What is Safari Park?

A safari park, sometimes known as a wildlife park, is a zoo-like commercial tourist attraction where visitors can drive in their own vehicles or ride in vehicles provided by the facility to observe freely roaming animals. The main attractions are frequently large animals from Sub-Saharan Africa such as giraffes, lions, rhinoceros, elephants, zebras, ostriches, and antelope.

A safari park is larger than a zoo and smaller than game reserves. For example, African Lion Safari in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada is 750 acres (3.0 km2). For comparison, Lake Nakuru in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya, is 168 square kilometres (65 sq mi), and a typical large game reserve is Tsavo East, also in Kenya, which encompasses 11,747 square kilometres (4,536 sq mi).

Safari parks often have other associated tourist attractions: golf courses, carnival rides, cafes/restaurants, miniature trains, and gift shops.


Some Safari Park in the world :


Europe
Great Britain : Longleat (1966), Windsor (1969–1992), Woburn (1970), Blair Drummond (1970), Knowsley (1971), Lambton (Lion Park, 1972–1980), Bewdley (West Midland Safari Park, 1973)
France : Thoiry (Réserve Africaine, 1968), Peaugres (Safari de Peaugres, 1974), Sigean (Réserve africaine de Sigean, 1974), Saint-Vrain (Parc du Safari de Saint-Vrain, 1975–1998), Obterre (Haute Touche Zoological Park, 1980) owned by the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Port-Saint-Père (Planète Sauvage, 1992)
Netherlands : Hilvarenbeek (Safaripark Beekse Bergen, 1968)
Germany : Gelsenkirchen (Löwenpark, 1968–1989), Tüddern (Löwen-Safari,1968–1990), Stuckenbrock (Hollywood und Safaripark, 1969), Hodenhagen (Serengeti Park, 1974)
Italy : Bussolengo (Parco Natura Viva), 1969), Fasano (Zoosafari, 1973), Pombia (Safari Park, 1976), Murazzano (Parco Safari delle Langhe, 1976), Ravenna (Safari Ravenna, 2012)
Denmark : Givskud (Løveparken, 1969), Knuthenborg (Knuthenborg Safari Park, 1969)
Sweden : Kolmården (Safari Park, 1972–2011), Smålandet (Markaryds Älg & Bison Safari,?)
Austria : Gänserndorf (Safaripark, 1972–2004)
Spain : Cabárceno (Parque de la Naturaleza, 1990)
Portugal : Badoca Safari Park (Badoca Safari Park)
Russia : Kudykina Gora (Кудыкина гора)
Americas
United States
Florida : Loxahatchee (Lion Country Safari, 1967)
California : Escondido (San Diego Zoo Safari Park, formerly San Diego Wild Animal Park, 1972)
Louisiana : Epps (High Delta Safari Park)
Maryland : Largo (The Largo Wildlife Preserve, 1973–1978, now the site of Six Flags America)
Nebraska : Ashland (Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari)
New Jersey: Jackson (Great Adventure, 1974, now the site of Six Flags Great Adventure & Wild Safari)
New Jersey: West Milford ("Warner Brothers Jungle Habitat", 1972-1976)
Texas : Grand Prairie (Lion Country Safari, 1971–1992), San Antonio (Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, 1984), Glen Rose (Fossil Rim Wildlife Ranch, 1984)
Oregon : Winston (Wildlife Safari, 1973)
Ohio : Port Clinton (African Safari Wildlife Park, 1973), Mason (Lion Country Safari at Kings Island, 1974–1993)
Virginia : Doswell (Lion Country Safari at Kings Dominion, 1974–1993), Natural Bridge(Virginia Safari Park, 2000)
Georgia : Pine Mountain (Wild Animal Safari, 1991)
Canada
Ontario : Flamborough (African Lion Safari, 1969)
Quebec : Hemmingford (Parc Safari Africain, 1972)
Quebec : Montebello (Parc Omega)
Mexico:
Puebla (Africam Safari, 1972)
Morelos (Zoofari, 1984)
Guatemala : Escuintla (Auto Safari Chapin, 1980)
Chile : Rancagua (Safari Park Rancagua, 2009)
Asia
Bangladesh : Cox's Bazar (Dulahazara Safari Park, 1999), Bongobonhu Safari park, gazipur.
Israel : Ramat-Gan Safari(1974)
Japan : Miyazaki (Safari Park, 1975), Usa (Kyushu African Safari, 1976), Mine (Akiyoshidai Safari Land, 1977), Tomioka (Gunma Safari Park, 1979), Susono (Fuji Safari Park, 1980), Himeji (Central Park, 1984)
Philippines : Calauit (Calauit Safari Park, 1975), Olongapo (Zoobic Safari, 2003)
Pakistan: Lahore (Lahore Zoo Safari, 2009, formerly Lahore Wildlife Park, 1982)
Thailand : Bangkok (Safari World, 1988)
China : Shenzhen (Safari Park, 1993), Shanghai (Wild Animal Park, 1995), Qinhuangdao (Qinhuangdao Wildlife Park, 1995), Guangzhou (Xiangjiang Safari Park, 1997), Jinan (Safari Park, 1999), Badaling (Safari World, 2001)
Indonesia : Taman Safari, with three locations in Bogor, Mount Arjuno and Bali (in Bali includes Marine Park)
Malaysia : Malacca (A'Famosa Animal World Safari), Pahang ( Bukit Gambang Safari Park)
Singapore : (Night Safari, Singapore)
Taiwan : Xinzhu (Leofoo Safari Park)
Oceania
Australia : Warragamba (African Lion Safari, 1968-1991)
Africa
Egypt : Alexandria (Africa Safari Park, 2004)