What do footballers do on their days off? Well, Thibaut Courtois visited Madrid Safari – an animal park in the Spanish capital – with his wife Mishel Gerzig and children Nicolas and Adriana. It turns out: that the Courtois family is particularly fond of snakes and giraffes.

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Real Madrid beat Real Valladolid 3-0 on Sunday, marking the Royals’ first win of the season. The following day, it was time to relax. Just like in Belgium, Madrid is still on summer vacation and Courtois took advantage of that. He went to Madrid Safari, an animal park in the capital, with his wife Mishel and children Nicolas and Adriana. Baby Ellie – who was born at the end of March – was not taken to the zoo.

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On Instagram, Courtois shared some photos of the family trip with the caption “Annual family visit”. Giraffes and snakes were especially popular. Son Nicolas seems to have nothing to fear. He lightly touched a giraffe’s tongue and even took pictures with some giant snakes.