African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton offers new giraffe barn experience [Video]

PORT CLINTON, Ohio — The African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton is offering a unique winter experience with the introduction of a 40-minute VIP behind-the-scenes tour of its brand-new giraffe barn.

The tour, available at 10 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, provides an in-depth look at the daily operations involved in caring for the park’s giraffes. Guests will ride to the barn for a keeper-led tour, and learn about the feeding, training and health maintenance that goes into caring for the animals.

Guests can also stand eye-to-eye with the giraffes to feed them lettuce and end their experience by making animal enrichment items or participating in a training session.

Makayla Kopriver, a keeper at the park, shared her enthusiasm for the new experience: “One of my favorite opportunities is being up here being this close …