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Safari Village features 10 acres of walk-thru exhibits including Tiger Territory and cheetahs, Giraffe Feeding Station, petting area, Kangaroo Walk-About, free flight bird aviary, reptile house, monkeys & more!
Gift shop, picnic shelter, wheelchair accessible. Credit cards accepted. Adult, senior, child and group rates. Active military discount with ID. No pets allowed; non-smoking facility.
SAFARI DRIVE-THRU
Drive along 3 miles of road in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. With the Blue Ridge Mountains as your backdrop, animals of all sizes, shapes and colors approach your vehicle in search of a tasty bucket of feed!
- Llamas, camels, antelope, deer, bison, ostrich, elk, zebra and many more animals!
SAFARI VILLAGE WALK-THRU AREA & PETTING ZOO
Stroll along the pathways where you will find a wide variety of exhibits everyone can enjoy!
- Feed goats, potbelly-piglets and baby llamas in the petting area.
- Feed giraffes directly out of your hand!
- Enter select habitats for an interactive experience you will never forget!
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Amtrak – You can reach the Valley directly by train by traveling to the Amtrak station in Staunton, or indirectly by traveling to stations in short driving distance in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, the Washington, D.C. area, and in Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg, West Virginia. Also see Amtrak Virginia .
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Airports within the Shenandoah Valley
If you are travelling by air, you can skip the rental car and schedule a private car service with Shenandoah Shores Management Group (SSMG). Our experienced drivers will pick you up from the airport and drop you off at your destination. And they can safely drive you to any other locations in the area.
Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Weyer’s Cave, VA (SHD) Roanoke Regional Airport Roanoke, VA (ROA)
Airports a short driving distance from the Shenandoah Valley Baltimore Washington International Airport (take I-70 west to I-81, then go south) Ronald Reagan National Airport (Arlington) (take US-50, Va-7, or I-66 west to the Valley) Washington Dulles Airport (take US-50, Va-7, or I-66 west to the Valley) Richmond International Airport (take I-64 west to the Valley) Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (take I-64 west to the Valley) Blue Ridge Regional Airport (Martinsville, Virginia)
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229 Safari Lane, Natural Bridge, VA 24578 Phone: (540) 291-3205
www.virginiasafaripark.com
180 Acre Drive-Thru Adventure featuring over 1,000 free roaming animals from around the world. Come feed, pet, and enjoy!
Drive through or take a public tractor-driven wagon.
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Virginia Safari Park
180 Acre Drive-Thru Adventure featuring over 1,000 free roaming animals from around the world. Come feed, pet, and enjoy! Active military receives a FREE bucket of animal feed! Check website for admission rates and seasonal hours of operation.
229 Safari Lane Natural Bridge, VA 24578
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Looking for a fun day or weekend trip for the family? Virginia Safari Park in Natural Bridge, VA is a drive-through safari with free-roaming animals. In fact the 180-acre park is home to over 1,000 exotic animals from 6 continents including elk, gazelle, zebra & other exotic fauna. The park is approximately 200 miles from Williamsburg.
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You drive through the park observing the animals and you can purchase specialty grain to feed them. We took our family recently and had a wonderful time.
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I highly recommend the trip and purchasing the buckets of food. The animals will approach your vehicle in search of a tasty treat! You will laugh, squeal, and perhaps find food bits in your car for weeks.
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I don’t recommend feeding animals through the sunroof unless you want it to “rain” feed all in your vehicle…
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Not one but two elk peeking through the windows.
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There is also a walk-thru area with giraffe feeding, petting area and even African penguins!
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The great thing about the park is everyone enjoys it from the young to the old. Some are braver than others, so if you choose to just ride through the park or hold your bucket of feed for the animals to come up to the vehicle, you’re guaranteed a day of memories!
Virginia Safari Park 229 Safari Lane Natural Bridge, VA 24578 (540) 291-3205
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There is so much to do when you visit Natural Bridge, including exploring the Virginia Safari Park ! This Natural Bridge zoon is drive -thru a zoo with hundreds of free-roaming animals. This unique experience gives you the opportunity to get up close and personal with the animals and feed the m right from your car. From a farm petting zoo to penguins to rhinos, this safari park packs a lot into a day at the zoo .
You can easily spend an entire day at the safari, but you’ll need to fi ll the rest of your trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains . Get our complimentary Vacation Guide to start planning your wildest getaway yet!
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What to expect.
The park is 180 acres with the main attraction being the 3+ mile S afari D rive-thru. There is also the Safari V illage which is more like a traditional zoo where you walk around and view the animals.
