On Safari! (Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park)

Member Name: neillfc1

Product:	Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park
Date:	23/04/09 (46 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Large variety of animals, great attractions

Disadvantages: Expensive

Blairdrummond Safari and Adventure Park is located 10 minutes outside of Stirling and is not too difficult to find. On arrival at the park you will need to pay the entry fee which is £11 for adults and £7.50 for children.

Once you have paid and entered the park you have the option to drive around the animals reserves. This is an excellent and unique experience that you won't find anywhere else in Scotland. Instead of looking at the animals through a cage like you would at the Zoo you have the opportunity to drive through the reserves and get close to the animals. The animals that you will see when driving through the reserves include lions, bison, zebras, deer, giraffes, antelopes, bears, camels and tigers.

As well as the animal reserves there are plenty other animal atttractions to see on your day out at the Safari Park. One of these attractions is the sea lion show. Four times a day the park presents a show where the well trained sea lions do tricks such as jumping through hoops, clapping and balancing balls on their noses. The sea lion show is very entertaining and does not cost any extra money to see. My personal favourite animal attraction which i saw on my day out at the park however was the trip to money island. The park has a special little island out on the middle of a small river where the monkeys live. Customers are taken out on boats around the island and allowed to throw food supplied by the park staff to the monkeys.

Seeing the animals is not all there is to do at the Safari Park however. As well as the animals there is also an adventure play area, flying fox zipline, pedal boats, a giant slide, dodgems and childrens rides. The childrens rides include jet planes, a bouncy castle and a mini rollercoaster. However i was very dissapointed to find that despite paying to enter the park you had to pay extra to get kids on these rides. Tokens could be purchased that you use to pay for the rides and they work out quite expensive.

In terms of places to eat at the park there is a few options. The park has its own restaurant which sells food at a reasonable price. As well as this there is a food kiosk which sells hot and cold snacks. The Safari park also has a barbecue area where burgers can be purchased. For those who wish to supply their own food their are a number of picnic areas to eat at and also barbecues are supplied if you wish to have your own barbecue. This was a pleasant suprise because most places have have been are usually quite strict about only easting food purchased on the premisis.

The Blairdrummond Safari park offers a great day out for all the family and i would highly recommend it to anyone considering going. However it turns out to be a pretty expensive day out so be prepared to spend a bit of cash!

Summary: A worthwile day out but not cheap