This was truly a magnificent trip. Authentic safari style staying in a very nice glamping tent and next to an amazing lodge looking out over 100 acres of animal savannah with over 300 roaming African animals including Giraffes, Zebra, antelope .wildebeest and many others. Evening African food cooked in front of you was amazing and all the animals coming up for feed. The noises during the night just added to the experience and our guide Kirsty had such interesting knowledge matched with great humour. Looking to take friends next year Thank you everyone

I am a pass holder at Port Lympne and have always thought it 5 stars (although £5 for a coffee has always been too pricey, but especially now). But today I did the White Rhino encounter, and it was amazing. Zoe, Kafaru’s (spelling?) keeper was fantastic. She greeted me promptly and spoke enthusiastically about the animals under her care throughout. As a trainee keeper myself, we spoke in depth about the Rhinos, being a keeper and Port Lympne and her passion for her job and the animals was clear all the way through. I got to give Kafaru a good scratch and rub, and he was ever so gentle and accommodating of the whole experience. I thoroughly recommend! Thank you again Zoe! Thank you so much for

My daughter and I went on a giraffe safari which was a 70th birthday present for me. The experience was fantastic, especially being able to feed the giraffes and see them very close up. Our guide, Becky, was very friendly and knowledgeable and really enhanced the experience. Thank you, Becky. As there was less than ten of us, we went in a Land-rover truck which I was able to climb into despite arthritic hips. I would thoroughly recommend a visit to the reserve but do bear in mind that it is quite hilly so may not suit some people with limited mobility. You can hire a buggy to drive around in or go on a safari (recommended!) if you can't walk far. I would have liked a few more sign posts around the reserve eg. we had trouble finding the waiting place for the safari and a sign at the waiting area would have helped. It would also have been helpful to have the opening/closing times of the cafes/restaurants on the map. However, these are minor issues and we thoroughly enjoyed our day.

Absolutely Amazing Gorilla Experience today. This was a birthday present from my husband and I was blown away! Fern was our zoo keeper and she was so knowledgeable, friendly and made the whole experience just perfect. We walked up on top of the enclosure and fed the gorilla's who were outside. We then went inside and looked down on the gorilla's and feed them again and listened to Fern. I would whole heartedly recommend this experience, it went way above my expectations.

Port Lympne is an amazing reserve with large enclosures which I still think many zoos are lacking. Even though, it was expensive I know all my money was going to a good cause as they are the only zoo or reserve with howlets that rewilds captive animals into there freedom of the wild and more zoos must be like this. I also think that the reserve is not like anything else I have ever seen and if felt like you ere transported into Africa and Asia because we were being driven around. (Giraffe feeding was amazing).

A very large park with huge enclosures for the animals. It is so nice to see the animals being kept in such large spaces meaning they can live more naturally in captivity. We did a safari tour which was fun and the tour guide was very knowledgeable. We also seen amazing views over the sea to France whilst on the safari truck. As the enclosures are so big on this park it was difficult to see many of the animals. The park is large and on a hill and we did find walking the distance with a toddler tiring. There were limited refreshment stops (some closed when we visited) and the food & drink was extremely expensive so I would advise taking a picnic although, there was no indoor or undercover picnic areas which was not practical at this time of year. The only indoor eating areas were the parks cafes and restaurants that require you to purchase their overpriced food & drinks. Due to the walking distance and lack of baby / toddler friendly facilities for picnic eating I would not return here.

If you’re lucky enough to go on safari with Casey - then it’s the day to buy a lottery ticket because it’s definitely your lucky day! We had a safari with Casey and it was amazing! He is intelligent, funny, clever, warm, kind (he loaned his heated hand warmers to a nice but chilly lady) and taught us all so much. Did you know giraffe tongues are blue so they don’t get sunburn? (Giraffes eat a LOT)! Anyway. The the guy is a legend and we loved our trip out with him. Painted dogs - wow! Amazing watching them eat and I didn’t know they even existed! Also. Go feed the giraffes! Casey gently explained how The Aspinall Foundation reinvests to help animal conservation. We were all impressed!

Lovely zoo, lots of animals to see. Worth all the walking…. Be sure to see tigers and lions near tiger cabins at the top of the zoo…. Seemed to be a little hidden but got very good views…. Lynx at the bottom of the zoo is worth a see too

A fantastic overall experience. Staying at the hotel and use of the buggy was great. The restaurants are of a high standard and all food was excellent. The staff are all very helpful and friendly. It is a beautiful location with lots to do and see over 2 days. The free safari is really good and the best in the UK. You can pay for animal encounters if you wish which are also great.

before i booked i checked trip advisor and was disapointed to see so many bad reviews. i decided to ignore them and book anyway. i haven’t been to port lympne for a few years. we booked online and arrived around 10am. greeted by a lovely man who gave us two more tickets for the safari as we had only been able to book two online. yes there’s lots of walking but we were prepared for that. i have had knee replacements as well and managed fine. we saw lots of animals on the safari and really had a lovely day. we also saw plenty of animals as we walked around the park. the food is pricey so we took our own. we found everything we needed too and didn’t get lost. we really enjoyed port lympne and recommend as a lovely day out.