AngiTN
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- Mar 7, 2011
Did this last night for my birthday celebration.
It is fabulous. 2nd only to Savor the Savannah, which I also did on my birthday a couple years ago. The meal is self paced, meaning you can spend as long as you want at each station. We opted to go at the beginning.
Check in is at Harambe/Africa train station. They go over the animals being celebrated and then you get a welcome drink Pogmosa) and go in for some food and additional wine/beer offerings. There’s always non-alcohol choices at each stop too. Food is all served as tapas/small plates. DH and I shared most all options and did not double up on anything. Did not do any of the “family/kid friendly” choices. We still ran out of room for all the food.
From Harambe you board the train to Rafiki’s and there you meet Rafiki and Timon. There’s more drinks and food options up there. Along with a virtual reality experience with lions. They put 360 degree cameras in the lion encloure and baited them so the lions come right up to them, putting their noses on the camera. One lioness is unsure and the male and one of the female play at one point. It’s awesome. Voluntary part but highly recommend spending the few minutes for this. You then get the mark of Simba if you want.
Next is back on the train to Harambe Market. Oh, and you can board the train with food and drinks, hint-hint. We brought drinks with us along the way. I did mixed drink at each stop and DH did the beer (Tusker)
Food at Harambe is served at each counter there and each one is dedicated to the “five” that are featured animals for the night.
Water Buffalo
Cheatah
Lion
Rhino
Elephant
There’s a dessert station and a place to grab flavored popcorn prepared and boxed.
They have a bead station set up, with a hand carved feature bead from one of those 5 and colored beads to represant various traits. You pick 1 feature and 4 add on beads.
As you leave you are given a gift. I’ll hold off mentioning what it is unless someone asks. I figure some are like me and enjoy the surprises. Which is why I didn’t give details about each food presented just saying that everything was wonderful. I’m not a huge adventurous eater but I loved everything. The mixed drinks were perfectly mixed (pre-mixed). Not too strong or weak. Wines were good too. Some I’d never heard of.
Feel free to ask (or PM) for more details. I have the travel brochure they give you, which lists all the foods. I can photograph it if someone wants.
I’d do it again in a heartbeat. May even do it in Oct if I can get the group to agree.
It is fabulous. 2nd only to Savor the Savannah, which I also did on my birthday a couple years ago. The meal is self paced, meaning you can spend as long as you want at each station. We opted to go at the beginning.
Check in is at Harambe/Africa train station. They go over the animals being celebrated and then you get a welcome drink Pogmosa) and go in for some food and additional wine/beer offerings. There’s always non-alcohol choices at each stop too. Food is all served as tapas/small plates. DH and I shared most all options and did not double up on anything. Did not do any of the “family/kid friendly” choices. We still ran out of room for all the food.
From Harambe you board the train to Rafiki’s and there you meet Rafiki and Timon. There’s more drinks and food options up there. Along with a virtual reality experience with lions. They put 360 degree cameras in the lion encloure and baited them so the lions come right up to them, putting their noses on the camera. One lioness is unsure and the male and one of the female play at one point. It’s awesome. Voluntary part but highly recommend spending the few minutes for this. You then get the mark of Simba if you want.
Next is back on the train to Harambe Market. Oh, and you can board the train with food and drinks, hint-hint. We brought drinks with us along the way. I did mixed drink at each stop and DH did the beer (Tusker)
Food at Harambe is served at each counter there and each one is dedicated to the “five” that are featured animals for the night.
Water Buffalo
Cheatah
Lion
Rhino
Elephant
There’s a dessert station and a place to grab flavored popcorn prepared and boxed.
They have a bead station set up, with a hand carved feature bead from one of those 5 and colored beads to represant various traits. You pick 1 feature and 4 add on beads.
As you leave you are given a gift. I’ll hold off mentioning what it is unless someone asks. I figure some are like me and enjoy the surprises. Which is why I didn’t give details about each food presented just saying that everything was wonderful. I’m not a huge adventurous eater but I loved everything. The mixed drinks were perfectly mixed (pre-mixed). Not too strong or weak. Wines were good too. Some I’d never heard of.
Feel free to ask (or PM) for more details. I have the travel brochure they give you, which lists all the foods. I can photograph it if someone wants.
I’d do it again in a heartbeat. May even do it in Oct if I can get the group to agree.
