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Safari in virginia8/29/2023 ![]() I can't imagine there sadness and psychosis, as they paced back and forth nervously. The wild cats looked miserable in another small enclosure with nothing that resembled a natural habitat for them. It stood solo in an enclosure the size of a small backyard, if that. I had to leave shortly after visiting the loneliest giraffe in the world. If you care and love animals please don’t go here they need to be shutdown My party of 6 and I wasn’t please and actually really concerned for these animals.įrom another review someone which I wasn’t aware before going stated “ Roers is also not an AZA accredited zoo so take that for what you will in how their standards fall short of providing the animals what they need in captivity” From the pricing of it,the terrible living conditions for the animals and treatment. Throughout the driving and walking tour all the animals seemed very sedated and docile. ![]() The main reason I came was the capybaras even they didn’t have a lot of water in the pool that was in their enclosure so they couldn’t fully submerged themselves in water as they supposed to. The kids are running around and not being spacial aware between them and the animals. Another example: the children were trying feed the birds which they’re placed with turkeys and peacocks. The enclosures didn’t seem like people were monitoring them. goats and deer together, turtles and kangaroos, turkeys and peacocks. The different enclosures didn’t seem like a good environment they were small, wasn’t being taken cared of and the different pairs of animals together seemed strange Ex. They way the animals were begging for food. The animals for both the driving and walking tour seemed like they weren’t getting feed. We start the walking tour going throughout you can tell/see the animals very sedated and docile and didn’t seem happy. The enclosure was behind a subdivision in Vienna so not that much space for all the animals I just listed above. The zebras were separated from all the other animals. Starting the driving tour there were ostrich, emu, buffalos, alpacas, deer all together in a small enclosure for all those animals to be together. Before we did the driving tour we bought some animal food which was just overpriced carrots and lettuce for $7. I went to zoofari at July 25 with a party of 6. Really wish they would have better customer service, friendlier staff and a more educational approach to the whole experience. But the point was to see the animals and that was accomplished. When we got in, it wasn't the same fun staff, educational staff that it once was. Nonetheless, since there were children involved, we drove around and went to Lake Fairfax and killed some time and came back 2 hours later. When I went inside to tell the employee that I was directed to the same story (not sure why I was sent to this individual) he literally proceeded to laugh and tell me "I don't know what to tell you". We drove 1.5 hours and had family from out of the country just to be told that they are sold out for the next 2 hours and tickets can only be purchased online. ![]() We had called 2 times over the last 10 days to confirm we do not need to book tickets for Easter in advanced and they said we do not, we can just come in as general admission and purchase at the door. We have been coming to this zoo with our family for over 10 years and this past weekend was just the cherry on top. ![]() Other less reputable places might get you even closer, but this zoo is legitimate and knowing you’re not supporting unethical practices is important.Ĭustomer services has diminished almost completely from this place, it is quite sad. Plus, I appreciated that they were attentive to what was safe for you and the animals. But, there aren’t many places you can do something like this, and most places that offer encounters charge an arm and a leg, so I do still think it was reasonable. My only quibble would be that I think if you pay for an experience, it’d be nice to have a few tokens so that you can feed the animals in the rest of the zoo-it’s a fair amount of money to pay on top of admission to the zoo. You get to see the handlers engage in some training, learn all about cheetahs, ask questions, take pictures and they will take pictures of you, too. Also, while this would be an amazing experience for an older child (I say older because part of what makes it worthwhile is the education, so old enough to appreciate that) I’m a middle aged woman and I adored every minute. Note that you are still behind a fence, and you don’t touch them, so it’s very safe. Seeing these gorgeous creatures close enough to hear them purr and chirp was wonderful. I’m obsessed with cheetahs, so I knew a fair amount going in, but still learned a ton. I highly recommend-the handler was fantastic really nice and super informative. This review is for the cheetah experience.
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