Somewhere during the middle of our stay at the Hoh's, we had planned to visit
Taman Safari and Puncak. With two mpvs, three families, two maids and two very patient drivers we headed up to the highlands for some fun.
The journey up to Taman Safari was not that badly congested and we had arrived after a restful nap in the car.
Sights along the way.
Mohan decided to step out of the car to flash his money clip when buying veges to feed the animals.
Baby carrots and bananas for the animals.
Taman Safari is a really cool erm.. safari that I highly recommend to anyone who is around the area. I was impressed by the overall concept and the maintenance and upkeep of the animals living there. It was thrilling being in a car right next to wild animals. A must for animal lovers and families.
Elephants!
Zebra shaking its ass.
Tapir!
Camel and its humps.
Feeeeeedddd meeeeee!!!!
Everyone loves this picture. NGAUMM. Om nom nom nom. Baby carrot. Yum.
So pretty!
Ginseng+carrot= Ginrot!
Oh dear!
Big bird.
Some lembu.
Bongo? Hahahahaha... Such a cute name.
Cheeky fella. Kept coming back for more.
Hippo and its BIGEFFINGHUGE mouth!
I was so busy snapping pictures that I did not react in time when the elephant's trunk came through the window. Scared the shit out of me that I landed on the floor of the mpv.
A very cool looking bison!
LION ALERT!
It's a special kind of rush knowing that you are THIS close to a ferocious lioness.
One sulking rhino, one alert rhino and one arse-in-your-face rhino!
Funny how the lions and tigers are allowed to roam freely within their compound, but the great bear is fenced up.
This Orang Utan was so adorable! The joker basking under the sun, twirling a leaf around with its mouth and completely oblivious everyone staring at him.
The R&R area where they have animal shows. The food here sucks by the way. Overpriced too!
Sweetie pie Lauren puked twice during the journey! Poor girl gets carsick.
At Novus Puncak Resort
It took us another half hour or so from Taman Safari to the resort.
A few things to note about this resort and Puncak:
1. IT IS NOT COLD AT ALL. Highlands? What highlands? No where near Genting or Cameron's. It felt slightly cooler than Bandung. That's all.
2. THE RESORT DISAPPOINTS. Sure, it is huge. Sure, it has many restaurants. Sure, it has cool facilities. Sure, the pictures on the website look amazing. However, in reality... this resort is not worth what they charge per night. The rooms and bathrooms are run down. There are... 4 or so restaurants in the resort BUT all of the food comes from one kitchen.
3. THEY MAKE THE ROADS ONE-WAY DURING PEAK TIMES. Enough said. Choose your travel times wisely or you might be stuck in traffic that does not move one inch.
The unique Christmas tree.
Amber and Maya.
The food here... was less than satisfactory. Even fried rice didn't meet the mark. The best thing on this plate is the fried empeng (kerepok).
Ai yo! Naughty girl.
Amber is never camera shy!
Attempting the 1 out of the 1, 2, 5 Act Cute pose.
Around the resort.
Pancakes and maple syrup for breakfast.
The ride back down was so jammed that we stopped by a hotel, which turned out to be an extension of the Taman Safari chain, to use the restrooms and grab lunch.
Can't decide if these two were once real.
The many faces of Amber! This girl is so photogenic. All of her expressions here were done naturally. I didn't even need to ask for funny faces.
More animals at the Taman Safari Hotel.
Here are the smelly otters. They do stink.
Chow time for the resident leopards. Dead chicken.
Watch him/her go for it! MEEEOOW.
*lick*
I bet that was a great meal. Wonder if the leopard would have enjoyed KFC?
