A ZOOPER Adventure at ZOOBIC Safari

ZOOBIC Safari

"The Happiest Place"

                Going to Subic was a breeze thanks to SCTEX (and Jeff’s awesome driving skills) except for a few road constructions here and there. From Manila, you’ll have to pass at least three toll gates so prepare at least Php1200 for tollgate fees back and forth.

                Our welcoming committee was mainly composed of wild boars roaming around the parking lot and basically everywhere else. These Pumbas scavenge food from literally anywhere so I suggest you do not touch their mouths NO MATTER HOW CUTE THEY SEEM. Or you can bring a handy dandy santizer/alcohol too.

                The enntrance fee costs Php545 for adults and Php445 for kids 3 to 4ft but that is for the Zoobic Safari day tour. You can opt to try the Night Safari too if you want to check the animals out at night. It costs Php150 more and is only by schedule (check out their site for reservations).

Reminders for the tourists

                The first thing we did was take a picture with their tiger on display. At the time, it was a white tiger named Icy. Jeff says there’s a bigger one twice Icy’s size, too bad it was resting then. 
              
                *I've always dreamed about owning a tiger so it was really awesome to meet them up close. I doubt that I can ever own one though. Maintenance will be really hard and expensive. I would need to own a zoo too.

Icy the White Tiger

That's a bottle of milk in Jeff's hand

             Here’s the resident albino snake Michael.

His muscles are so strong

               And we have not even started the tour yet. 
              
              The entrance to the Zoobic Safari Tour is actually inside this Zoovenir Shop. It's like they're telling us to buy something already before even exploring the place. Haha.

            
                We started the tour by entering the aviary.The Aviary has lots of exotic birds who curiously do not fly off even if they are not tied. 

                 *A tour guide is available to talk about the animals but we opted to check out the place on our own. 

Welcome to Zoobic Park!

                We took pictures with this grumpy owl for only Php50.

He's camera shy but we were able to take a good photo.

                More birds.

                These parakeets look very pretty especially when they fly in sync. You can feed them with rice.

                Looks like I found where Mickey Mouse’s long lost brother lives.

                These bearcats smell like pandan.

                This Puma looks like it can use some entertainment. *Female Pumas are called Cougars.

                These camels are snobs at first but you can get them interested by feeding them with sugar canes nearby.

Please don't eat my hand... please don't eat my hand..

                Baa-baa black sheep have you any wool?

Whatchu lookin at?

                The Serpentarium’s collection of snakes was not very big but they have a number albino snakes, pythons and iguanas there.

A Python

                The Animal Show! The animals have been trained to show off their skills. We were the first among the audience who volunteered to participate in the show. We got to carry a big fluffy bearcat on our backs. Some of the volunteers got to hold snakes and birds.

He's heavy but he smells nice

                     The Tiger Safari is what Zoobic is most known for and also the most awaited part of the tour. We rode a choo-choo train to get to Tiger Café where the jeeps who will take us to the wild safari awaits.

                Before going to Tiger Cafe though, we dropped by the Zoobic Cave and the Forbidden Cave where stuffed animals are put on display. 

Stuffed animals, not toys, inside.

                The jeep parked at the Tiger Cafe Terminal.

                The best part of the tour should be when we purchase Php200 chickens and feed them to the tigers but unfortunately, the tigers were already full when we got there. It felt like a simple off road trip. We only found two tigers and they were literally ignoring us.

                We found this tiger chillin’ like a villain.

You're gonna hear me ROAAAAR... not.

                Close Encounter more than made up for our slight disappointment in the Tiger Safari. We got to see the bigger tigers in their resting areas. The tigers kept here are more than 6 years old while the ones on display near the entrance are less than 3 years old (considered babies). The smell of the place is a little unpleasant because apparently, tigers urinate on their territories just like dogs.  We were immediately warned to step aside if we see a tiger erecting its tail because that can only mean one thing. It's about to give us a shower we will never forget.

The Entrance

One of the big tigers inside Close Encounter

                We went to see the crocodiles too. The crocodiles here aren’t as big or as many as the ones I have seen at the Palawan crocodile farm but they are just as vicious and hungry. We were able to feed them with chicken parts for Php50.

                I don’t know why we were not allowed to step down from the train when we entered the Savannah. But it was fine by me. The smell wasn't very pleasant (what can you expect, the place is full of animals) but I enjoyed observing them. There were ostriches, sheep and pigs everywhere.

animals everywhere

the story of creation

                I enjoyed our tour a lot. My favorite part was getting to feed the camels and the crocs. It was super disappointing that we were not able to feed the tigers though. I also think the place can use a little more.. hmm...pizzazz. Some parts of the place looks gloomy but kudos to the staff for keeping the whole area clean. There's also a zipline available for those feeling a bit more active.

                Jeff and I were S-T-A-R-V-I-N-G after the tour. We could eat at the in house restaurant but the boyfriend had other plans. 

smiling outside but HANGRY inside >=P

               Stay tuned for my next blog about one of the best hotel and restaurant in Subic.. The Lighthouse Marina Resort.