ESCONDIDO, Calif. — The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is a world-class experience with 1,800 acres of sprawling savannas teeming with wildlife and botanical gardens.
They want to let everyone know about their latest additions to premium experiences.
It's not all about having fun and getting an up close and personal view of rhinos, giraffes, and wildebeest. It's all about working together to promote conservation and make the world a better place for those with two, four, or maybe no feet at all.
Marco Wendt is the Wildlife Ambassador for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
"Everything we do is about Conservation. From the Wildlife Safari that we just experienced to the roar and snore, to even kids walking off the African Tram," Wendt explained.
The San Diego Safari Park is one of San Diego's gems. And in the last couple of years, they've upgraded your access with what they call premium experiences – including hot air balloon rides or mimosa tours.
"It's an added level of opportunity for the Safari Park and Zoo and they vary throughout the year so you never know what you're going to get," Wendt shared. "Roar and Snore is amazing, friend! When the sun is setting the Safari Park completely transforms and you can experience the sights and sounds of the Safari Park at night. It’s beautiful!"
Those are just some of the ways you can get a little more out of your next trip to the Safari Park. You must book in advance and prices vary by experience. It all works together to make sure they can continue to preserve this space and protect the animals because even on our exclusive tour, we had to pause for the protection cause.
CBS 8 was able to capture video of a group of baby ducklings who had wandered too far from their natural habitat and were in the path of several tour buses. That’s when Wendt hopped out of the caravan and gathered all the lost animals by hand. At least three vehicles full of visiting guests stopped in their tracks on the small dirt road to make sure the baby ducklings would be okay.
"Mom was over there in the water and all we had to do was relocate over to the water and they're happy little duckies. This is their home and we're visiting here," Wendt reminded everyone.
For tickets, pricing, information about the premium experience, and how you can help with their mission to make sure we're living in a world where animals and humans can thrive together visit the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s website.
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