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When you first enter the park, buy some animal feed and hit the Safari Drive-thru. Feed the free-roaming animals like camels , elk , and ostriches. This can take a while because the animals are known to lay in the middle of the road for as long as they like. Once you make it through, park your car and enter the S afari Village. You’ll have the chance to feed gira ffes and budgie s, observe the tiger territory, pet farm animals, visit the penguins, and walk among kangaroos! For an extra fee, you can also have an up-close encounter with rhinos, sloths, or penguins. If you get hungry, there is a café with concession stand food.
How Much Is It?
Adults are $29.95, while seniors 65 and older sa ve two dollars on their tickets. Kids between the age s of two and 12 are $21.95, and k ids under two are free. Prices can vary by the season, so be sure to check their website for any changes to their tickets.
When Can You Go?
Virginia Safari Park is open seven days a week from March t hrough November. Hours vary based on the season, but the park always opens at 9 a.m. and closes anytime between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The last car is typically admitted an hour and a half before closing. C heck the hours and get details before your visit .
What Else Do You Need to Know?
Your ticket is g ood all day, so you can leave the park for lunch and come back. For the Safari Drive-thru, a ll cars must have doors, and doors must remain closed. You can’t bring in your own animal feed or any pets.
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Unlike any zoo you’ve ever been to, this is 180 acres of drive-through Safari adventure, featuring 1000 free-roaming animals. Llamas, camels, antelope, deer, bison, ostrich, elk, zebra, and more might approach your vehicle looking for a bucket of feed. Safari Village also includes 10 acres of walk-thru exhibits.
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The Macon and Joan Brock EdVenture and Exploration Campus will feature two classrooms, two outdoor amphitheaters and animal trails. Greg Bockheim, the Norfolk zoo’s executive director, said the center will serve as a base camp for professional educators and volunteers. It will offer virtual reality safari adventures and underwater programming. Animal trails will allow smaller zoo residents like red pandas to walk right above guests through a tunnel.
“It should be a one of a kind in this region,” Bockheim said Wednesday.
In addition to the facilities, Bockheim said the zoo will make investments in connectivity and Wi-Fi at the zoo. He said this would allow classrooms and students at home to view the animals, such as through a livestream.
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“I remember coming here as a child with my mother and father on Sundays and bringing a picnic (to) Lafayette Park,” Joan Brock, namesake of the new development, said. “It was 53 acres, right here in the middle of Norfolk, and it’s been a beautiful area and been a special place all these years. I just want to thank all the people that made (the announcement) happen.
“It’s been a pleasure for me to be involved in this situation. The zoo — it’s a gem. It’s a real asset to our community, and it’s something that we all need to take care of and be respectful of.”
The Perry Family Rhino Valley, will use about five acres of undeveloped space on zoo property to build a habitat for one-horned rhinos. A boardwalk will connect the habitat to Asia: Trail of the Tiger, where three treehouse classrooms will be built to give guests a better view.
The greater one-horned rhino, or “Indian rhino,” is the largest of the Asian rhino species. Once widespread across the entire northern part of India and Nepal, rhino populations plummeted as they were hunted for sport or killed as agricultural pests. Now, there are about 4,000 left.
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Mayor Kenny Alexander said the project’s energy and environmental efficiency is what he looks forward to most.
“Norfolk is 90% developed,” he said. “So what you see in Norfolk is not only conservation, but it’s preservation as well as new development. There’s a lot of mixed-use in being creative and innovative as we rethink, as we retool and provide the latest iteration of our city. We’re doing it in a smart way, using data — using evidence — to drive our change, (and) to drive our transformation.
“It’s important that we take in consideration all of those factors so that we are sustainable.”
Eliza Noe, [email protected]
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The Virginia Safari Park is a beautiful 180-acre drive-thru safari park nestled in the rolling hills of the Shenandoah Valley and home to more than 1,200 rare and endangered animals that roam free in a natural setting. From the comfort of your car, you'll see antelopes, bison, bull elk, the rare Pere David's deer, emus, ostriches ...
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM. Write a review. About. The Virginia Safari Park, Virginia's only drive-thru safari park, is located on 180-acres in the foothills of the Blueridge Mountains. Home to more than 1000 animals, there is no shortage in animal diversity, including Giraffes, White Rhinos, Cheetahs, African Penguins, Zebras, Bengal Tigers, and more.
I-81 Exit 180 or 180 B. Virginia Safari Park is a 180-acre drive-thru adventure featuring 1,000 free-roaming animals. Drive through or take a public tractor-driven wagon (additional fee) on weekends during spring & fall, daily mid-June to Labor Day. Safari Village features 10 acres of walk-thru exhibits including Tiger Territory and cheetahs ...
