Wild Animal Safari

The signature of Wild Animal Safari is its drive-through range, a road that loops through large open areas where hoofed animals roam free. As you creep along, zebras, bison, elk, deer, camels, and antelope drift over to your vehicle, and with the park's approved feed you can hand them a snack right through the window. Large, bold animals leaning in for a bite is exactly the point.

You can drive your own car or rent one of the park's vehicles for the loop. Either way, the animals treat the cars as moving feeders, so expect nudges, licks, and the occasional head poked all the way inside. It is safe and good-natured, but it is a genuinely close encounter, the kind that leaves kids wide-eyed and gives adults a story to tell.

Not every animal roams the drive-through, and the walkabout area is where you get out and explore on foot. Here you can see animals kept in enclosures, including big cats and smaller or more delicate species that would not do well mingling with cars, giving the park a fuller range than the drive alone.

Together the drive and the walkabout make for a well-rounded visit, mixing the thrill of the free-roaming feeding with the closer, quieter looks of a traditional animal park. The pace is entirely yours to set, which makes it forgiving for families with young children or anyone who would rather take their time.

Because feeding is central to the experience, the park is careful about it, providing its own approved feed and asking visitors to use only that rather than bringing outside food that could harm the animals. Following that guidance keeps the animals healthy and the encounters safe, and it is one of the small rules that makes the whole idea work.

The animals here are large and strong, and part of respecting them is understanding that. They will lean on your car, crowd the windows, and press for food, so a bit of patience and caution goes a long way. Treating the drive as a shared space with wild animals, rather than a ride, is the mindset that makes it enjoyable and keeps everyone comfortable.

Wild Animal Safari sits in a scenic corner of West Georgia, in the ridge-and-forest country around Pine Mountain that has long drawn visitors. Nearby are the famous resort gardens of Callaway and the Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park, making the area a natural base for a weekend of outdoor and family attractions.

That setting means the safari fits neatly into a larger trip rather than standing alone. A drive-through animal encounter in the morning pairs easily with gardens, trails, or the state park in the afternoon, and the small town of Pine Mountain offers a laid-back home base. The result is one of West Georgia's most memorable family stops, tucked into some of its prettiest country.

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Wild Animal Safari, in Pine Mountain in western Georgia, is a popular drive-through safari park where visitors can see and often feed hundreds of animals from around the world roaming in large open habitats. Guests drive their own vehicle, or ride a safari bus, along a route through the park where free-roaming animals, including zebras, giraffes, deer, bison, camels, and many others, approach the vehicles, often coming right up to be fed. The park also features a walkabout area with additional animals. An up-close and interactive animal experience that delights families, it offers a fun and memorable outing. With its drive-through safari and animals, Wild Animal Safari offers an entertaining destination in Georgia.

You can drive the safari route or ride a safari bus through the open habitats to see and often feed hundreds of free-roaming animals from around the world, including zebras, giraffes, deer, bison, and camels that approach your vehicle, and explore a walkabout area with more animals. The interactive drive-through safari, the up-close animal encounters and feeding, and the variety of animals are the draws, making it a fun and memorable outing, especially for families. Having animals come right up to the car is a thrill. With its safari and animals, Wild Animal Safari offers a rewarding experience in Georgia.

The drive-through safari at Wild Animal Safari works by letting visitors travel a route through large open habitats where hundreds of animals roam freely, either in their own vehicle or aboard a provided safari bus, so the animals can approach and, in many cases, be fed special food purchased at the park. Following the park's rules, such as keeping certain windows managed and only feeding approved food, is important for safety and the animals' well-being, and staying in the vehicle in the drive-through areas is required. This interactive format makes Wild Animal Safari a uniquely fun animal experience in Georgia.

The mild months of spring through fall offer the most pleasant weather for the drive-through safari and the walkabout area, when the animals are active and the weather suits the outdoor experience, while summer can be hot, so mornings help. The animals are often more active and approach vehicles more in cooler parts of the day. Checking current hours before you go is wise. For the most pleasant weather and active animals, aim for spring through fall, ideally in the morning, at Wild Animal Safari in Pine Mountain, Georgia.

Wild Animal Safari is in Pine Mountain in western Georgia, within reach of Callaway Gardens, the FDR Little White House in Warm Springs, the National Infantry Museum in Columbus, and western Georgia. That makes Wild Animal Safari a fun stop to combine with Callaway Gardens and the other attractions of western Georgia on a visit to the state.