Ree Park Safari — Attraction in Syddjurs Municipality

We did a winter stay at the camel camp and overall it was pretty nice but there were a lot of small things that were annoying or not well thought out. On the positive side of things, we were very happy with the animals we could see. We expected that there wouldn't be many in the cold February weather but still managed to see a lot of them including lions, leopards, gnus, wolves, otters, red pandas, monkeys, lemurs and even a small cameo from the black bears which otherwise mostly sleep at this time of the year. Near the camp was the camel and onager enclosure on which the cabin had a direct view, and the alpaca enclosure of which half is accessible to visitors. The enclosures are mostly very big - at least compared to most zoos - and it feels like the animals are well taken care of. Some of the birds are free to walk and even fly around: some peacocks, which I had already seen free roaming in other parks and zoos, but also a few beautiful red and blue macaws. The guides we met were all very friendly and seemed knowledgeable about their work and the animals which is always nice, and after the park closed to guests that are not staying for the night, we got to see the feeding of the spider monkeys and to meet a ball python. The cabin in which we stayed was very cute with a comfortable bed, heating, and electricity. Near the cabin was a shared outdoor kitchen with three gas grills (in the end we were the only ones to use it), and an open dining room with a brazier to make a small campfire, and down from the hill on which the camp was located was the bathrooms. The food options were pretty good as well. There were however many poorly thought out details or other inconveniences that detracted from the experience. The bed linens had to be rented separately from the cabins and were missing when we arrived (thankfully they were quick to fix it). The eating area near the kitchen didn't have lighting and somehow had a poor air flow despite being mostly open so the smoke from the bonfire stayed inside. At first none of the grills were set up properly but thankfully one of them only needed for the gas to be turned on to work. One of the others had a broken thermometer (stuck on max temperature), and the last one had a broken electric firestarter. The two activities we took part in after regular hours were in Danish only - most of the guests are Danish so I'm not suggesting that it should be in English only or that everything should be translated but a short summary of the main points would have been appreciated. The isolation of the cabin wasn't great so we were fairly cold inside until we got under the blankets to sleep but thankfully the blankets were very warm so we didn't have any trouble to sleep. The check out time was only at 10:00 which is very early in my opinion, but what makes this even more annoying is that the camels aren't out yet at that time. Since they were already back in when regular hours finished, this means that the only time you can actually see the camels from your cabin is the few minutes you spend to drop your luggage there when you can first check in around 14:00. I get that they don't stay out after dark, but I was sincerely hoping to see them in the morning when I woke up. The last and most annoying problem we encountered, and the only reason I am giving a three star review rather than four, is that there is no possibility to leave your luggage somewhere safe while you see the park after you check out. I asked the staff if I could leave them my backpack after I checked out and the only thing they could offer was a non lockable locker right in the entrance, and I had to spend the whole day walking around with my heavy backpack. This is a ~1500kr a night stay, on par with expensive hotels in the center of Aarhus, so I find it frankly ridiculous that I couldn't leave my bag at the reception. Overall it was nice, and I might consider coming back one day - maybe in the summer period - but I was expecting a bit better...

Visited Ree Park on a Sunday in August. We arrived at the parks opening time just after 10am. There were no queue at the ticket booth so getting in was a breeze.

We decided to take the Jeep and Train safari for 70kr, and it was a welcome break from walking. The guide was very knowledgeable and we had good luck spotting White Arctic Wolf, bears, prairie dogs, black rhino, eland, moose and a lot more.

While jeep or train safari isn't strictly necessarry the provide you with an extra chance of spotting animals, and can get you closer to some as well.

We enjoyed our walk around the park and saw lots of animals, almost every species in the park. We even spotted a kingfisher by one of the ponds so that was a bonus.

Of course there is no guaratee of spotting animals as the enclosures are quite big, and animals can choose to hide if they wish, but they were not shy on the day of our visit.

All in all we spend 6 hours in the park, and we recommend spending most of the day there to give you time to find and enjoy...

Came here with the 13-years old handicap son for a good experience but got one of the worst ever. We have been in couple of zoos here in Denmark and everywhere my son, sitting in wheelchair, could see every animal. In the Ree park it was not possible. Cause of the big fence. When you are standing - it’s no problem, but my son can’t stand. Couldn’t they do some special places in that big fence that he could see anything? There was only two areas with such a possibility that we have been - bear’s and wolf’s area. When we talked with their manager Kristian about that he told us “Well, of course we have some limits for handicap people”. But we paid for my son the full price for ticket with no limits. If we paid full price for his ticket why he has limits when others don’t? Ree park is not handicap friendly zoo. 700 krona for tickets - just...