Well, let me elaborate on why. We only stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge. And for the last 4 years we've only stayed in the conceige deluxe rooms.
When you stay conceige at AKL, you then have access to the two exclusive AKL conceige only tours, Surise and Sunset. You also now have access to the new Wildlife Discovery Excursion, but it also available to all conceige guests at all the Disney resorts.
Anyways, the Sunrise is only $40, and along with the ride and viewing of the animals at AK, you get one huge buffet breakfast that is very very good. So it's kinda worth it to do this one.
So we did it twice, and then my wifes sister and husband vacationed with us, and wanted to do it as well, so that made three. And the Sunset was new as of last year, or we'd have done that one too when her sister was with us. We only skipped it this year because we had dinner at Jiko with some local FL friends this year, so we didn't want to do Jiko twice. It's nice, but we like doing other places too. :slurp:
Ok, now for Sunset. Sunset is a tour of the three AKL savannas. This is a small group, no more than 8 and you must be 16 or over. It costs $150 a person. You spend about 1 1/2 hours out riding around in a van that the roof lifts up, so you stand up and take picture and see and unabstructed view.
You even get out at one point, but not in the animals enclosures.
Then you go to Jiko, and have a feast with the whole tour group. And let me tell you, you'll get alot of food, and the everything is paired with wine. Both my wife and I were a bit tippsy at the end of that meal.
It's worth it. I've close the $100 a person on a good meal before, so the additional $50 for the tour is worth it. And it will be a great experiance just to do at least once. We got some of the most amazing photos of animals on that tour. Much close than anything that you can get on any of the AK rides, walks or tours.
As for reservations, I think they are 60 days, but as soon as you make your AKL conceige reservations, contact the conceige itiniary services and tell them if you want one of those tours. If it's to early, they will record the request, and reserve it on the day that needs to be. It's not like calling the normal Disney reservations number, reservations are done by the resort for the two Safaris. The other is done by the normal tour, but itinary services can do that for you too.
Hope that sheads some light on these tours for ya!
