8 Zoos Tours to Build a Day Around

1.San Diego Zoo Safari Park 1-Day Pass: Any Day Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 378 reviews · 2 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $78Our pick

Spend 2 to 8 hours exploring an 1,800-acre wildlife park near Escondido. Your direct-entry ticket covers exhibits, shows, and unlimited Africa Tram rides. Walk among kangaroos, watch giraffes and rhinos, and consider paid safaris for closer views.

“It was an excellent experience. The guide was available every 5-10 minutes way to lead to proper directions where we wanted to go. Due to proper advice we were able to see entire safari. The experience to see animals from next to them was fantastic.”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.San Diego Zoo Safari Park 1-Day Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 283 reviews · 365 hours · from $78

Spend a full day at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where 3,000 animals roam across 1,800 acres. See lions, elephants, condors, tigers, and 140 bird species, then ride the Africa Tram and catch the Cheetah Run. Early 2026 brings the new Denny Sanford Elephant Valley.

“The Truck Safari was hands down a fantastic experience. Felt like you’d been to Africa with the wildlife.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.San Diego: San Diego Zoo Safari Park 1-Day Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 240 reviews · from $76

Use your mobile voucher to enter San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, about an hour from San Diego. Explore open habitats, ride the Africa Tram, watch Cheetah Run, and follow trails through tiger, elephant, bird, and condor areas. The park is wheelchair accessible, but expect plenty of walking.

“We loved the cheetah run and team ride. The animals were well taken care of.”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.San Diego Zoo and Safari Park 2-Day Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 85 reviews · 365 hours · from $130

Use one ticket for the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park on two days, or visit one park twice. See koalas, tigers, elephants, lions, and more, with zoo transport, Africa Tram access, shows, and Cheetah Run included when operating.

“I thought the price was a discount but it was the same as going to their website or at the gate .”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.San Diego Zoo and Safari Park: 2-Day Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 79 reviews · from $152

Use one ticket for two visits within a year: spend a day with more than 4,500 animals at San Diego Zoo, then take the Africa Tram through the Safari Park’s open enclosures. Zoo buses, Skyfari, shows, the Children’s Zoo, and Cheetah Run are included.

“Loved the tram around the zoo and Loved the Panda Ridge ecperience”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Safari World Zoo and Wahiba Sands with Sunset

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · 8 hours · from $100

Travel from Muscat by 4x4 to Safari World Zoo in Ibra, then continue to Wahiba Sands for dune driving, optional camel or quad rides, sunset photos, and dinner at a desert camp. Guides such as Mohammed, Hamood, and Salim are praised for friendly service and local insight.

“It was a magical experience , the transport , our driver and our group . The zoo is larger than expected need at least 1.5 hours to see it comfortably. The camel short ride and our guide was an enjoyable experience. The only negative I have is all the hidden extras and with New Years Eve everything was at least 3 x more expensive. The journey there is approx 2.5 hours each way. We left at 12.30 pm and arrived back at accomodation 11 pm.”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Bali Zoo: Behind Closed Doors Afternoon Safari Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 24 reviews · 2 - 7 hours · from $52Best value

You enter Bali Zoo for a limited-group afternoon program, check in by 3:00 PM, then join an English-speaking guide from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. Expect close animal encounters, keeper-led care insights, sunset activity, snacks, cool drinks, and beer. Hotel pickup is optional.

“At the Behind Closed Doors Safari Guided Tour you get really close to the animals. The guide, supported by the keepers, told us a lot about the zoo animals. Elephant feeding, snake petting, lion and tiger feeding - a once in a lifetime experience!”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.Albufeira Jeep Safari with Zoo

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 15 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $58

Join a small-group 4x4 Jeep safari from Albufeira with local guides such as Diaz or Louis. See villages and Castle of Paderne, taste farm-made jams, teas, and medronho, then visit Krazy World for animals, activities, and a swim.

“Excellent So friendly and accommodating. Was great to see the country side and learn a bit about Portugal. Crazy zoo we could have done with at least another mim 30 mins, as we did the crazy golf and zip wire, great place to take the kids.”

Check availability →Read our full review