West Midland Safari Park submits plans for rooms with a tiger view
West Midland Safari Park has unveiled new plans for overnight stays with its Sumatran tigers.
The Bewdley-based attraction has submitted further proposals with Wyre Forest District Council for its second phase of the Safari Lodges development.
The two new huts will sit inside the park's Safari Lodges accommodation site, which currently offers overnight stays with views of elephants, cheetahs and the new red panda.
The park says the open plan lodges will offer views into the tiger habitat through floor to ceiling windows in every room.
It will also feature sunken hot tubs on private verandas.
Meanwhile the tigers are set to get a new house and outdoor habitat.
Managing director for West Midland Safari Park, Chris Kelly, said: “Our tiger lodges are a hugely exciting project for us to be embarking on and we are looking forward to seeing guests’ reaction to these stunning new designs.
“The vital revenue that our Safari Lodges generate will be redirected to support and upgrade our animal facilities, and we are thrilled that our Sumatran tigers will be moving to such a state-of-the-art habitat.
“As well as creating a unique overnight experience for our guests, we are dedicated to giving our wildlife the highest standard of care; and our Safari Lodges are a further example of our commitment to building a lasting legacy for our animals, our guests and the park.”
The park is currently home to two Sumatran tigers, and it is the hope that this new venture will provide more opportunity to continue further with the vital conservation work needed to protect this critically endangered species.
There are thought to be less than 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, and it is the park’s hope that the new lodges will help drive awareness of the species’ plight.
The new plans comes three weeks after the park shared plans for giraffe and white rhino lodges, which work is due to start on next month. It is hoped that when planning permission is granted for the new tiger lodges, works shall begin for these in October.
