When I was little, we would occasionally go out on a day's trip to the Lion Park. It's an extremely artificial environment (but less so than a zoo), in that the herbivores get to roam somewhat free, and the carnivores, lions, cheetah and African wild dog are in fenced off camps. But it sort of simulates the more typical African safari experience in that the animals are viewed from the safety of one's car.
Nevertheless, it's probably more interesting for a toddler than most game reserves, because the animals are easy to see.
We set off on a cool and cloudy morning to the Lion Park. There's a feeding station for the giraffe that Goblin was completely uninterested in. He wouldn't even allow me to try feeding the giraffe, but he was quite fearless when it came to the ostriches who did their best to get in on the free food action. We didn't bother with the queue to pet the lion cubs, that was way too long for our limit allotment of patience. ;)
We said hello to the meercats and then
got in the car and drove around.