Virginia's largest and only drive-thru zoo! See and feed over 1,000 free-roaming animals out of your car window on a 180-acre preserve. See and feed camels, zebras, elk, llamas, bison, ostrich, deer, antelope, and much more! 3 miles of safari roads winding through beautiful Shenandoah Valley countryside let you enjoy animals in a natural environment. Hundreds of babies are born each season!
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Virginia Safari Park. 229 Safari Lane, Natural Bridge, VA 24578 Phone: (540) 291-3205. www.virginiasafaripark.com. 180 Acre Drive-Thru Adventure featuring over 1,000 free roaming animals from around the world. Come feed, pet, and enjoy! Drive through or take a public tractor-driven wagon.
Virginia Safari Park is located at 229 Safari Lane in Natural Bridge, VA. Call 540-291-3205 for details. Virginia Safari Park is just one of the many great reasons to visit Lexington, Virginia. Virginia Safari Park is home to 1,000 animal residents including elk, camels, deer, bison, ostrich, zebra, antelope, and many more!
229 Safari Lane, Natural Bridge, VA 24578, Phone: 540-291-3205 ©2024 VIRGINIA SAFARI PARK designed and developed by atlantis-labs.net and powered by atlantis-cms.com
The Virginia Safari Park, Virginia's only drive-thru safari park, is located on 180-acres in the foothills of the Blueridge Mountains. Home to more than 1000 animals, there is no shortage in animal diversity, including Giraffes, White Rhinos, Cheetahs, African Penguins, Zebras, Bengal Tigers, and more.
Virginia Safari Park 180 Acre Drive-Thru Adventure featuring over 1,000 free roaming animals from around the world. Come feed, pet, and enjoy! Active military receives a FREE bucket of animal feed! Check website for admission rates and seasonal hours of operation. 229 Safari Lane Natural Bridge, VA 24578 (540) 291-3205 ...
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM. Write a review. About. The Virginia Safari Park, Virginia's only drive-thru safari park, is located on 180-acres in the foothills of the Blueridge Mountains. Home to more than 1000 animals, there is no shortage in animal diversity, including Giraffes, White Rhinos, Cheetahs, African Penguins, Zebras, Bengal Tigers, and more.
The VIRGINIA SAFARI PARK is a 180-acre drive-through zoo located in Natural Bridge, VA. You can interact with our animals safely from your vehicle while exploring our drive-thru safari, on foot ...
The Virginia Safari park is a zoo that features both a Drive thru area and a standard zoo. It allows you to get up close and feed the animals including bison...
Virginia Safari Park in Natural Bridge, VA is a drive-through safari with free-roaming animals. In fact the 180-acre park is home to over 1,000 exotic animals from 6 continents including elk, gazelle, zebra & other exotic fauna. The park is approximately 200 miles from Williamsburg. Watusi. You drive through the park observing the animals and ...
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Virginia Safari Park is open seven days a week from March through November. Hours vary based on the season, but the park always opens at 9 a.m. and closes anytime between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The last car is typically admitted an hour and a half before closing. Check the hours and get details before your visit.
Nature & Wildlife Areas. Closed now. 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM. Write a review. About. The Virginia Safari Park, Virginia's only drive-thru safari park, is located on 180-acres in the foothills of the Blueridge Mountains. Home to more than 1000 animals, there is no shortage in animal diversity, including Giraffes, White Rhinos, Cheetahs, African ...
Safari Village also includes 10 acres of walk-thru exhibits. virginiasafaripark.com. 229 Safari LN, Natural Bridge, VA 24578. 540-291-3205.
It will offer virtual reality safari adventures and underwater programming. ... The Virginia Zoo announced they would begin a capital campaign for a new education center in Norfolk, Virginia, on ...
229 Safari Lane, Natural Bridge, VA 24578, Phone: 540-291-3205 ©2024 VIRGINIA SAFARI PARK. designed and developed by atlantis-labs.net and powered by atlantis-cms.com. Virginia Safari Park is home to more than 80 animal species, including rhinos, giraffes and king cheetahs. Get to know our animals and how we work with conservation organizations.
On Wednesday, the Virginia Zoo and Norfolk city leaders broke ground on its new Macon and Joan Brock EdVenture & Exploration Campus, just east of the zoo's fountain plaza.
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM. Write a review. About. The Virginia Safari Park, Virginia's only drive-thru safari park, is located on 180-acres in the foothills of the Blueridge Mountains. Home to more than 1000 animals, there is no shortage in animal diversity, including Giraffes, White Rhinos, Cheetahs, African Penguins, Zebras, Bengal Tigers, and more.