On our second day in the San Diego area, we visited the Safari Park in nearby Escondido. What an amazing place! The park is divided into different geographical areas. We first visited the Australian section, where we were allowed to walk inside the kangaroo cage. These cool animals were too busy eating breakfast to pay us any mind, but we would have been allowed to pet them if they bounced their way over to us.
Then we walked through the Asian exhibit. There we found this beautiful adolescent tiger who was new to the park. We loved watching her gamble in her little pond.
Next we went on an open bus ride through the African safari exhibit. We got fairly close to numerous giraffes, rhinos, gazelles, flamingos, wildebeasts and others.
Notice the hot air balloon in the background of the photo above? Well Annabel & Thane sure did! After some cajoling, we were persuaded to purchase tickets for this thrill. Jordan and the kids LOVED this little adventure. I, on the other hand, stood by a support beam and hung on white knuckled while we ascended and descended 400 feet!
Back on terra firme, we headed over to the elephant and gorilla enclosures.
Toward the end of the afternoon the kids discovered the carousel featuring animals located in the park.
All you can ride for $6. The kids went around 4 times and could have continued all day.
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