Hotels with Petting Zoos
Regular readers of this blog will have noticed that our family loves animals. So it should come as no surprise that we’ve visited a petting zoo or two in our travels.
The Going Places blog at Cookiemag.com has a cool list of their Top 5 Petting Zoos today.
Which got me thinking.
If there’s anything we like better than visiting petting zoos, it’s staying at hotels with actual petting zoos on the premises. Usually it’s just goats, but frankly we’re pretty easy to please.
Looking for an up-close-with-animals vacation experience? Consider these five hotels.
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1. Maritim Jolie Ville Luxor Island Resort
Where: Luxor, Egypt overlooking the Nile (so not a day trip, obviously).
Critters: A resident camel named Cleo and baby crocodiles.
TSM says: Um, pet at your own risk.
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Where: An hour outside of Portland, Oregon.
Critters:An entire herd of elk, turkeys, bunnies, miniature goats, and a baby wallaby.
TSM says: A wallaby? Bring it on!
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3. The Wildflower Inn
Where: Lyndonville, Vermont
Critters: Sheep, miniature horse, a calf, a donkey.
TSM says: Also, the Ben and Jerry’s factory is moments away.
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4. The Pennard Hill Farm Estate
Where: Not far from Bath in Somerset, England. Sort of near Stonehenge.
Critters: Dogs, cats, lambs, chickens, and ponies.
TSM says: Seriously the perfect parent/child accommodations compromise.
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5. Safari West
Where: Calistoga, California. Close to Napa Valley.
Critters: Watusi cattle, ostriches, ibex, and many more.
TSM says: Once on a safari jeep tour here, a giraffe licked my husband’s stinky sandals for 10 minutes while the kids and I laughed so hard we almost split our spleens.
September 5th, 2008 | by Jamie Pearson 4 comments
1. Kristy Hall on September 5th, 2008
Love the Wildflower! The miniature pony is adorable.
2. Jane on September 6th, 2008
Does this compliment the Disneyland blog? Because you can pet Mickey Mouse there. And whatever his crazy dog is called. AND his girlfriend! Seriously, I like the sound of the crocodile place. You don’t seem to have a picture of Avery petting a crocodile however…..
3. Hilary on September 10th, 2008
I just returned from Hull-O Farm in Durham, NY. It’s a working farm where you can take care of the farm animals while on vacation. My kids (5, 3, and 3) loved it. Accomodations aren’t fancy, but it is a farm after all!
4. Kimberly Ford on September 14th, 2008
Bill is suddenly convinced we need to go on safari (yes–in Africa!! which would actually mean our kids would have to get passports…). I’m going to push this Safari West thing as hard as I can!
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