Wild Africa Trek comes to Animal Kingdom
Navigating a rickety footbridge over a river chasm can be dicey enough for explorers. In an all-new Disney adventure, what lurks below that bridge may quicken their step to get to the other side: Crocodiles! A ravine of menacing-looking crocs, pools of hippos, bushwalks along untracked terrain, and other thrills await Guests on Wild Africa Trek, a unique wildlife experience scheduled to launch January 16 into the deepest, most-remote reaches of Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park.
Reservations can be booked now, for the three-hour, expert-led adventure that will immerse Guests in the realms and wildlife thrills of far-off Africa-without leaving the Walt Disney World® Resort. In small groups, Guests on the Wild Africa Trek will enjoy an “up-close-and-personal” experience with African wildlife species that make their home in Pangani Forest as well as other areas of the park’s Harambe Wildlife Reserve.
As part of the adventure, Guests will clip onto a lifeline as they step to the very edge of a cliff to get amazingly close to the hippos and crocs waiting just below. Talk about cliff-hangers!
Highlights of what’s in store for Guests on this add-on adventure:
• Trekking with experience guides through areas of Harambe Wildlife Reserve that aren’t explored during regular Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park experiences.
• Navigating through fern and vine forests on a bushwalk that sets a course for adventure.
• Clipping into a harness attached to a safety line, crossing a seemingly precarious rope bridge over the Safi River and cliff-hanging at the edge of gullies that are home to hippos and crocodiles.
• Experiencing the thrill of “over-landing” in customized open-air vehicles following the edge of a magnificent, wide-open savanna.
• Unwinding from an unforgettable adventure at a private safari camp for wildlife viewing. At this station elevated above the savanna, Guests savor sample tastes of Africa as their adventure draws to a relaxing and satisfying close.
Wild Africa Trek will be offered several times daily with small groups consisting of no more than 12 trekkers per safari. Park admission is required. Reservations for this tour (ages 8 and up) can be arranged by calling (407) WDW-TOUR.
Guests who experience this unique offering get to see a side of Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park by exploring areas that are not available to regular Guests. After their wild adventure at Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, they can then “hop over” to Epcot® and experience a other cultures and cuisine from all over the world.
