Jan+Peter+Getzlaff

Searching for a creative birthday present for my girlfriend I found the Safaripark Hodenhagen – which to say it in advance was a wonderful trip except a little blank ass… Picnic basket in the trunk, cheese sticks in the glove box, cup holders full of coffee and coke – what a wonderful morning. My girlfriend Jasmina aka Mausi half asleep on the passenger seat but still 300 kilometers away from giraffes, elephants and lions. My god, I must really love that girl. Personally I would say that I like animals but not enough to drive 600 kilometers to see them. But this distance seems to get quite small compared to a shopping tour in the city where the average man would need hours to find a at least acceptable present for his beloved. A good trade-off. After all I would sit, not walk. 3 hours later, arrived in the boondocks and nearly all coffee drunk a friendly cashier pointed out that the visit of the park is made on own liability. Why that? The Safari Park is like a track. You drive through it with your own car while all animals walk freely (which could raise the questions which side is the amusement for the other). I think this model is really cool. Where else could you pet a giraffe which tries to rake herself at your side mirror while eating from you picnic basket? Just have a look at the pictures beside. They say more than thousand words. Of course in the areas of lions and bisons you have to keep the windows close. Big warning signs constitute quite sticky positions in form of pictograms having an astonishing similarity to scenes of Happy Tree Friends. But the biggest signs were in front of the maximum security prison of the monkeys. Might these little sweet animals harm anyone? No, at least no person, but CARS! And they are keen on the citron fountain solution which comes out of the spray nozzles. And I don’t know why the hell this baboon eats them like drops. But come on, what are two spray nozzles in exchange for a happy girlfriend? Additionally the zoo the park also includes a theme park which is more focused on families and their children between 3-12. Including this part into your trip would mean that you need definitely more than one day to explore the park. Finally I would recommend this trip with only one limitation: mask you car with tape!