AK Tours - Caring for Giants or Up Close with Rhinos

[kwdw]

Has anyone done both of these tours and recommend one over the other? I'd like to plan one of them.

While we might buy an ILL ride on our AK day, we probably won't make ETPE or buy Genie+ this day. I want to put something guaranteed in the middle of the day.

It's way out of budget to do the Wild Africa Trek.

 

[LaurenT]

I’ve done and enjoyed both, but would recommend the Rhino experience. The elephants are seen from a back viewing area, the rhinos are visited in their housing where we were able to pet one. We also got lucky because a couple of cheetahs were right next to us getting used to their new home before being introduced to the savanna.
I’ve also done Wild Africa Trek - which is on a whole other level! Highly recommended if you’re not afraid of heights. It’s worth saving up for it on a future trip.
This coming trip I’m going to do Savor the Savanna.

 

[LindaOwl1]

I second doing Rhinos over elephants. It is more of a backstage tour than elephants and you do get to pet the rhinos! Elephant tour was interesting but you only saw them from far away.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Both are very interesting but the Rhino one is better. Mostly because we got to spend time with the rhinos backstage and we got to pet Dugan (the male rhino). My main beef is that there were no pictures, which I understood because it was backstage but it still would have been nice if the guide could have taken a picture of us with the rhino or petting him. I think our guide said that there is only one rhino tour a day so make sure you prioritize that at your 60 day mark. The elephant one is a nice substitute if you can't get the rhinos.

 

[DaviVascaino]

How do you book the rhino tours? Like ADR? My ADR selection will start December 13th

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

How do you book the rhino tours? Like ADR? My ADR selection will start December 13th

If you click on Things to Do on the WDW page and then go to Events & Tours you should be able to find it or just search Up Close with Rhinos it should pop up. Then just book it like an ADR, I think it opens at the same time in the morning.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/animal-kingdom/up-close-with-rhinos/

 

[DaviVascaino]

If you click on Things to Do on the WDW page and then go to Events & Tours you should be able to find it or just search Up Close with Rhinos it should pop up. Then just book it like an ADR, I think it opens at the same time in the morning.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/animal-kingdom/up-close-with-rhinos/

Thanks