Family Overnight Safaris - Registration
Where: Sacramento Zoo
Price: •Members: Adults $50, Children (ages 4-17) $46 ;•Non-members: Adults $60, Children $56
Age Suitability: 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12 and up
Website - (916) 808-5885
Camp-out with your family (2 or more people) under the stars just yards away from slumbering lions , and wake to the call of flamingos – and of course a tasty breakfast.
Do you have a group of 50 or more people and want the Zoo all to yourselves? Find our more about Group Overnights.
Program
This fun-filled educational evening will guide you through all that our nighttime Zoo has to offer. This is a perfect opportunity to see animal behaviors you may not have seen before.
During your Overnight Safari you will. . .
•Take a nighttime tour of the Zoo.
•Watch the Overnight Safari Leaders give special animal feedings and talks – even help make one of the animal’s special treats!
•Enjoy a tasty spaghetti dinner.
•Meet Animal Ambassadors up close and personal.
•Gather around the campfire for songs, stories, and snacks.
•Listen to the sounds of the wild as you fall asleep under the stars.
•Indulge in a fabulous breakfast with fresh fruit, plain or chocolate chip pancakes.
Itinerary
Family Overnight Safari visitors enter through the back gate of the Zoo at 5:30 pm. Need directions? Entrance gates close promptly at 6:00 pm.
•6:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Welcome! Set up camp on the reptile house lawn.
•6:30 pm – 7:15 pm: Enjoy your scrumptious spaghetti dinner.
•7:15 pm – 8:45 pm: Nighttime Safari tour and Nocturnal Nibbles animal feeding
•8:45 pm - 10:00 pm: Campfire circle with animal encounters - then off to bed! Campers must stay in designated areas overnight.
•6:30 am - 7:30 am: Wake-up with nature’s alarm clock - then breakdown camp
•7:30 am - 8:00 am: Breakfast with the animals
•8:00 am - 9:00 am: Morning Walkabout and Morning Munchies animal feeding
After your program ends at 9:00 am, you may stay and explore the Zoo during the day.
Details
•Registration begins March 24, 2010 at 9 am. Check back here for registration link
•Safaris will be held on: June 12, 18, July 2, 10, 16, 31, August 6 and 13.
•Safaris embark at 5:30 pm and end at 9:00 am the following morning.
•Ages 4 to adult welcome. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
•You must register for 2 or more people.
•Your group will set up camp on the Zoo’s Reptile House Lawn. You may sleep under the stars or in your tent.
•The Zoo provides dinner, a campfire snack at night, and breakfast, hot chocolate and coffee in the morning.
•Don't know what to bring? Check out the list of overnight items.
Pricing
•Sac Zoo Members: Adults $50, Children (ages 4-17) $46
•Non-members: Adults $60, Children $56
Do you have a group of 50 campers or more? Try a Group Overnight Safari!
Reservations
Check back here for registration link on March 24 at 9 am.
