Tickets and Hours
The Texas Zoofari Park is open from March through December.
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Your paid admission grants you access to the Safari Drive-Thru and Walk-thru area for the entire day.
Present your receipt to re-enter the park.
Updated Park Hours
We want our guests to have an enjoyable visit to the Texas Zoofari Park, and we are making some changes to our hours of operation to ensure that the guest experience is a memorable one.
Last car admission to the park is two hours prior to closing. The gates to the safari drive-thru will also close two hours prior to closing to ensure that guests have time to explore both the drive-thru and the safari village and gift shop before the park closes.
Ticket Prices
Animal feed.
March 1 - October 27, 2024 - Open Daily 9 AM - 5:30 PM (Last admission 3:30 PM)
October 28 - December 31, 2024 - Open Daily 9 AM - 4 PM (Last admission 2 PM) CLOSED Thanksgiving and Christmas
Our season will end on December 31, 2024.
KEEP IN MIND
No Animals Allowed
No Outside Animal Feed Allowed
The following vehicles are not allowed in the Safari Drive-Thru: Motorcycles, convertibles, open top jeeps, vehicles without doors and tow-behind trailers
Per USDA regulations, guests may not ride in the back of pickup trucks
Minivan Sliding Doors MUST Remain Closed in Drive-Thru Section of the Park
Guest must stay in vehicles at all times while on the Safari Drive-Thru
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Gulf breeze zoo, alabama safari park, texas safari park, quick facts.
Zoofari Parks owns and operates the Gulf Breeze Zoo, Virginia Safari Park, Alabama Safari Park and the Texas Zoofari park which opened in March 2023. The Parks collectively bring in more than 600,000 guests annually. With a focus on conservation through education and animal welfare, founder Eric Mogensen has dedicated his life to caring for animals worldwide. He has spent more than 50 years mastering animal care and nurturing conservation programs to help at-risk species worldwide.
The Zoofari Parks story began with the opening of the Virginia Safari Park in 2000, soon followed by the acquisition and reimaging of the Gulf Breeze Zoo and then the development of the Alabama Safari Park. Our story continued as we expanded into Texas with the Texas Zoofari Park, keeping conservation at the core of everything we do.
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The Virginia Safari Park has one of the most successful Ruppell’s Griffon breeding programs in the country.
Gulf Breeze Zoo is one of only two zoological facilities in the United States to house two types of hippos? Nile hippos and Pygmy hippos call Gulf Breeze Zoo home.
Alabama Safari Park is home to both the Grevy’s Zebra and the Grant's Zebra.
Virginia Safari Park was established in 2000 and is a beautiful 180-acre drive-through safari park that is home to more than 1,200 animals representing 85 species, many of which are endangered. Guest delight in feeding huge bull elk, bison, zebras, deer, and even the shy bongo while on safari. Virginia Safari Park also features walk-through exhibits, including Tiger Territory, Penguin Plunge, the Australian Walk-About, Giraffe Feeding Overlook, free-flight bird aviary, and more. The park offers unique encounters with their crash of Southern White Rhino, African Penguin, and sloth. Virginia Safari Park is also home to the King Cheetah, Africa's rarest cat.
Conservation is fundamental in the Park's daily operations. To date, the park has supported conservation efforts in more than 130 countries.
Before the acquisition in 2009, the Gulf Breeze Zoo, then known as Zoo Northwest Florida, had been hit by an economic downturn and faced the damages of Hurricane Ivan, resulting in permanent closure. Due to strong efforts from the previous owner and Zoofari Parks, the animals were able to stay comfortably in their own homes until the park was officially purchased, renovated, and rebranded to great success.
More than 200 major and minor renovations have been made to provide the utmost comfort and care to more than 1000 animals of more than 70 different species that call the zoo home. The transformation continues with three new exhibits opening in 2021, along with behind-the-scenes encounters with Nile Hippos, Reticulated Giraffes, and sloths. Future expansion for 2023 is in development.
The Alabama Safari Park, a 350-acre safari park, opened in 2018 and works to provide animals with as natural a habitat as possible for the more than 450 animals living there. It features a 3-mile road where guests can feed Banteng, Grevy's and Grants Zebras, Watusi, Bison, Eland, Sable Antelope, and many other exotic animals free-roaming and up close, without barriers.
The Park also features engaging walk-through exhibits and a beautiful Giraffe Tower where guests enjoy feeding numerous Reticulated Giraffe. The Park offers encounters with Aldabra tortoises, giraffes and sloths. The Alabama Safari Park is currently in expansion mode with new exhibits under construction.
Texas Zoofari Park
Texas Zoofari Park, a 900-acre safari park, is the most recent park built by Zoofari Parks and opened on March 24, 2023.
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Texas Zoofari Park
Stretching across 900-acres, the Texas Zoofari Park brings a family-friendly zoo experience to the Dallas Metro area. The Texas Zoofari Park, located in Kaufman, offers a Safari Drive-Thru and Safari Village Walk-Thru.
The Texas Zoofari Park joins Zoofari Parks in Virginia, Florida, and Alabama. Each park is home to dozens of species and hundreds of animals, including some vulnerable to or threatened by extinction. Zoofari Parks are committed to saving wildlife through animal encounters that touch hearts and change minds. Teaching visitors about protecting animals and their habitat is a priority.
A visit to the Safari Village Walk-Thru offers opportunities to interact with and learn more about the park’s animals. Visit the Giraffe Feeding Area to see a reticulated giraffe (a vulnerable species) at eye level and feed this gentle giant some romaine lettuce leaves. Stroll through the Budgie Adventure Aviary where you’ll meet and feed the colorful budgie, a parakeet whose official name is a Budgerigar. The kids can enjoy petting and feeding friendly farm animals in the petting zoo.
Behind the scenes, the Zoofari Parks are committed to conservation of threatened and endangered species through captive breeding programs. To keep up with the parks’ newest babies, visit Zoofari Park’s news page .
Visit the Texas Zoofari Park website while planning your Zoofari adventure to find current hours and ticket prices.
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