6 sleep with the lions!
IT’S HARD TO FIND A GENUINE ESCAPE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAPITAL BUT THE GIR LION LODGE SET INSIDE THE LION AREA OF ZSL LONDON ZOO IS JUST THAT. IMAGINE ACTUALLY SLEEPING INSIDE THE LAND OF THE LIONS IN A COLOURFUL CABIN COMPLETE WITH EN SUITE BATHROOM, AND BEING WOKEN UP BY TROPICAL BIRDSONG AND BHANU’S (THE HANDSOME MALE LION’S) DEEP ROAR RATHER THAN YOUR PHONE ALARM! THE CUTE LODGES (THERE ARE NINE IN TOTAL) ARE NAMED AFTER ANIMALS FOUND IN THE GIR FOREST IN INDIA, WHERE ZSL IS HELPING TO CONSERVE THESE ENDANGERED ASIATIC LIONS – YOU’LL BE STAYING NEXT DOOR TO FOUR OF THEM.
IT’S A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE THAT CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL LOVE, AND INCLUDES THREE UNIQUE AFTER-HOURS, BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOURS OF THE ZOO.
NOT ONLY WILL YOU GET TO LOOK AROUND THE WORLD’S OLDEST ZOO ONCE ALL THE CROWDS HAVE GONE, BUT YOU’LL ALSO GET TO FEED INSECTS TO THE AARDVARKS AND HOLD A PYGMY HIPPO’S TOOTHBRUSH. THE DEDICATED CABIN HOSTS ARE BRILLIANT AND INCREDIBLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE ZOO’S 17,000 RESIDENTS – MANY OF WHICH ONLY REALLY COME OUT TO PLAY AT NIGHT. IF YOU THINK IT STILL SOUNDS DANGEROUS, DON’T WORRY – THERE’S A DEDICATED SECURITY GUARD WHO MAKES SURE YOU STAY AWAY FROM THE LIONS (AND THEY STAY AWAY FROM YOU!). YOU’LL BE HUMMING “IN THE JUNGLE, THE MIGHTY JUNGLE, THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT” ALL NIGHT!