 Joal and I didn't know that a certain Zoobic Safari exists in Subic until we got there. The three-hour travel time was not fun at all, I guess, because Joal and I didn't know that Subic was so far. (We were just following my family, who were in the other car, from Makati to SBMA.)
Entrance fee here is P300/each. As you enter the zoo, you will be greeted by cubs and tigers who are inside their cages. There's also a place there where you can have your picture taken while you're feeding a cub with a bottle of milk. I think the picture costs P300 when you're 2, P500 when you're 5 and for only one copy. Too bad, Joal and I didn't know that we're going there so we didn't make our money ready for that adventure.
At the lobby, there's a souvenir shop where you can buy Zoobic shirts, bags and other Zoobic items. What fascinated me there was the Ostrich egg that was so huge and costs P1000. The saleslady said that the ostrich egg is equivalent to 12 pieces of regular eggs and can make 8 llaneras of leche flan! (oh d b?!)
Zoobic Safari is composed of Zoobic Park Petting Zoo, Zoobic Serpentarium, Tiger Safari, Tiger Close Encounter, the Savannah, and Rodent World, among many others.
Zoobic Serpentarium is where different kinds of reptiles are (of course). You'll see variety of iguanas, lizards, snakes, turtles and crocodiles.
The Zoobic Tiger Safari is my favourite part for here guests are able to feed the tiger/s with live chicken at the price of P200. (Of course, we were not able to do so as we're financially unprepared, heheh.) We are inside this improvised secured tram to get us closer to the tigers. We were greeted by George, an 80-year old tiger, who actually ate the live chicken my sister bought. The guide dangled the live chicken toward George who was not actually aggressive to go after the chicken. I actually wanted George to jump over the tram and ferocioulsy crample it or even just shake the tram a bit so he could scare me. But he didn't. I was not scared of him although he's so big and a lot lot heavier than me. Maybe George is too old for that.
In the Tiger Close Encounter, there is a small train that will take the visitors around the cages of the tigers. The tour guide then gives a short history of each tiger and explains the origin of their names. Before we left, joal was able to take pictures of the newlyborn cubs who were hidden under a tarpouline. We were told that they hid the cubs because George was trying to eat them. The cubs were actually 4 but now they're only 3 as the other 1 was already eaten by George. (sniff! galit ako kay George!)
Found in the Zoobic Savannah are ostriches, guinea fowl, wild boards and potbellies. If I'm not mistaken, the tour would take about 2-3 hours. We suggest that you eat first before you go to Zoobic so you will have the energy to walk around.
I think the P300 entrance fee is already worth it. It's just so wrong timing on our part as we're not physically and financially ready when we went there. So we suggest that when you go there, be sure that you're prepared for the long hours of travel whether you're commuting or driving. Also, make sure you have withdrawn enough money as there's no single ATM machine in the area. The tour also makes you feel like a child again but in a different level. (It made me think then how long have I not been visiting any zoo. Heheh.) Good part here was I was able to tour with my complete family and Joal.
I think you should go there now while it's still not that expensive; in fact, Zoobic Safari is not just for adventurers but also ideal for educational trips and family outings. :-)
(Note: We visited Zoobic Safari in January 2007. Prices and features may change.) 
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