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Virginia Safari Park

Overview: Virginia Safari Park is rated 4.7/5 from 7850 Google reviews. This wildlife and safari park offers a drive-through safari with a wide variety of animals, including bison, giraffes, and kangaroos, and a walk-through zoo with monkeys, tigers, and budgies. Crowd: Reviews describe regular visitors and active use and steady activity with other dogs to meet. Downsides: Some reviews mention inconsistent cleanliness.

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4.7(7,850 reviews)

Overview: Virginia Safari Park is rated 4.7/5 from 7850 Google reviews. This wildlife and safari park offers a drive-through safari with a wide variety of animals, including bison, giraffes, and kangaroos, and a walk-through zoo with monkeys, tigers, and budgies. Crowd: Reviews describe regular visitors and active use and steady activity with other dogs to meet. Downsides: Some reviews mention inconsistent cleanliness.

People say this wildlife and safari park offers a drive-through safari with a wide variety of animals, including bison, giraffes, and kangaroos, and a walk-through zoo with monkeys, tigers, and budgies. They highlight the interactive experience of feeding animals from your car and the opportunity to feed giraffes and budgies. They also like the family-friendly atmosphere, the well-maintained facilities, and the friendly staff.

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social dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowd

Quick facts

Address229 Safari Ln, Natural Bridge, VA 24578, USA
Phone(540) 291-3205
City pageVirginia Beach
Imported fromRichmond, VA, Virginia Beach, VA

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social dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowdzootourist attractionpark1 Google photos7850 reviewsCurrently closed

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Jason Voelkla month ago

This place is not just for kids, we’ve been twice with groups of adults and had a blast. The zoo area is fairly small and unless you’re there early don’t waste your money on giraffe feed, they seem to get their fill. The drive thru portion is non stop laughter but be prepared to find feed in your car for weeks.

Amanda Cumber4 months ago

We love it here and have been a couple of times. The staff is so nice and helpful.We love the gift shop and the food and drinks 👍🏼 I always just buy my tickets online ahead of time and it's so easy and never a long line to get in 🤷🏼‍♀️ We went on a Sunday and it wasn't busy at all. Wear comfortable shoes if you're going to do a lot of walking. And if you feed the animals in the Drive-Thru just know that your car will get dirty.... animal feed everywhere 😅 it's well worth it though because it is so much fun! A once in a lifetime experience and opportunity to create memories you'll never forget. We always have a blast here and we were laughing the whole time because the animals are so funny 🤣🥰 I should of bought more buckets of feed though because the animals eat them up pretty quickly from the beginning, save some for the guys at the end of the drive through or buy lots of buckets if you can! You'll feel bad when you run out 🤷🏼‍♀️😭😅 Definitely worth it to buy the bird feed sticks because that was the best part! If you go...feed the birds, they land right on your hand and the kids love it!🐦🐫🐒🐅🐧

C4 months ago

This place is fantastic and my family had such a fun time. We were able to drive out and spend the day and it's so fun to see the animals up close. We will definitely be back. I will add just a disclaimer that you will need to clean the inside of your vehicle afterwards :) The animals were enjoying the food so much that they wanted to share. Had to give it a good vacuum afterwards to get all the leftover food pellets, but it was totally worth it.

Amanda D4 months ago

We took the risk of going on the cold, last day of the season & were pleasantly surprised. All of the animals were beautiful & healthy! Some were kinder & gentler than others. I did lose a fingernail fighting a bully right at the entrance but that was our 2nd trip through. Everyone at this facility were very nice & helpful. My 8 year old was fascinated with the budgies! He is volunteering to spend anytime available there & said it was his favorite place other than home. ❤️ We will most definitely be back & are looking forward seeing babies in the spring. I may or may not be eyeballing that membership! ;-) This was by far one of the best if not the best experience were ever had like this!

Lenny4 months ago

This was a blast for the kids! We arrived during regular opening hours in the morning...which i wouldn't recommend. The animales were hungry and a bit aggressive...hahaha...I will advice not being among the first 5 cars to drive in. The good news is you can do as many tours of the safari as you please. We purchased tickets online as well as the feed...which we collected upon arrival at the entrance. I liked the fact that they have a vacuum service to clean up the car after the mess from feeding the animals. It's a full day's experience...so make sure to not plan any other activity until evening.

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  • Monday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Sunday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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