Jiudingshan Safari Park in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province is a very worthwhile place to visit.
Before taking my children to the weekend, I did a guide and got a general understanding of the park. (But it's not detailed, but it still costs money that shouldn't be spent, which will be talked about later.) ）
Tickets bought online. Two adult tickets, one senior discount ticket, 400 yuan. We went by car, Lianyungang to Jiudingshan 150 kilometers, high-speed round-trip cost 98 (excluding fuel).
There are locals in the parking lot who sell carrots, cabbage and other items to feed animals, which can be bought or not, because the park staff are not allowed to bring their own food to feed the animals, but if you buy carrots and other items in the park, and then feed the food bought outside, it is not prohibited. We spent 100 yuan on this kind of food.
The first mistake we made when we entered the gate was to spend 150 yuan and rent a car. In fact, this car should not be rented at all, if you walk the same distance, see the same animals, walk is completely OK, elephants, monkeys, kangaroos, hunting dogs, wild wolves, lions, tigers, black bears, etc., not far apart, while walking and looking, there are too many cars.
At 1:30 p.m., there is a must-see circus show, this one is free of charge, but after entering, if you want to sit in a better position, you have to buy VIP tickets, two kinds, 50 people in the front row, 20 people in the middle row. We bought VIP.
The show was fantastic. The actors are probably from Europe, Africa and China, how wonderful is it? It is so wonderful that it is not a loss to spend 160 yuan just to watch this performance. Audience reviews are consistently good.
The sword I bought for my grandson was of good quality. The child can't put it down.
Most of the animals seen earlier are fierce beasts, so they are all kept in cages, which is far from our understanding of safari parks. I think it's because the park is afraid of problems. After watching the show, I bought a ticket to take the tour train, this time I had close contact with the animals, but they were all non-aggressive herbivores, such as ostriches, lambs, etc.
During the drive, these wild animals will surround and beg for food. Ostriches will hold children's hands, so be careful.
It is not expensive to take the small train, 10 yuan per person. But the second mistake was definitely made. The route of the small train is the same as the self-driving route, you have to spend 200 yuan to buy a ticket for the car by driving in, if you don't rent a sightseeing car, don't take the small train, it is equal to the cost of driving in. There are many benefits of self-driving, you can stop at any time and let the children play with the animals, not by taking the small train.
After taking the small train, there are also projects such as taking a boat to see water birds, because there is not enough time, and I have to return, so I will leave it for next time.