You Can See Elephants From Your Bedroom In This New UK Safari Lodge
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If we said you could stay in a luxury pod in the UK, looking out at elephants and cheetahs from your balcony, you'd be forgiven for laughing in our faces.
But that's exactly what West Midland Safari Park is offering when it opens its new overnight lodges this summer.
Built alongside the animal's habitats, the lodges are just a stones throw away from the safari park's African elephants and cheetahs, meaning you're sure to have a view to remember.
There are set to be eight luxury lodges in total, each of which is submerged within the wildlife in its own secluded area.
While they're currently being built ahead of the summer 2020 opening, the park has issued some incredible concept imagery to show prospective guests what they could be in for should they choose to book a stay.
The thatched elephant lodges look modern and comfortable, and are open plan with huge stretching living rooms, kitchens, dining facilities and bedrooms looking out on the habitats.
There's also a large balcony with outdoor seating so you can watch the animals go about their daily lives.
Meanwhile, the single-story cheetah lodges are set to boast massive floor-to-ceiling windows to ensure the absolute best view of the wild cats.
During your stay at the safari lodge, all your meals will be prepared by an onsite chef, and - of course - admission to the park itself is included in the offering.
If you're visiting the park in the summer, you will receive wristbands for the rides at the Adventure Theme Park, too.
As exciting as sleeping alongside the animals might be, there are naturally going to be some who question the ethics of safari parks.
However, on its website, the park promises it exists "to facilitate and initiate research that contributes to species conservation and the welfare of animals in our care."
WMSP donates part of its profits to conservation charities which help conserve animals in their native habitats, and participate in captive breeding programmes to help increase the number of species which are threatened in the wild.
Plus, every year it runs six campaigns to help conservation organisations, previously pulling together as much as £16,000 for the wild relatives of the animals in their care.
We don't know exactly when the lodges will be ready to stay in, although if you want to stay up to date, you can sign up to the email and you'll be updated when the bookings go live.
The park hasn't yet revealed what they will be charging for a stay, either, but you can visit the safari lodge's official website for more info as it emerges.