For centuries, the only way to see a polar bear and a giraffe on the same day was to ride a saddled giraffe all the way to the Arctic Circle. Witness climatological opposites coexist with today’s Groupon to Giraffe Ranch in Dade City. Tours take place twice daily, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Choose between the following options:

• For $24, you get a game-viewing safari for children (a $49.99 value).
• For $29, you get a game-viewing safari for adults (a $59.99 value).

Experienced guides transport guests’ imaginations to the African plains as they drive four-wheel-drive safari vehicles through Giraffe Ranch’s 47-acre USDA–licensed and Zoological Association of America–accredited game farm and wildlife preserve. Safely seated in the shade of a canopied truck, guests keep eyes peeled for free-roaming Asian, African, and prehistoric beasts. During tours, guides spin true tales about native and exotic animals, the habitats in which they survive, and the farm’s ongoing conservation efforts concerning endangered species and those extinct in the wild. As the truck roams between wetlands, lush pastures dotted with massive oak trees, and native orchids, guests can feed hungry giraffes, pat the heads of curious zebras and ostriches, or send top-secret bird calls to soaring sandhill cranes. Passengers can also revel in the sights of ostriches stretching their legs and the sounds of a baby zedonk–a cross between a zebra and Sicilian donkey–rambling past the touring trucks.