Talli
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This is the second time I've been to Zoofari in Amacuzac, Morelos, Mexico. It's about an hour from Cuernavaca, on the way to Taxco. This is a drive through safari park, although as with most parks of this type, there is a fairly large walking around portion at the end for seeing smaller animals, etc. There are also a couple of stops along the way which allow for getting closer to certain animals. The cost is 140 pesos for adults which at the current exchange rate is around $12 US. I also received a 30% discount with my AZA card, which really helped since we had to pay for our taxi driver as well.
The first section is fairly typical - waterbuck, other antelope, & giraffes. The giraffes stayed pretty far away from us, but are able to range through this area. Next comes the first spot where you park and get out of your car. At this stop, you walk past a couple of islands - one with Capuchin monkeys and another with spider monkeys. Then onto Chimps and Capybaras. Because of the weather there, the chimps don't have/need an indoor viewing area, I assume there are some sleeping quarters, etc. The Capybaras have access to the little lake and thus the paths beyond, so you might encounter one anywhere in this area. The little lake also has black and white swans, pelicans and, I think, Egyptian Geese. Then, back towards where the cars are parked are hippos, elephants and dromedary camels.
The next drive through section has several species such as bison, water buffalo, various exotic sheep and goats and deer. Then comes another stop with llamas, a black leopard and another camel. And frozen fruity snacks! Back into the car and through sections with tigers and lions. (have to keep the windows up, of course). We also went by a rhino, but in my photo you can only see his ear because you can't really seem to get close to his exhibit.
At the end of the drive through part is a walk-around area that has several smaller animals - meerkats, tortoises, more monkeys, birds, a dingo and coyotes. Also jaguars. I'd say the big cat enclosures in this area were the biggest disappointment. Even though a lot of the exhibit design is pretty standard chain link, most enclosures have some enhancement - things to climb, landscaping in some. This section also has a gift shop (with patches!), with a large window into squirrel monkeys, and a restaurant. I think you could also have your photo taken with a couple of things - jaguar? but we didn't investigate.
I give it a thumbs up - the two non-zoo friends who went with me both had a great time, too.
The first section is fairly typical - waterbuck, other antelope, & giraffes. The giraffes stayed pretty far away from us, but are able to range through this area. Next comes the first spot where you park and get out of your car. At this stop, you walk past a couple of islands - one with Capuchin monkeys and another with spider monkeys. Then onto Chimps and Capybaras. Because of the weather there, the chimps don't have/need an indoor viewing area, I assume there are some sleeping quarters, etc. The Capybaras have access to the little lake and thus the paths beyond, so you might encounter one anywhere in this area. The little lake also has black and white swans, pelicans and, I think, Egyptian Geese. Then, back towards where the cars are parked are hippos, elephants and dromedary camels.
The next drive through section has several species such as bison, water buffalo, various exotic sheep and goats and deer. Then comes another stop with llamas, a black leopard and another camel. And frozen fruity snacks! Back into the car and through sections with tigers and lions. (have to keep the windows up, of course). We also went by a rhino, but in my photo you can only see his ear because you can't really seem to get close to his exhibit.
At the end of the drive through part is a walk-around area that has several smaller animals - meerkats, tortoises, more monkeys, birds, a dingo and coyotes. Also jaguars. I'd say the big cat enclosures in this area were the biggest disappointment. Even though a lot of the exhibit design is pretty standard chain link, most enclosures have some enhancement - things to climb, landscaping in some. This section also has a gift shop (with patches!), with a large window into squirrel monkeys, and a restaurant. I think you could also have your photo taken with a couple of things - jaguar? but we didn't investigate.
I give it a thumbs up - the two non-zoo friends who went with me both had a great time, too.
