We took a drive with our relatives toward Lake Maggiore and ended up at the Safari Park. I love to photograph wildlife but wasn't sure what to expect from a safari in Northern Italy. I was pleasantly surprised! I actually enjoyed this safari ride better than the safari tour at Animal Kingdom at Disney.
This may not be the biggest park one can find in Italy but it offers a good mix of wildlife and fun rides for the kids. Starts with a drive through the park when one can observe from his own car a variety of wild species including giraffes, lions, deer and more. In the park also an acquarium and a reptiles centre. A vast choice of rides that suites all ages, even adults. Good food to eat over there at reasonable prices but one can also take prepacked lunches to eat in the various picnic areas. There are also shows, all very spectacular: falconary, magics and more. I suggest a full day here to anyone with or without kids. Price:18euro adults 12 euro children.
Lots of animals to see for kids - young and old! There are also shows: parrot show, eagle show, etc.,There is a part where you can go with the car and see lions, tigers, giraffes, elephants, etc. And then there is a part where you can look at animals by foot (reptiles, fish, birds, etc.). A great way to spend the day with your kids and friends!
What a surprise !A wonderful place to bring your children if you are traveling in the area.The park is very big. Visitors can drive through the safari area on their own car or they can choose to ride the small train to see the animals. Lions, tigers, cheetah, rhinos, hippos, zebras, giraffes, monkeys, pelicans and many more will walk a few steps from you. It is an amazing experience. We decided to ride the train to be more environmentally friendly but we realized that the train never stops for photos while cars can. We were not able to take many nice photos from the train because the glass is quite tick and scratched so the photos came out faded. Also the train has a very smelly exhaust . We were seated right in the front wagon and it was pretty strong. The tour explanation during the ride was in Italian only and we couldn't understand anything. Also, the shows were also announced in English but the birds of pray one, which is the only one we watched was all in Italian. Other than this, everything was up to our full satisfaction. We really enjoyed our day, we found the personnel friendly and attentive, the food good and fairly priced and the activities plentiful. In addition to the drive through safari area there is a walk through area with farm animals ( including the giant American bison ), an aquarium, a reptile center, a park with dinosaurs reproductions, picnic areas, restaurants and gift shops, a 6d's movie center and an amusement park with plenty of free rides ( the most popular seemed to be the logs on water ), a go- kart track, a video game arcade, a horse riding for children and much more.There were shows to attend throughout the day starting at 1 pm. Shows with parrots, with birds of pray and circus like entertainment.The entrance price as of July 2013 was 17 Euros for adults and 12 for children. The train ride through the park was 2 extra Euros. We felt that the price was absolutely fair for the amount of things to see and to do and the entertainment provided. Plan a full day to visit the whole park. This place is really worth a visit.
Its a combination of an amusement park and a zoo, both are small, not that many attractions nor animals, but we enjoyed it.Some attractions inside the park are not free.
Me and my family went last monday. It wasn't crowded and we didn't have to wait. We wisited the animals by train (2 euros each), the kids rode a pony (3euros each), we saw the eagles..., and then we went to the carousels. The kids loved the day. The park wasn't crouded but the toilets were not always cleaned and the sinks are sometimes broken. I can't imagine during weekend!
I've been there twice in 2013 with my three kids (6,4,2) and they really had fun although once it was very crowdy. Food it's pretty expensive and I prefer the safari tour with my private car rather then the expensive train. There are a lot of animals to watch in a "freedom like" condition and after the tour kids can enjoy other attractions. Definitely worth for a visit.
We stopped here on our way to Lago Maggiore from Milan. The safari park has lots of animals and its safe because there are a good number of guards. The park where children can play is good too, offering a variety of rides and games. The shows are entertaining and the performers are good, especially the parrot and magician shows.
My husband dropped me off with my 17 month old toddler so we could while away the day here and he could get some work done at home.A storm came over and all the attractions were closed, so I sought shelter from the torrential rain in a toy shop. I couldn't believe it when a staff member told me I would have to leave because my toddler kept touching things.I am not a mother who lets my son trash things, i was following him around like a hawk, only letting him touch non-fragile things, putting things carefully back in their places, clean and unbroken afterwards. When my (italian) husband came to pick us up and complained about me being evicted into the thunderstorm she informed him that I ought to teach my son better manners.There was no discount to the price despite most of the attractions being closed and clearly none of the staff there were interested in making the place pleasant for visitors, let alone being helpful.I left the safari park cold, wet and in tears and suggest everyone give it a wide berth!
We decided to take the 300km drive from La Spezia to Pombia to visit Safari Park after seeing a brochure.Safari Park - Very clean and well maintained. Animals seem to be very well looked after. We arrived on Saturday, and the park was almost empty which obviously was great for us as that meant no queuing for attractions etc, and we breezed through the Safari with no stress of people being behind us or in-front of us.ThemePark Area - Not the most modern or even very big, with all attractions being aimed towards families with small children. Which for us attending with a 4 year old was just perfect.TopTipStay for the night in the Safari Camping. Great rates, super friendly staff and great food (Saturday night is Mixed Grill night) We staying in a Gazebo with 2 big beds. The Showers/Bathrooms are immaculate, general food and drinks prices were super. Also they had a magician on for the children on the Saturday night!By staying at the Park, you can visit the Safari on Saturday, without worrying about traffic jams and then on the Sunday you can visit the Park area ... or even do the safari again!