Trip to San Diego Wild Animal Park
San Diego Wild Animal Park is located 35 miles north of downtown San Diego on 1,800 acres (that’s 7 sq. km.), and as of 2005, is hosting more than 400 species of animals and more than 3,500 species of plants.
We took a train ride that is free with general admission, and takes you around the park, presenting a spectacular view of the park’s property.
The train ride goes all around the park, and provides a good overview of places worth visiting. Such as this elephant compound:
Rhinoceri felt quite relaxed that day:
They have a pretty agile family of gorillas that certainly enjoy a company of on-lookers that keep taking pictures. We saw gorillas having lunch while we were observing them. Apparently green peppers was the vegetable of the day.
The balloon ride costs $15 a person and takes you 400 feet above the park property for about 5 minutes. It provides a pretty nice scenic view of the area around Wild Animal Park.
The Wild Animal Park provides a spot that’s pretty close to giraffes’ feeding spot.
The male lion was on a loan from San Diego Zoo that day. However, that wasn’t much of entertainment, since the male mainly slept in the warm grass.
