AK and the forest trails

[pmaurer74]

This is out 8th trip to WDW and we have never walked the trails at AK. This is usually because of heat, crowds and we only stay half day. We are going half day again on Wednesday and it will be hot. Park opens at 8am I think. We have FPs for Safari, Nemo and Dinosaur with 9:45 am Tusker House ADRs. We will not likely be riding EE or Kali. I was thinking of walking the trails early in the morning.
- how many trails are there?
- which ones are best if you could only choose 1 or 2
- how long do they take?
- are they tolerable between 8:30-9:30am?
- what will we see on each trail?

I want to leave the park by around 1pm to go back to AKL.
Thanks!

 

[Best Aunt]

I like the Pangani because I enjoy the gorillas, especially the babies. I'm less of a fan of the Maharajah; the highlight of that is supposed to be the tigers, but most of the the time when I've been there, they have been either completely out of sight, or barely visible. Also, you view the tigers through glass (or is it fiberglass)? Some of the gorilla viewing area is out in the open.

 

[DizDaD7]

I/We actually enjoy both trails.....To choose would be a hard decision. We genearlly do the P/T just after we do the Safari, so yes I'd say definitely doable early.....AK always seems to be the hottest park compared to others as well...Must be because of all the vegetation and stuff, but to me we never encountered any problems with the overwhelming heat....Just bring plenty of water, and you'll be fine...The scenery on these trails is very nice to look at, especially for your 1st time. Have fun.

 

[NewRVLady]

I love the one with the tigers...the atmosphere is amazing-you feel as if you really ARE in India!
I cant believe people don't do these!

 

[pmaurer74]

Are the trails and the safari open at 8am with an 8am emh?

 

[tink9702]

- how many trails are there? Two good ones plus the Oasis area & the Discovery Island trails
- which ones are best if you could only choose 1 or 2? We prefer the Panjani trail for the gorillas and then Maharajah trail with tigers for the general theme on this trail
- how long do they take? as long as you want. I'd plan 20 minutes for each at a minimum.
- are they tolerable between 8:30-9:30am? Yes absolutely.
- what will we see on each trail?

Maharajah trail:

• Asian tiger
• Gibbons
• Birds

Panjani Trail:

• Meerkats
• Gorillas
• Zebra

Discovery Island Trail:

• Otters
• Kangaroo
• Porcupine
• Flamingo
• Birds

Oasis Trails:

• Anteater
• Wallaby