion cubs. One , two, three nd four lions cub. These cubc were three to four months old. Although they are young, they are quite strong.
Alright! It is our time to go in the cage. After observing outside the cage, we could not wait to experience this moment ourselves. Photo time!! Everyone grabs their chance to be with the cubs. Touching their silkly furs, feeling their limbs, holding their tails. This is the future king of the jungle and we are all playing with it.
Unbelievable! I believe if you have kids, your kids will love this activity!
While I was playing with one of the cub, it lies its hind legs on me. And I could feel its strength on my knee. I definitely do not want to be around them when they are fully grown. They are not called king of the jungle for nothing.
This is definitely the most popular spot in the whole lion park. Everyone was queueing up to meet the cubs.
Camera clicking away. Laughter and giggles whenever the lion cubs made a lazy attempt to stand up.
Ok time's up. Sadly, we have to leave the cage after 15 mins. But it is definitley a terrific experience with lion cubs.
We went on to tour the rest of the park. There is a platform to feed the giraffe. Another interesting spot in the park. One very big giraffe was waiting eagerly for the pellets which can be bought at the counter. We have fun feeding the giraffe. It really enjoys the pellets a lot and it can't seem to stop.
Next stop, the lion enclosure. Moving around in our car, we drove into the enclosure. There are four sections in the enclosure and each sections consists of full grown lions. Great thing that we are in the car. We can drive up next to the lion and it seems oblivious to our presence. I would be the same too, I think if I have to entertain tourists everyday. This is definitely BETTER than in the zoo! We tend to look at lion from a distance in the zoo. But this majestic creature is just a few feet beside me.
We even saw rainbow while at the park. It is definitely a good park to visit when you are in Johannesburg.
