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The experiences in the name of the most extreme (or strange) tourism do not seem to have limits. The routes through the most disadvantaged favelas in Brazil are joined by tours of the main scenes through which

Pablo Escobar's

life passed

in his native Colombia.

Narcotourism

is called. There is more:

sleeping in caskets, cells

, space capsules ... All in order to release adrenaline and get some morbid. The latter has to do with African safaris but giving them a good twist:

getting into a transparent plexiglass cage

surrounded by several lions eager to do their thing in the middle of the savannah.

The attraction is offered to travelers arriving at

Harrismith's

GG Conservation

(Glen Garriff) Reserve

,

in the

Free State,

one of South Africa's nine provinces and less than 300 kilometers from the country's capital, Johannesburg.

In this kind of non-profit NGO dedicated to

the conservation, research and study of felines

since 2002, when the first ones arrived, there are currently

77 lions

from captive spaces or

closed zoos

in different parts of the world.

The attraction is designed for the more adventurous tourists.

For those responsible for the place, the members of the

Shannon family

(from the owner Patrick to Traci, the CEO, Suzanne, the director, or Mike, the animal manager), believe that allowing them to

interact with humans

is "a good option to stimulate them. "

Guests first to book

The proposal of entering the cages with the only

weapon

of a

mobile phone or a camera

(whoever gets there has to immortalize it, of course) could not be more successful, since, according to the Shannon, few more exciting experiences can be given in the life.

They say, yes, that it is very safe, since the structure,

two meters high and one wide,

is clad in

highly resistant

iron and Plexiglas

, making it impossible for animals to break it.

At least, for now, there have been no incidents to regret.

The experience lasts 45 minutes and takes place at sunset.

The

experience lasts 45 minutes

and usually takes place

between 6.30 pm and 7.15 pm.

You can live alone or with another person (never more than two) and you

have

to

be over 14 years old

to be able to get in there.

The only impediments that can occur are related to

weather conditions,

existing reservations or the availability of employees, so it is recommended not to appear unexpectedly by the place, but to

make sure that there will be room

to lock in with the beasts swarming around.

We already said it: the success is impressive.

A lion photographed from inside the cage.

In addition, clients staying in the reserve have priority to gain a quota, since it also functions as an

eco-resort surrounded by nature,

having two perfectly equipped country houses,

The Lion Lodge and The Lion House.

Therefore, it is not uncommon to

see lions wandering while you have a coffee with milk

and toast in the dining room.

In fact, the maintenance of the animals is subsidized mainly with the profits generated by the

stays in the hotel

and by the organization of events such as weddings.

And now with the experience of the cage, whose

price

ranges

between 110 (one person) and 165 euros (two people).

For professional photographers

Among the main addicts to this new safari modality are the professional photographers who want to

capture the felines up close

, since they have spaces in the cage specially designed for the camera lenses, so

that the bars are not seen.

The common man can use smaller ones

designed for mobile phones,

with the right size so that the lions' claws do not fit.

Two moments immortalized from inside the cage.

Everything is thought out in this

South African feline sanctuary

.

This is what the photographer Strati Hobartos says, who does not hesitate to repeat the plan as soon as possible.

"From a professional point of view, the opportunities are spectacular. The magnificent lions,

the landscapes, the scenery, the light

and the color are excellent for filming or photographing," he says on the GG Conservation website.

The lions are the protagonists of the reserve.

For his part, tourist Christian Warren Ganser says that staying in this

wild setting

is one of the best experiences he has ever had.

"It is not only incredible to get into the cage, but the entire reserve in general.

You are literally living with the animals,

you see how they go to sleep at night, you hear the male roar ...".

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