I enjoy Wildlife Safari every time I go there, and they keep making iterative improvements. The latest thing we noticed is that there is now a lion viewing platform in the village area, where you can go observe the four lions up to their ramblings & naps. It's great fun around the holidays; we got to watch a giraffe bend down to put his head in the cab of Santa's pickup truck, obviously expecting treats and scritches! Major excitement: one of the rhinos charged our car. We were able to navigate around her, but she definitely wasn't enjoying sharing the road. The cheetahs were all up and active, and we got to see the two new little tigresses napping. I always enjoy saying hello to the ambassador cheetah, and observing the smaller animals in the farmyard zoo area.
We just took my son and his wife and 22 month old daughter to the Safari. We enjoyed it, and my granddaughter was enthralled! The only complaint I had was the early closure of the walking portion. We were there at 3:30 and the café had closed at 3:00 and the activities were over. My advice is to go earlier in the day. They offer senior and military rates.
VERY family friendly, but only certain animals can be seen in winter. Parts of the park/attractions are closed seasonally
Loved this place. It is way better than your usual zoo. This place is great for all age groups that loves animals. It takes about 2 hours and you can re-enter before it closes. Definitely bring a camera and video.
Wildlife safari makes a nice outing in the comfort of your vehicle, lots of animals out the window including elephant, giraffe, monkeys, big cats etc. As well there is a small animal walk through zoo and snack bar. Depending upon your schedule the drive through can be done in 45 min. or so, but you could spend alot more time if you just want to sit and observe.Great way to spend a half day.....
My wife & I took out two boys aged 10 & 3. We had asked friends in Salem their opinion, and they highly recommended. We arrived about 11AM Cold late December morning.Look like very few people at the entrance.Before we drove to the ticket book, walked kids past the cheetah exhibit, quick pitstop at restrooms.At the ticket booth, a friendly young lady took our tickets , advising us that the bears are hibernating and too cold for the giraffes. A peacock greeted us as we entered park!Total drive through park takes 1-1.5 hours. During the drive we saw rhinos, bison, lions, tigers , deer, elk.. Most fun were the herd of bison blocking the road, coming very close to our car.One more bathroom break,then we were on our way to Roseburg. Right before we left park the sun poked through the clouds!We saved quite a bit by using Groupon.Found newly opened Grocery Outlet within 5 minute drive, nice bargains on food for the way home.
We went the weekend after Thanksgiving. The weather was freezing and rainy for much of the day. We did the village/walking part first before the weather got really bad, and enjoyed seeing the petting zoo animals, lemurs, and other critters around the loop. The place is very well laid out and easy to navigate. We opted for the giraffe feeding and it was SO worth it. Really neat to get up close and feed lettuce to this beautiful creature ($12 a person extra) and get a private guide to educate us all about giraffes and their lives. (Did you know that their #1 predator is an alligator!?) The only thing is it's quite pricey. They charge per person, not per car load. So it was nearly $100 to drive through. But, it is for a great cause and the animals are treated and kept very well. Certainly worth a visit.
We take friends and family who are visiting the area to Wildlife Safari. There are pink flamingos near the gift shop. Stroll around the display area inside the entrance. There is a cheetah, small animals, eagle, etc. Your drive through the wildlife area is fun and interesting. Animals - birds - etc. Well laid out and easy to navigate. You can feed the birds in one area.We always enjoy our visits there.
After hearing from numerous friends and family about the the wildlife safari, we decided to take our 2 20 somethings. We went on a Thursday morning. It was amazing. The variety of animals is like nothing we had imagined. For starters...before you even start the safari, go see the animals that they have in their habitats near the gift shop/restaurant.For FREE you get to see (and this is just what I remember seeing, so it's not a complete list): A leopard, a few monkeys, pink flamingos, a porcupine, an owl, a couple turtles, goats, pony's, lions, wolves, and the list goes on..Once in the safari (you 2 for 1 with a Groupon) we saw so many awesome animals. Everything from Rhinos, Hippos, Giraffes, Bulls, Antelope, Buffalo, Elk, Deer, Caribou, Water buffalo, Emu, Ostrich, all kinds of birds, all kinds of monkeys, Cheetah, Lions, Tigers, Cougar, Elephant...When we were there it was not raining, so all the animals were out and about. It started raining just as we finished so I don't know what it's like when it's raining. The whole adventure from start to finish took us about 2 1/2 hours. It was SO much fun! This is a MUST for any families or couples traveling through Oregon. It's definitely worth your time and money.
We were afraid the rain would keep them in their cover but after feeding time they were out on the road and were keeping our windows up : )