The Timbavati Wildlife Park Giraffe Encounter

Here is our Giraffe Encounter. You haven't lived until you've experienced feeding a giraffe.

How I Landed at Timbavati Wildlife Park

Greetings and welcome to the Timbavati Blog. This blog serves as a behind the scenes look at Timbavati Wildlife Park free from distraction and crowds. My name is Chris Taylor and for the past week or so I have been setting up a lot of social media and marketing campaigns for Timbavati. This has afforded me to opportunity to make the park my home and I can tell you that in the coming weeks you will learn just how comprehensive the operation actually is.

It’s funny how I came to be a part of Timbavati and the experience that it has to offer. I was taking my 21 month old daughter to ride a train because she was terrified of them and every time she would hear one, she would cry and seek her parents. I knew this had to stop and I figured that the only way I could put an end to this was to put her on a train.

I took her to ride a train in the Wisconsin Dells, and after our trip, we were riding on the Wisconsin Dells Parkway. That’s when it hit me! This huge wall with murals all over it and a huge sign that read “Timbavati Wildlife Park”, I saw that sign and immediately made a U-turn. I bought a ticket and was completely blown away by what I saw.

I am from Milwaukee and we have a pretty big zoo. Fences separate the animals from you of course, but there is also a ravine in between you and the animal enclosures. Basically for me it’s the equivalent of sitting in the cheap seats at a major sporting event, not very sexy. Would Ludacris sit up there? Nope Ludacris would be so close he could smell the animals.

With all due respect to any other parks that I can compare Timbavati to, hands down Timbavati is the best. Not only did I get my daughter on a train ride but I got her on a safari train ride complete with wild animals! She was able to feed a Giraffe and touch a tortoise. Why was she able to touch a tortoise you ask? Because one of the staff members saw she had an interest in them and pulled one out for her to pet. I mean where does this happen at? No where but Timbavati for me!!

So I was hyper-impressed with my experience at Timbavati Wildlife Park and upon my exiting the facility I sought the owner Mark Schoebel. I told him how impressed I was with the park and asked him what he was doing to get the word out because I wasn’t familiar with the park.

Bam!! That was how it happened. I only want to work where I believe in the product. I have the luxury at this point in my career where I choose to work someplace or not. When I asked to help at Timbavati Mark and his wife Alice with their trusted GM Rob Koscinski all felt like the timing and mission were both right, as did I.

Now join us as we bring the Timbavati Wildife Park experience to Wisconsin and the world. I got some pretty cool footage to share with you all as well so keep your eyes open.

Chris “Godxilla” Taylor

Timbavati Wildlife Park - The Schoebels Feeding A Baby Giraffe