Two weeks ago thanks to my amazing girlfriend, my mother and I got to experience the Caring for Giants Tour at Disney's Animal Kingdom while on our quick trip. I was just going to add this into my trip report, but I knew just a few short sentences wouldn't do this tour justice to explain how awesome it truly was and the amazing learning experience it was in just one hour.
If you listen the podcast I am on, the MouseLife, you already know this review is going to be gushing with my love for not only just elephants but baby elephants. Being able to see Baby Stella interact with her new world being just born just over 6 months ago was truly jaw-dropping getting that close to all the elephants.
Before the tour gets started you check in for the tour just outside of Kilimanjaro Safaris about 15 minutes before your scheduled tour. There was about 12 of us on the tour that morning at 11. As the tour begins the tour guide lets guests know that no photography can be taken while backstage until you get to the area where the elephants are. Guests are taken backstage and are lead to a parking area where a bus is waiting to take you to the Elephant watch area.
The ride to the Elephant overlook is about 5 minute ride where you will pass multiple animal barns on the way. Once you get off the bus you walk up to the overlook and here is where you will have free reign on pictures and video of the amazing African Elephants. This is also where the main learning experience begins.
Animal Kingdom currently has 10 elephants or 3.7 as the animal care specialists will tell you. 3.7 meaning 3 males and 7 female elephants including their newest addition to the family in Baby Stella. You also learn about day-to-day care of the elephants along with some amazing facts you would never dream about learning about elephants. Probably the most fascinating part of the whole experience was when Phil our African culture representative who taught us Disney's conservation efforts to save the elephants and also how we can help save the elephants.
The experience was absolutely amazing overall I would recommend it to anyone who loves animals and anyone going to Animal Kingdom and wants to experience one of these tours. It only takes 60 minutes and every one of those minutes is worth the $30 per person you pay to take the tour. It's $30 and every single cent of that money goes to the Disney Conservation fund. I would like to thank our guides Ashley, Amber, and Phil they were absolutely amazing. I just want to close out with some more photos from the tour. Seriously, if you have the chance take the Caring for Giants tour, you won't be disappointed.
The Caring for Giants Tour happens daily at the Magic Kingdom with tours from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. I took the 11 a.m. tour on June 9.
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