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Monday, May 26, 2008

Zoobic Safari

The hubby and I were planning to bring the little angel to Manila Zoo and Avilon Zoo in the future. Good thing, my SIL asked us to check out Zoobic Safari with them. We went there last May 17--Saturday when the rain was pouring. But we kept our hopes up and agreed to go despite the rain. We arrived at Subic bay around 10:30am and went straight to Xtremely Xpresso Cafe' to check out their Big Ben's Pizza I was talking about.

We ordered one Big Ben Pizza, two meat lasagna, nachos and drinks. Believe me, their meat lasagna was very very good. It's a must try! The nachos were good because the toppings was yummy. The Big Ben pizza was baked fresh with various meat and veggies on top. I very much liked the crispy crunch of the crust.

~ BIL posing in front of the Big Ben pizza ~

After that delicious meal, we drove around Subic bay to check what's new in the area and then we headed straight to Zoobic Safari.

~ Hubby and the little Angel ~

God was good to us because it stopped raining when we got there. They still have a Mother's day promo which the mother in a group of five will be free. What do you know? There's five of us so I was free and so is the little angel. Yey.

They have tigers displayed in front lobby so the kids were not bored while waiting. Before the actual tour, we watched a 15-minute animal show. After that, the visitors were grouped in two with their respective tour guides.

First stop was the Serpentrium, where in we walked around to see different kinds of snakes displayed the aquariums.

~ Snakes. ~

Then we decided to pay the extra 50 pesos each for this train ride that will lead us to other sites in the area. It was all worth it since the tour guide was with us during the entire time and we get to see the sites first hand. So we don't need to worry about where to park our cars and our things.

~ The little angel said, "Chu... chu..." because we were in the train-like cart. ~

Second stop was the Safari. We rode the orange Jeepney that was converted to a cage. Then we drove inside the safari area where Tigers roam around freely. We bought raw chicken so we can feed the tigers and see them up close.

~ Inside the Jeepney cage ~

~ Tigers! ~

Then after the safari experience, we went to our train cart and waited for the others to finish. The tour guide was generous to volunteer to take a picture of us.

~ DLS Family: FIL, little angel, hubby, moi, SIL and her husband ~

Third stop was the Tigers Close Encounter. These cages were connected to the Safari area. This is where the tigers sleep, eat, take a bath etc. The tour guide introduced all their tigers-their names and their ages. Believe me, they are huge.

~ This one is resting. ~

Fourth stop was the breeding farm. We drove inside the area and saw ostrich, wild boar and sheep running the around freely.

~ Pose for the camera. ~

Fifth stop was the crocodile pit. There were crocs all around, not the slippers but it's the real deal. Some of the guests bought raw chicken so we can see them move. They said, if they're not going to do anything, they will not move at all. Lazy.

~ Lazy crocs on the left; Feeding the crocs on the right. ~

Sixth and last stop was the museum. They asked us not to touch anything inside because of the formalin and they want to preserve the displayed animals too.

~ Animal Museum ~

The tour guide said, that there were still two others sites but we were not allowed to go there because of the strong wind. We might catch a falling branch from a tree because that site will require us to walk in the forest.

We finished the tour around 3:30 in the afternoon. The rain poured when we got inside the car. Then along the way, we ate at Razon's somewhere in Pampanga. We had a fun weekend and we plan to go places some more. Our next stop might be in Puerto Galera. I'm excited.

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