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Beekse Bergen Safari Park (Hilvarenbeek, Holland)

Description: Safaripark Beekse Bergen / Beekse Bergen 31 / 5081 NJ Hilvarenbeek / Tel: 0900-2335732 (€0,15p/m.).

Newest Review: ... the queue of normal punters who were waiting patiently in line for the regular bus service. There’s a thoughtfully provided children’s play area adjacent to the bus stop so the kids can play whilst you wait your turn. Our bus arrived – a big old zebra-striped vehicle with a dodgy clutch. Our driver/guide was a young lady called Anna. She gave an introductory speech and then got all the other ... more

... passengers singing along with a traditional Dutch celebratory song that seemed to involve lots of ‘hip de hip hoorahs’ at the end. After inviting some of the kids to speak into her microphone, we set off to see the beasties. The tour takes in a var...more

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Beekse Bergen Safari Park (Hilvarenbeek, Holland): In the jungle the lion sleeps tonight - in Holland! (2526 words)
by - written on 17/09/06 (Very useful, 1336 readings)
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Setting the Scene *************** It’s a warm Sunday morning in September, around 9.30 am. Behind us a series of traditional African round huts with thatched roofs separate us from the safari park beyond. Small children are swinging excitedly on the fibreglass tusks of a large grey model elephant as we wait for the park to open. Their parents are watching strange peacock-like birds strut up and down and the cameras are clicking away, practicing for the bigger beasts beyond the gates. We can pick up a few words uttered by the excited children in a strange guttural accent – oliphanten, shimpanzay. Is it Afrikaans? Are we in South Africa? What is this safari ... Read the complete review