Family Fun at the Virginia Safari Park and Zoo

The Virginia Safari Park and Zoo is located in Natural Bridge, Virginia. It’s one of the largest safari parks on the east coast and in my personal opinion, the nicest! It’s a combination drive-thru safari park and zoo, so you can choose to do just the safari attraction, the zoo attraction or both while you’re there.

When visiting you’ll have the opportunity to see a wide variety of different animal species. We enjoyed seeing the spider monkeys, goats, llamas, bison, buffalo, tigers, giraffes, tortoise, deer, rhinos, penguins, etc. and my husband really enjoyed visiting their reptile house.

For the Safari portion you stay within your vehicle and drive through that section of the park where the animals roam free. You can pay extra for a bucket of feed and the animals will come right up to your car window to eat from the bucket! The kids really enjoyed seeing them up close and feeding them!

The zoo portion is like your classic zoo where you walk around and visiting various animals in their exhibits. There is a petting zoo section where kids can pet and feed those particular animals, which allows them to get up close & personal with them.

When planning your visit, I recommend allowing at least 3 hours in your schedule, so that you can take your leisurely time enjoying everything that the park has to offer. There is an on-site cafe where you can grab a quick to bite to eat and after you’re done at the park you can do some shopping in their gift shop to pick up some gifts and souvenirs.

Our family had a wonderful time visiting the Virginia Safari Park and Zoo and next time, we’re hoping to spend the entire day!