As a matter of fact, the speaker on the CD says there are ostrich eggs available for sale seasonally. There are more ostriches than any other animal. It tells you what you are going to see and about the animals in each divided section. However, on the CD you get as you enter to guide you through the park, the speaker says the park prides itself on the care of the animals. Then, we thought, maybe they want nature to take its course. We wanted to open our window and shout to her, but it is clearly written on signs all around the park to never open a window. What concerned us was that an attendant shoveling hay about twenty feet away did not notice. We passed a large herd of wild horses and one wild horse separated from the herd that looked like it had been hit by a car, limping and uncomfortable. Many come right up to the car, and you can drive so close that they are steps away from you. To go any faster, is to endanger the animals, as it is youwho is in the “cage,” the car and it is the animals who roam around. Lion Country Safari is divided into two ‘experiences.” First, you drive in your own car around a nature preserve, divided into different sections. Best to arrive after you have eaten an early lunch elsewhere. On the way, you will pass more fast food and passable food restaurants than you would want. We had real Carvel soft ice cream which was a treat, but there is no need to eat in the park and eat their very poor food. For two grandparents at senior rate, two children age three and over, and one parent (yes, it is best to have at least one parent with you), it will run you about $100 in admission and parking. In the Miami newspapers, the discount coupon is for $10 off admission on each person in vehicle! Either way, it is costly to go to Lion Country Safari. In the Fort Lauderdale newspapers, the discount coupon is for $8 off admission on each person in vehicle. We always get the Miami and Fort Lauderdale newspapers. There are discount coupons you can get on line and in the newspapers. We are glad we do not have to go again, having taken all four grandchildren already. Second, it does not matter if you go summer or winter, if the weather is warm, the lions and most animals will be sleeping or looking for shade. It is ten miles west of the Florida Turnpike, exit 97, or I-95 to Exit 68, at 2003 Lion Country Safari Road. It is really in Loxahatchee, Florida, way, way out west. First, the park is not really in West Palm Beach, Florida, although it advertises itself as such. This was our second trip to Lion Country Safari with our second set of grandchildren.
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