San Diego Wild Animal Park

Category: Attractions

1,800-acre preserve where wild animals roam free over vast expanses as they would in their native habitats of Africa and Asia.
Now open at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park is the Journey Into Africa tour. The tour, aboard an open-air tram inspired by the legendary safari trains of Africa. The new experience brings riders eye-level with animals, such as white rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, Roosevelt’s gazelles, and African crowned cranes.
Offering a bird’s-eye view of wildlife, the 15-minute Balloon Safari rises 400-feet in the air for panoramic views of the park’s lush grounds. The tethered helium balloon ride is modeled after the hot air balloon tours of Africa’s Seregenti National Park and holds up to 30 passengers.