Safari within the Netherlands, is that even potential? Nicely, the reply is sure! Within the South of the Netherlands, in Tilburg, Safari Park Beekse Bergen opened its doorways again in 1968 and for over 50 years it attracts guests who’re after a safari expertise near house.
In 2018 it opened the Safari Resort, including a brand new and distinctive dimension to the Safari Park. It makes it potential to remain in a single day, proper within the coronary heart of the savannah. You’re surrounded by wild animals and superb nature.
Traveltomtom was invited to expertise this Safari Resort and expertise these safari vibes within the Netherlands. Traveltomtom group member and journey author Ashley traveled to Tilburg with 4 nieces and nephews to completely expertise the Beekse Bergen.
About Safari Resort Beekse Bergen
On the lookout for a singular safari expertise, however Africa continues to be a step too far? Safari Resort Beekse Bergen within the Netherlands bought you lined. You’ll spend the evening within the coronary heart of the savannah, actually surrounded by wild animals. You go to sleep and get up among the many animals and with essentially the most stunning views over the savannah.
The resort may be very simply accessible as it’s positioned near the A58 freeway and proper subsequent to the N269 provincial highway. The resort is signposted very effectively as quickly as you get off the freeway, so you possibly can’t miss it!
Checking in was very easy as all lodges have a mix lock on the entrance door. You get the code to this lock sooner or later earlier than your arrival, so you possibly can go straight to your lodge with out having to cease on the visitor service. No keys or playing cards to open your lodge, so no keys or playing cards could be misplaced! Actually intelligent.
On arrival the gates to the park open routinely primarily based on license plate. Nevertheless, Beekse Bergen is a car-free park, which implies you possibly can park your automobile close to your lodge for loading and unloading, however you’re requested to park your automobile at one of many greater automobile parks positioned all through the park.
Beekse Bergen is a big resort with 239 lodges that differ in sort, dimension, amenities and theme. The lodges are positioned across the Masai Mara and Serengeti savannahs, Simbara West and Simbara East, the place the lions could be discovered and Bahari Seashore, house of the seals.
Regardless of which lodge or lodging you might have, you’re at all times surrounded by wildlife with a great deal of animals in your doorstep.
Visiting Safari Park Beekse Bergen positively is among the many finest issues to do in The Netherlands. Take a look at Traveltomtom’s hand-picked listing of the most effective locations to go to in The Netherlands with some distinctive journey experiences.
Savannah Lodge 410
We got Savannah Lodge 410, positioned on the Masai Mara Savannah. We arrived fairly late at evening, so we needed to wait to the subsequent morning to see what our views can be like and what animals we might see.
Checking in to our lodge was like checking in to a 5 star resort room, however then lodge model. We had an enormous lodge with completely all the things we would have liked. It has three bedrooms for a complete of 6 folks. One of many bedrooms has an ensuite rest room with (rain) bathe and sink.
Then there’s additionally a big rest room with double sink, bathroom, bathtub, (rain) bathe and sauna. Sure, the lodge simply has a sauna, how cool is that!
There’s additionally a separate second bathroom. Then there’s the lounge and kitchen space, with a tv and huge and comfortable couch and chairs and a big eating desk with 6 chairs.
The kitchen has all gear wanted, fridge, oven, microwave and dishwasher.
And by far the most effective factor, home windows over the total width of the lounge and kitchen, with savannah views!
Nothing can beat a breakfast with your loved ones overlooking the savannah and seeing zebras, giraffes and rhinos strolling round.
Karibu City
Karibu City is the energetic and vibrant coronary heart of the Safari Resort. Right here you’ll find right here all the things you want for an ideal keep. It’s by no means boring in Karibu City! Let me listing all of the accessible amenities.
Ranger Basecamp
Ranger Basecamp is positioned inside Karibu City. All through the day they provide a variety of actions and leisure. Our niece actually loved the mini disco and puppet theatre. They may maintain the youngsters busy all day! The children may even earn an actual Ranger Badge on the finish of their keep. You will discover the total leisure program on the Beekse Bergen App.
Restaurant Moto
An open kitchen and a hearth place in the course of the restaurant, no shock as a result of Moto means ‘hearth’ in Swahili. Restaurant Moto is a really atmospheric restaurant with a big terrace additionally overlooking the Serengeti Savannah. It’s the right place for a pleasant and scrumptious dinner after a day stuffed with actions and adventures. They’re open from 12.00 – 8.00 pm for lunch and dinner.
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday additionally they do pizza supply to your lodge. You may simply give them a hoop, place your order and request your supply time. Your pizza’s will probably be delivered proper to the doorstep, sizzling and able to eat! You can even order pizza or make a reservation for Restaurant Moto by way of the Beekse Bergen App.
Maji Springs
Youngsters and adults, everybody may have a good time at Maji Springs. A heated indoor swimming pool, an adventurous water playground with numerous play parts, enjoyable for the entire household.
Sadly Maji Springs was closed throughout our keep on the Safari Resort, so we haven’t been capable of expertise this pool. The pool was closed as a result of they’re setting up a brand new toddler pool and household slide. In the course of the renovation you should utilize the Etsi Pool swimming pool positioned on the Lake Resort.
Visitor Service & Market
Simply in case you might have any questions or have forgotten one thing, be at liberty to make a cease on the Visitor Service & Market, additionally positioned in Karibu City. The Visitor Service Centre is open all day to reply your whole questions. The market is your home for souvenirs, groceries and recent sandwiches.
Pamoja Lounge & Bowling
Pamoja Lounge and the bowling alley are positioned between Restaurant Moto and the Visitor Service & Market. Remember to make a reservation if you wish to have some bowling enjoyable. With out a reservation you danger lacking out on all of the enjoyable.
