The Wandering Disciple

A tiger yawns as it wakes up from a cat nap. Jungala at Busch Gardens Tampa is home to several big cats that can be seen playing or napping in their interactive habitat. (Photo: September 21, 2019)

Tampa, Florida: In the heart of Jungala, you can get up close to Busch Gardens streak of Tigers. The park is home to nine tigers total. In the wild, tigers are solitary but here the separate habitats in Jungala allow them to display more than one tiger at a time. If you want to get even closer to the tigers and learn a little more about them, Busch Gardens offers a Tiger Insider Tour. Today we decided to embark on the insider tour to learn a little more about the Tigers that call Busch Gardens home.  When we got into the park, we headed over to the Adventure Outpost and booked a spot on the 1:30 tour.  We headed over to Jungala a little early and were greeted by a playful Bhutan who was splashing around in the river. They ask for you to check in for the tour about 15 minutes early in the Tiger Lodge.  Once the entire group was assembled and the keeper staff was ready, we were lead to the Tiger House.  The Tiger House was located beneath the walk-ways of ...

The cheetah can accelerate from zero to sixty in just three seconds. That is faster than most of the exotic sports cars on the market. But a cheetah is a sprinter and not a marathon runner, only capable of these blazing speeds for short durations and can take up to a day to get the strength to do it again. (Photo: September 21, 2019)

Ever wonder what its like to a be a cheetah on a hunt? Well find out for yourself and hop aboard the Cheetah Hunt roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa. Accelerate from 0-60 three times on this coaster that mimics a cheetah on a hunt. (Photo: September 14, 2019)

A spotted hyena lurks in the shadows of the Edge of Africa at Busch Gardens Tampa. The hyena hunts in packs and together take down prey by biting into it and dragging it to the ground. (Photo: September 14, 2019)

An American Alligator shows its toothy smile as it sticks its head out of the water. A gator has almost 80 razor sharp teeth in its mouth and are capable of growing new teeth as they wear. A gator can have over 3,000 teeth in a lifetime. (Photo: September 14, 2019)

The curse of Snake King Venymyss dooms the Viper International Survey and Excavation as they excavate an ancient site. The curse causes the train cars to do abnormal things like fall backwards and twist around and around on the tracks on this one of a kind family coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa. (Photo: September 14, 2019)