What better way to spend a free day in South Africa than on a safari at the Lion and Safari Park, Johannesburg. Yes, I know it's only a safari park and not a true wild safari, the amount of space that these animals have to roam is amazing and a credit to the Safari park.

The safari was three hours starting in the lion's enclosure, unfortunately, all the lion's were asleep as it was midday and around 28 degrees. It was still amazing to see these them up close. Our guide did manage to wake a couple up by calling and throwing rocks to get their attention.

The mainland was absolutely beautiful, where I got to see giraffe, Zebra, ostrich & plenty of other amazing animals including a warthog.

The trip ended on a real high, where I got to play with a three-month-old lion cub, she was climbing all over me and took a liking to my apple watch. Although she was only three months old, she had an unbelievable amount of strength. I really wanted to bring her home.