Review of Sunset/Wanyama safari

[Simba's Mom]

Double post

[Simba's Mom]

With thanks to Greenban, I'm going to try to copy and paste my review of this (complete with photos-

on 5/3, I got to do the sunset/Wanyama safari. Yes, non-concierge guests can take it, but we pay $50 more. We met at Jiko's and immediately were given bottled water for our trip. There were 11 of us (we were told that the limit was 15) and we boarded a truck for our tour-

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One of the best parts was in the first safari, how curious the giraffes were-

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We also saw the baby zebra-

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and I got to check out the DVC construction progress-

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We spent about 20-30 minutes on each savannah, and on the way back, we stopped and had a snack (Grrr-I accidently deleted that photo). Then we had dinner in Jiko's. We were seated at a large table in the main part of the resturant, and were served several appetizers, 3 main courses, and 3 desserts, all family style. Also, there was a separate wine offering for each course. Dinner took longer than the safari-about 1.25 hours for the safari, but then over 2 hours for dessert. One couple at our table had paid for a babysitter while they did the safari, I can imagine their total bill! Although I loved it, I'm not anxious to repeat it-but it was truly a "once-in-a-lifetime" experience.
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[kathyseb]

Great pictures Dorothy. Looks like the giraffes was close enough it could have climbed in the truck with you.

Glad you enjoyed it.

[kimberh]

We must have just missed you. We did this on May 5th, I believe. It was just as you describe. We did stay concierge. I just loved our stay. I am sold on Concierge. We actually had a Giraffe stick his head in our vehicle. I took so many pictures. My husband said I must have take 100 of the Giraffes!:yes: We did the sunrise on the 8th. It was wonderful also! Just a wonderful trip.

[Simba's Mom]

We must have just missed you. We did this on May 5th, I believe. It was just as you describe. We did stay concierge. I just loved our stay. I am sold on Concierge. We actually had a Giraffe stick his head in our vehicle. I took so many pictures. My husband said I must have take 100 of the Giraffes!:yes: We did the sunrise on the 8th. It was wonderful also! Just a wonderful trip.

OMG-May 5th was my original date. If I'd known you were going to be there, I wouldn't have changed. How cool would that have been to share the sunset safari with another Mouseowner. But for some reason, I changed at the last minute to Saturday, May 3.

[kimberh]

OMG-May 5th was my original date. If I'd known you were going to be there, I wouldn't have changed. How cool would that have been to share the sunset safari with another Mouseowner. But for some reason, I changed at the last minute to Saturday, May 3.

You are so sweet to say that! I was checking everyone out to see if I could recongnize anyone by what they were saying, finally I did ask one couple! Was that not the best trip! I loved it! Our meal at Jikos was the best!

[Simba's Mom]

The meal at Jiko's would have been so much better if I hadn't had to share the fish w/sweet potato crispies and the pistachio creme brulee. I just wanted to take those big dishes and park them right in front of me-but somehow I don't think the other people would have appreciated that!

[tomandrobin]

Great pics! Thanks for posting your experience on the sunset safari.

[kimberh]

The meal at Jiko's would have been so much better if I hadn't had to share the fish w/sweet potato crispies and the pistachio creme brulee. I just wanted to take those big dishes and park them right in front of me-but somehow I don't think the other people would have appreciated that!

I know, I really tried to behave at this meal. We had the author of Clifford the Big Red Dog on our Safari, so I didn't want to be a food hog!:hahahaha: She was on her Honeymoon.

[harmrose22]

Great pics! Thanks for sharing!