In today’s times, I think parents are forced to be creative when coming up with activities that would entertain their children. Otherwise, they may turn to settling with the latest gadgets to give their young ones. Although my eldest son would probably love to get a PSP or the latest toy, I have long decided that my kids will not be raised with their heads buried in gadgets, so I chose another path of entertainment.
For his birthday, I promised to take them to the zoo for an afternoon with the animals. My plan was met with jumps of joy and screams of glee. That confirmed that my sons have not yet been brainstormed into thinking that computers mean everything and there is nothing else greater (they can learn that later on in life – hehe).
Entrance Fee to the Ark of Avilon is P200 per kid and P250 per adult and you can go in and out the whole day as many times as you want. I guess since we were there at 11 am on a weekday, they figured we planned to spend the whole day there.
Unlike other zoo’s that I have visited, this one was pretty spacious, airy, tidy and stink-free. The atmosphere inside the ark was surprisingly cooler than it was outside where the summer heat engulfed us earlier. I guess the spaciousness was partly due to small number of groups that were visiting at the same time we were.
There were several animals that were not inside cages (mostly birds) that were as quiet as they could possibly be. So quiet in fact that we barely noticed them until we went for a second round of viewing.
Carrots at P10.00 per piece
The second floor was where we had the most fun as this is where you can feed the animals. My kids had a grand time feeding the rabbits, chickens, the tortoise and the noisy sheep so even if I felt robbed at the price of each carrot or okra used, the happiness my kids felt was truly priceless.
You will be able to tour the entire zoo in an hour or less if you did not linger in any particular area. We finished our tour a little after noon which was perfect for us to have our lunch. The trip was a successful celebration of my son’s birthday and I applaud the owners of the Ark of Avilon for providing children (and adults) with a place where they can commune with Earth’s creatures and have a naturally enjoyable time with friends and family.
More pics here.
Ark Avilon Zoo
Frontera Verde Ortigas Avenue Corner C5, Pasig City
Tel. No.: 706-2992/ 706-2993
Website: http://arkavilonzoo.multiply.com/
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