Kyushu Wildlife Park African Safari – I’m sure you already know by now how much we love visiting places with animals – zoos, aquariums, and parks – if you’ve been following me. And this post isn’t any different, but you know what’s different? Is that this post tours you in a safari, which is unlike any other!
Since having a child, we couldn’t not visit places that lets his imagination go wild. And by going to places that has animals and plants, I know that it’s one way to make him enjoy our trip. Museums don’t bring spark to him yet, so we focus on age-appropriate places to visit.
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What to expect before you go
The easiest way to get to Kyushu Wildlife Park African Safari is by booking a tour, because the other way to go there is by driving a car. And we haven’t decided about driving cars in other countries yet, after seeing that Japan parking lots are a bit pricier than here, not to mention having to refill gas in the middle of our trip, we decided to book a tour instead.
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There’s just this one downside, though, when booking tours. You couldn’t be sure about riding the jungle bus, as it usually is booked in advance. And true enough, when we got there, they didn’t have slots anymore. Sad. 🙁
Nonetheless, we rode the bus to go around the largest safari in Japan, and my son did enjoy his time. So, I didn’t mind not being able to ride the jungle bus.
So, take that into consideration if you’re planning to add Kyushu Wildlife African Safari to your Japan itinerary.
You can drive your car inside
If you can and don’t care about the expenses, you can rent a car instead of booking a tour to get to Kyushu Wildlife Park African Safari. The advantage of having a car is that you can spend the time you want while inside, and you can leave if you want to go somewhere else.
However, one downside about driving your own car is that you can’t feed the animals. And that’s one experience that we wanted our son to experience, so maybe we could go back again next time, or find a similar safari with a jungle bus.
Kyushu Wildlife Park African Safari
The tour we booked in Klook includes a visit in Yufuin and Umi Jigoku – one of the famous Beppu hells. And the first place in our itinerary is Kyushu Wildlife Park African Safari. Inside the bus, the tour guide explains the itinerary for the day in English, Chinese, and in other languages depending on the visitors.
We left the meetup place at about 8:30 AM then arrived at 10:30 AM to the largest Japan safari park. Upon arriving, the guide immediately went down to check the jungle bus availability, however, as I said earlier, we weren’t able to secure slots.
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In the end, we just rode the tour bus and started our Japan safari tour.
It was a great sight!
We saw lots of safari animals left and right (literally!) – like goats, elephants, giraffes, lions, bisons, and many wild animals. So be careful when driving your own car during your safari tour. In some parts, you’re not allowed to open windows for safety.
More animal feeding area
After 45 minutes of the safari tour, the bus went to the parking area and the tour guide let us go to the other part of Japan safari land. After entering, we found that there’s still an opportunity for our son to feed the animals.
Kangaroos waiting for visitors to feed them snacks are everywhere!
You can purchase specific snacks from vendors just beside the feeding area. For 200 JPY (77.33 PHP or 1.35 USD), you’ll get 5 sticks of sweet potato in the first feeding area. And while it might not be the cheapest, the experience you’re paying for is really worth it.
My son felt like he’s feeding his kangaroo pet and he really enjoyed it!
There are also feeding area for monkeys and petting areas for guinea pigs. Don’t worry about the petting area, because it’s totally free, you just have to line up and wait for your turn. The staff will give you a cloth and gloves to ensure the safety of the guinea pigs.
On the other side, there’s a Curry House if you suddenly get hungry. Just take note of the time because you wouldn’t want to book a taxi to go back home!
We followed the tour guide, and she led us to another feeding area: this time, miniature horses. And now it’s 5 carrots for 200 JPY.
Aaaand that’s it for the Kyushu Wildlife Park African Safari tour. We left and then proceeded to Yufuin, and then Umi Jigoku. Watch out for my full review of the tour we booked at Klook!
Fukuoka Safari tours
In this Kyushu Wildlife Safari review, I like to include some of the best tours you can book for a hassle-free travel. Whether you want a relaxing time sitting comfortably in the bus or you love buying snacks during stopovers, it’s always nice to know that you can leave everything in the tour guide’s hands.
And while we love doing our own itinerary and having the freedom to go wherever we want to, sometimes, we just want a day or 2 of no stress. So, below are some tours you can check that include Kyushu Wildlife Park African Safari.
Kyushu Wildlife Park African Safari & Yufuin Day Tour from Fukuoka
Of course, the first thing that I highly recommend is the tour that we booked. And even though we weren’t able to ride the jungle bus, we were still happy that our son enjoyed every bit of the trip. Thankfully, he was also able to feed some of the animals there, so I could proudly tell you to book this tour.
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Learn more about the tour here.
Nature of Kyushu African Safari Wild Life Zoo, Mt Yufu & Yufuin
If love want to visit this safari or what other people might call Fukuoka Safari Park, Yufuin, one of the Beppu hot springs, but also want to have a look at Mount Yufu, then, you should check this tour instead.
They only differ in the Mt. Yufu, as the one we booked didn’t include it. Check availability here.
Kyushu Natural Zoo, Yufuin, and Nyoirinji Temple Day Tour｜Depart from Fukuoka
Book this tour if all you want is to visit the safari zoo, Yufuin, and prefer to visit a temple called Nyoirinji. You’ll be back in Fukuoka by 6 in the evening. Learn more here.
Kyushu African Safari reviews conclusion
I don’t think there are other Fukuoka safari zoo apart from Kyushu Wildlife Park African Safari. And while it isn’t really part of Fukuoka, it’s a nice place to add to your Fukuoka itinerary, because it’s just a bus (book your tour here) or drive away.
What’s your favorite part of the safari tour? I’d love to hear your comments!
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