So I have been meaning to post this for a while but my computer had the flu...
I spent part of the day at a cool working ranch in Central Florida a little while back. I had seen a few pictures and some visitor reviews, but never actually got to go. Finally it worked into our plans to visit, and I was definitely happy we did! There are a few options for tours, but they all seem cool. We did the safari ride, but before going we got to take a tour of the facility and met a bunch of the animals including the camels that you can take a tour on . They have guinea pigs, budgies, lemurs, pigs and tons of herd animals. It is a 260 acre ranch that is just a bit off the beaten path surrounded by 870 miles of the Green Swamp.
You can get to hand feed lama and water buffalo while on your journey and see many amazing critters. I generally do not like animal encounters as part of an attraction because it can lead to the wrong message for conservation and also the treatment of animals in captivity, but this place seemed to do it right. There were even some rarely seen herd animals (darned if I can remember the name ) that do poorly in captivity but due to the size of the area they are in they are thriving. They just happened to be right out in the open the day we went. (Anyone know their name???)
The Safari ride is bumpy, but the vehicle is covered so you are not baking in the sun.
Up next, the highlight of it all for me...
I spent part of the day at a cool working ranch in Central Florida a little while back. I had seen a few pictures and some visitor reviews, but never actually got to go. Finally it worked into our plans to visit, and I was definitely happy we did! There are a few options for tours, but they all seem cool. We did the safari ride, but before going we got to take a tour of the facility and met a bunch of the animals including the camels that you can take a tour on . They have guinea pigs, budgies, lemurs, pigs and tons of herd animals. It is a 260 acre ranch that is just a bit off the beaten path surrounded by 870 miles of the Green Swamp.
You can get to hand feed lama and water buffalo while on your journey and see many amazing critters. I generally do not like animal encounters as part of an attraction because it can lead to the wrong message for conservation and also the treatment of animals in captivity, but this place seemed to do it right. There were even some rarely seen herd animals (darned if I can remember the name ) that do poorly in captivity but due to the size of the area they are in they are thriving. They just happened to be right out in the open the day we went. (Anyone know their name???)
The Safari ride is bumpy, but the vehicle is covered so you are not baking in the sun.
Up next, the highlight of it all for me...