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Spectacular Sunsets in Ontario

This summer we headed to Cambridge, Ontario to visit the African Lion Safari Park! If you can’t go to the real one, try the one on this continent. African Lion Safari is a Canadian owned family business that was created to promote conservation. Cambridge is located on Hwy 401 between London and Toronto. There are decent accommodations close to the park, which opens at 10:00 AM. We decided to drive our vehicle through the park, rather than take the bus tour, for that’s the best way to experience the wildlife at your own leisure.

The antelopes and the deer were a treat to watch while the cheetah and the lions struck a magnificent pose and looked well fed; they better be! It was a surreal experience to watch the animals roaming freely whilst you are inside the cage, for once. The giraffes were awesome and would gracefully bend down to peek into your vehicle, especially when people were trying to feed them, much against the park rules. Zebra, Nilgai & Himalayan Tahr roamed aplenty and watching the deer suddenly burst into a stampede was an extraordinary sight for city slickers.

But the highlight of the park were our distant cousins, the monkeys and baboons, who climbed on every passing vehicle for a joy ride, bent and chewed on antennas and looked ready for a spoil. After you are done feasting your eyes on wildlife, there are other attractions including ‘Birds of Prey’ flying demonstration, Parrot Paradise show, and Elephant Round-Up. And finally for the kids, there is a neat water park, where you can cool off the rest of the afternoon.

Toronto, the true melting pot, home to over 100 ethnic cultures is just another hour’s drive up Northeast. Downtown Toronto is fairly clean with broad streets and shops there have a much vibrant feel unlike many other large cities. A drive through Yonge Street in the heart of downtown is very reassuring and gives the casual visitor plenty of opportunities to shop for trinkets in the Yonge-Dundas square. Some of the major attractions are the CN Tower and the Royal Ontario Museum. And if your taste buds are itching to have ‘chaat’, then a visit to Gerrard Street can fulfill those desires.

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