San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park

San Diego Zoo is one of the most popular and famous zoo’s known throughout the world, but if you also wish to see the zoo’s “sister park,” check out the Sand Diego Wild Animal Park. Both attractions are operated by the not-for-profit Zoological Society of San Diego. The Wild Animal Park is a beautiful, expansive 1,800 acre property that is home to more than 3,500 animals of 429 species, including the largest population of rhinos in any zoological facility. The park is also home to one of the only California condor exhibits in the world. All animals live in large habitats designed specifically to mimic their own native habitat rather than in cages or behind glass.

Although the park offers many walking exhibits, similar to what you may see at a zoo, the most popular attraction at the park and by far the best way to see all of the animals living in this 1,800 acre park is by riding the Wild Animal Park’s Photo Caravan Safaris. These safaris take tourists through the numerous designed natural habitats, all of which cannot be accessed by walking. On these safaris you will be able to see the wide expanses of land that make up the Wild Animal Park and you will definitely come up close to animals such as rhinoceroses and giraffes. Some popular special experiences and events you may want to look into include Summer Evenings at the Park, Concert: Rockola, Summer Camp, Dino Mountain, Flighttline, Roar & Snore Sleepovers, and the Rolling Safari Tour-Offroad Segway X2.