Cebu Safari and Adventure Park


Cebu Safari and Adventure Park is an adventure park located in Carmen, Cebu, Philippines founded by Michel J. Lhuillier and Eduard J. Loop and covers 170 hectares with more than a thousand animals from 120 different species. It is considered as the biggest zoological park in the Philippines.

Overview

Located in Barangay Corte, Carmen, the Cebu Safari and Adventure Park serves as a sanctuary for different species of plants & animals and features mainly the African Savanna, Michelle's Garden, Gardens of the World, and the White Lion Safari. It also has a zipline which is 1.3 kilometers long and 671 metes above sea level.
Admission tickets cost PHP 800 for adults and for children 3 feet and above. For children 3 feet and below, tickets cost PHP 400 while children below 2 feet is free.

Development history

In early 2017, photos of the adventure park being developed then surfaced on different social media sites from people who were granted an exclusive tour and some of which falsely announced that it was going to open on April 2017. This prompted Lhuillier, the owner, to clarify in a press conference that it was untrue and they were aiming October or November 2017 as their projected opening date.
The adventure park, which soft opened in February 2018, was conceptualized by Lhuillier after his visit to the San Diego Zoo in California after collecting several exotic animals and plants.
It is part of the 2,000-hectare property owned by the family of Lhuillier who is the founder and chairman of the M. Lhuillier Group of Companies which owns Michel J. Lhuillier Financial Services, Inc. in the Philippines.

Attractions

Here are the attractions in the park:

Flora

Park visitors can watch on close proximity zebras and African antelopes in a safari ride.

Bird show

The park conducts a bird show from Wednesdays to Sundays featuring macaws, chattering lories, and African crowned crane, Philippine sea eagle, Philippine owl, and Philippine hawk.

White lion safari

Aboard in an enclosed safari truck, park visitors can check out white lions from France and Germany.

Petting zoo

Kid visitors can pet the baby farms animals in this zoo.

Animal feeding

This allow park visitors to check out the scheduled feeding of giraffes, white Bengal tigers and orange Bengal tigers.