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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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