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Location
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible entrances at both locations
Best time
Visit on Sunday afternoons to experience shorter wait times for animal interactions. The venue is less busy during this time, meaning you won't have to wait as long for Safari guides to help with premium experiences like holding kangaroos or entering the capybara pen.
Visitor tip
Take advantage of the re-entry stamp policy if you need a break. The open layout allows you to exit and return the same day, making it easy to manage younger children's energy levels or escape the cold weather mid-visit.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Interactive Petting Zoo/Animal Attraction
- Locations
- Maplewood Mall and Burnsville Center (both in Minnesota)
- Highlights
- 200+ animals, hands-on feeding/petting experiences, capybara and alligator encounters
- Admission
- $16 per person; additional experiences from $5
What visitors say
You’re never too old for a safari! Fun place to go, even for adults. We were quite impressed with the animals we could interact with. From the goats, to capybara, kangaroos, gazelle, badger, fish, snake, rabbits, guinea pigs, otters,…
This place is absolutely amazing. They take rescue animals and other animals that need help and they give them a place to thrive. You can get upgrades such as cuddling with the kangaroos and more. They limit each animals whole time…
We had a great outing here. Both my kids love animals! They are preteens / teenagers and they even enjoyed this. There was a live encounter where they brought out some animals for us to learn about and touch. The staff did well…
From 188 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- Sustainable Safari houses 200+ animals across 98+ species, including rare species like capybaras, continental giant rabbits, African porcupines, and red kangaroos
- The attraction specializes in rescue animals and animals in need, giving them a place to thrive as part of its conservation mission
- Visitors can sit inside a bird enclosure where parakeets and other birds freely perch on guests, with optional paid feeding experiences
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