Download the San Diego Zoo app to plan your trip and to better enjoy it once you’re there. Individual safari tickets range in price from $50 to $150. to 8 p.m., Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 9 a.m. Useful info: The park’s hours are Mondays and Tuesdays, 9 a.m. the second Saturday in April and May (allow about 30 minutes to get to the Nativescapes Garden entrance from the park’s entrance find your way with this map). Free, guided tours are offered at 10 a.m. Especially beautiful in spring is the Nativescapes Gardens, focusing on drought-tolerant species adapted to the region’s sunny, dry climate. The park has extraordinary landscaped areas, all worth strolling. And for a California-style hint of what sleeping in the African bush might be like, Roar & Snore Safaris let you spend the night in large tents (some even have beds and electricity) at a campground overlooking the African Plains exhibit.Ĭome for the animals then take time to see the plants. Static-line hot-air balloon rides and a long, long zip-line ride offer great views of the park and surrounding region. Special Jungle Ropes Safaris are a great way for your little monkeys to burn off some steam.
"Static-line hot-air balloon rides and a long, long zip line ride offer great views of the park and surrounding region."įor even more up-close looks at the park’s animals, book a premium behind-the-scenes tour, or take advantage of unique experiences offered such as the Cheetah Safari, where you can watch as these amazing cats reach speeds of up to 70 mph. There’s plenty to see on foot too: the amazing Tiger Trail exhibit lets you get remarkable underwater views of Sumatran tigers swimming in the exhibit. African lions wrestle with their cubs in specially designed enclosures that look like part of the whole, but are safely contained from other animals. A cart safari ride leads you past roaming groups of rhinos, gazelles, giraffes, and other species ranging freely through savannah-like expanses. Like a journey to Africa, a day at this spectacular park lets you see some of the world’s most magnificent-and endangered-animals at close range and in expansive naturalized enclosures.