The most fun (and worth the price of admission alone) was the tortoise enclosure. The emu and ostrich are fascinating and peck at the food without being aggressive. If you prefer to avoid encountering a mess, just drive forward, with the windows rolled up.they seem to understand and are not aggressive in any way. The bison, yak, and buffalo are very large and lumbering animals, and not so neat in their eating habits (I got slobbered on by a bull.no problem though, just put jeans in the wash upon returning home). First, the drive-thru experience: you will likely need a car wash afterward, but the animals are sweet and gentle, obviously experienced in doing their part to eat with as little mess as possible. A safari in Huntsville? That’s one thing I never expected to find! But as it happens, that’s just what I discovered this weekend.Harmony Safari Park is part drive-thru zoo (the animals visit you and the food you bring them), part walk-through. The rain held off and the sun came out, so we drove about thirty minutes southeast of Huntsville. Not far down the road from Ditto Landing and the Tennessee River, we found the Harmony Park Safari. We drove up to a wooden stall, and a woman explained the rules and gave me a waiver to sign for my car. The woman opened up the gate and in we drove! We declined to purchase any feed, which I later regretted. The first thing we saw was a monkey in a cage not exactly what I had expected. I was still excited about being on my first safari expedition–I had wanted to buy a safari hat–so I let it slide. We drove past a rustic looking building with a water wheel, and suddenly there were animals everywhere–and they were not in cages. The best part is that the animals come right up to your car, and we quickly realized they were looking for a snack. A small herd of deer sprinted past us, and not to far behind them were some emus. We drove forward a little farther and a large meadow opened up in front of us. It’s a pretty decent sized track around the meadow, and when you get to the end you can swing around and take another loop if you want. Most of the animals come up to the car, and as you can see from Kenny’s pictures below, you can get some really great shots! We drove around for about 20 minutes, but you could definitely spend a while in there, and as long as you’re out before sunset you can stay as long as you like. It’s a really great way to see some animals up close, we saw buffalo, a zebra, Shetland ponies, peacocks, and some others. When you finish with the safari, you can park your car and see some reptiles. That’s the only part of the park that you’re allowed to actually walk in.Īll in all, I felt it was well worth the $6 entrance fee, and it was a different way to experience a zoo. I will definitely be back!Ī note on emus: they are very interesting animals, and I would like to share two things with you. First off, they have no arms and creepy eyes. They snuck up on my car and came right to our partially open windows, and I had to move quickly to roll them up before they stuck their heads in. They followed the car for the rest of the safari! I mentioned they were smart? One of them would stand in the middle of the small road so I had to stop the car, and the other emus would run up to the windows with their creepy eyes and wait for food. It reminded me of Jurassic Park…Īfter we left the safari, we stopped at Ditto Landing. We had passed it on the way down and wanted to check it out, and we were not disappointed. It was well-kept and quiet, with a great view of the Tennessee River. It’s a great spot to go to read by yourself, have a picnic, or just hang out with some friends in a low-key setting.
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