Lake Tobias Wildlife Park

Someone recommended Lake Tobias Wildlife Park to us as a great place to take kids that was semi-local and affordable, we just can't remember who. But it's been on my radar for awhile now, especially since I acquired 2 coupons for "buy one get one free" safari tour passes that expired end of this month. We had put it on the calendar for this past Saturday and were blessed with an absolutely gorgeous day of weather!

Pete's mother joined us and the five of us spent about 2-3 hours enjoying only part of what Lake Tobias offers. It's located about 10-15 minutes north of Halifax, a little over an hour's drive for us. Admission is $5 for those over the age of 3. The safari tour is an additional $5 but the 45 min. excursion in the camouflaged convertible school bus is so very worth it!

If you go on the safari tour, try to sit right at the front! We didn't plan it, but our front seats offered THE BEST opportunities to touch the animals.

TEXAS LONGHORN CATTLE and OSTRICH

This NORTH AMERICAN BISON was just a baby, but absolutely massive!

ASIAN WATER BUFFALO

A mama YAK with baby that was 3 days old!

An ELAND, the world's largest anteloupe, found in South Africa. They are typically 6 feet tall at the shoulder.

SCOTTISH HIGHLAND CATTLE

A cross between a zebra and a donkey: ZEBKEY, ZEDONK, DONKRA, DONKZE...

ELK (female) She came onboard to retrieve some animal "crackers" from our tour guide.

Lots of deer, llamas, ostriches, and then back at the park were some large cats, bear, camels, armadillos, reptiles, monkeys, birds, farm animals, etc. Both of the kids got to pet a constrictor snake and a caymen alligator.

Not only are the exhibits great, there are playgrounds for the kids, lots of pavilion space and picnic tables. We packed our lunch and enjoy the canopy of pine trees on a little peninsula in the lake.

We will definately go back sometime, probably a weekend in October since the weather isn't so hot and our tour guide said it gets crowded in the summer.