Bali Safari & Marine Park, Bali, Indonesia

4maymarl 5:00 PM Oct 22, 2022

Better visit when it's not raining..
The zoo wasn't as big as I thought, and when I came, there were some repairs in the exhibits and many of the rides was not on. The waterpark might be enjoyable from some kids but not for adults. Also, I felt that the water/glass in the aquariums were rather murky. Midway during my visit, it was raining. Because of the rain, some of the shows were cancelled and my long-awaited visit to the petting zoo became somewhat of a miss. The animals were still there, but all were hiding from the rain. I found relief in the safari journey. I enjoyed the ride, but was unable to take nice pictures due to the water droplets in the window. Some of the animals were also hiding because the heavy rain. I saw a bunch of deers all hiding under a small roof.. I feel like the zoo can be more enjoyable when it is not raining. And don't forget to bring your own umbrellas when it rains. They do sell umbrellas and raincoats, but I find them rather expensive.

3MrsDior 5:00 PM Oct 5, 2022

Sadly not worth the money
We were really looking forward to our trip to the Safari but came away a little disappointed. Unfortunately the weather was bad, it rained most of the time, so that did impact our visit, through no fault of the Safari park. When we got there, there was an issue with our pre-paid tickets which took a while to sort out. We had booked breakfast with the Lions. It was raining and we were told there wasn’t a shuttle to take us to the restaurant. Luckily we had our driver with us, so he took us over to the restaurant which is a fair way away from the entrance. Breakfast was very basic, with not much on offer. And the 2 Lions were hiding by the rocks, so you really couldn’t see much. We really could have given this a miss. Next up we went to the safari terminal and were told there would be a 15 minute wait for a bus. 25 minutes later we were told it would be another 20 minute wait as there was only 2 buses. As it was raining, we really didn’t have much choice but to wait. When we finally got on the bus, the journey was great and informative. Then we went to the animal show. The poor animals seemed quite distressed. It was pouring with rain by this time, so I do wonder if the rain was scaring them, but there was a dog that was clearly scared and trying to find somewhere safe, and it seemed even more scared of the staff trying to catch it. Even the cats seemed too scared to do their little bit of the performance, and the Toucan bypassed the stage and flew to a tree instead. The orangutangs that came out were cute, but also looked like they didn’t want to be there. The rest of the shows were cancelled due to the rain, so we decided to leave the park. My kids enjoyed shopping in the souvenir shops. That was probably the highlight. Sadly, I wouldn’t say this was worth the money. Maybe the weather impacted the visit for us, but it did seem quite disorganised and I felt for the animals in the performance.