Breakfast Supply
The lodges on the resort all have a totally outfitted kitchen, so you possibly can take all the things for dinner and breakfast with you and cook dinner it there. However, if you would like you possibly can go all luxurious with the breakfast supply service. Earlier than you even get up, your breakfast has been delivered to your lodge, simply take it inside out of your terrace.
Simply take it in, put it on the desk and revel in your breakfast, pure luxurious for positive. We used the breakfast service and it was merely excellent! We had the breakfast household field and it got here with a lot! Croissants, currant buns, oven baked white and brown buns, butter, recent fruits, jam, chocolate paste, cheese, 3 totally different chilly cuts, gingerbread, apple juice, recent orange juice, a lot and so scrumptious!
You may order this breakfast service by way of the Visitor Service & Market or by way of the Beekse Bergen App.
Out of doors Terrace
Simply outdoors of Karibu City there’s a pretty outside terrace with Serengeti views. I can think about that is the place to be in Summer season, with a chilly drink and views for hours. There’s a hearth and swing benches, the place they roast marshmallows within the winter. In winter you can even discover a skating rink there the place you possibly can ice skate free of charge. Simply request your dimension skates and have an excellent time on the ice, whereas having fun with the views of giraffes and rhinos.
Add-on packages
The breakfast supply is likely one of the many add on packages you possibly can order and use whereas staying on the Safari Resort, however there’s extra. What a few bicycle package deal, a cart package deal, or perhaps you might have one thing to rejoice and need a safari cake or glowing wine to be delivered. It’s all potential, simply verify the web site or the app.
Beekse Bergen App
I’ve already talked about it earlier than on this weblog a number of occasions, however the Beekse Bergen has their very own app and it is extremely helpful! I primarily used it for leisure occasions, to see when the mini disco was about to begin. But in addition to verify the lion’s feeding occasions to verify we wouldn’t miss out as you possibly can see this solely 3 occasions per week.
The app has all maps of the Safari Park, Safari Resort and in addition the Lake Resort and Speelland, so there’s actually no motive to get misplaced. It has all timings listed per park, feeding occasions, leisure occasions however opening occasions of swimming pools and eating places as effectively. It provides vital and useful info for you all through your keep, manuals for gear in your lodge, info on the resort and lodging and the place to go for medical assist.
Sights Move
Whenever you keep in a lodge or safari tent on the Safari Resort or the Lake Resort you obtain a complimentary Sights Move. The Sights Move offers you loads of advantages throughout your keep.
What about 25% low cost at Safari Park Beekse Bergen, Speelland, Dierenrijk, Zooparc Overloon, Aviodrome Aviation Theme Park, AquaZoo Leeuwarden and Klimrijk Brabant for a complete 12 months after your keep!?
With the sights move you get free and limitless entry to the Safari Park and all of the parks talked about above throughout your total keep. We may have visited the park if we wished to, however there was a lot to do within the resort that we didn’t go to the park. We will certainly use the sights move on a number of the different parks this 12 months!
We additionally visited the park again in 2020 and had equally superb experiences on the Beekse Bergen.
This time it was simply magical to expertise the wildlife from our doorstep. When you possibly can see the wild animals out of your lounge, it’s the most effective factor there’s!
Lake Resort
Subsequent to the Safari Resort there’s additionally the Lake Resort the place you possibly can benefit from the final outside life, actually positioned subsequent to Lake Victoria.
New Safari Lodge at Beekse Bergen
They’re really at the moment constructing the Safari Lodge on the Beekse Bergen, we may see a glimpse of what’s coming and that regarded very promising! The resort will open its doorways in March 2023.
Safari Park Beekse Bergen overview
It began with Safari Park Beekse Bergen the place you possibly can take a safari by way of nature and are available face-to-face with wild animals on an academic and distinctive journey by way of the world of Beekse Bergen. They’re open all 12 months spherical, together with public holidays.
What makes the Beekse Bergen totally different from different zoo’s within the Netherlands? Nicely, it isn’t the usual zoo, it’s all about safari experiences right here.
You may go on a ship safari, automobile safari, bus safari and a strolling safari. You can even do recreation drives right here. The expertise with the animals on the automobile safari or recreation drive is admittedly subsequent stage.
We did the automobile safari and the sport drive with the youngsters again in 2020 and have been each occasions surrounded by giraffes, when that occurred, the youngsters have been screaming of enthusiasm and had the time of their life.
We had visited the Safari Park earlier than in 2020 and observed these superb lodges once we did the automobile safari. Little did we all know that there was such a cool and superb park there. Three years later we bought an invitation to return and expertise it on behalf of Traveltomtom.
The resort actually provides one thing particular. Visiting the Beekse Bergen is cool, however as soon as the park closes you need to depart and go house. In case you are staying on the resort you’re surrounded by wild animals all day. Regardless of the place you stroll on the resort, you at all times see the animals.
The lodges are massive and outfitted with all comforts and luxurious. Spoil your self with per week or weekend among the many wild animals on the Safari Resort. If it have been as much as us and our nephews and nieces we might have by no means checked out from the Safari Resort!
A large thanks is so as right here for Safari Resort Beekse Bergen for inviting us to and organizing our go to all the way down to the final element.
This weblog was written by journey author andTraveltomtom group member Ashley. She was invited to go to and discover Safari Resort Beekse Bergen on behalf of Traveltomtom, and wrote this weblog about her experiences. That is her Instagram Web page.
Take pleasure in your journey to the Beekse Bergen!
