The experience of going to the Myrtle Beach Safari was great. Having a one-on-one with some of the animals such as holding a lemur, a baby monkey; petting a serval, lynx, a wolf and owl was very exciting. I was disappointed that I couldn't hold a baby tiger but that couldn't be helped. The food and Valentine's Day desserts were fantastic. My only comment is there should have been an area to wash up before eating any food! read more

Best ever! If you go here you will never forget the experience. You guys deserve to be sold out every single day. I loved seeing the animals in such a safe, respectful environment. Great job, Myrtle Beach Safari. I will be coming back!!! read more

Myrtle Beach Safari - Zoos Near Me - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

I was totally surprised and thrilled with the interaction of so many amazing animals. I am an animal lover, and the price was worth it by far. I was skeptical when we were told we couldn't take our cameras in. But I have no regrets. we received hundreds of excellent pictures and they were part of the package. After doing the day Safari, we decided to return for the evening safari. All of the trainers and staff were hospitable, knowledgeable And eager to ask any questions. read more

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My wife and I just spent the weekend going here. We did both the day and the night tour on Saturday and did the private painting with the chimps on Sunday. Words cannot express how much we not only enjoyed the whole experience, but the staff/family there is absolutely amazing as well. The amount of care they put into the animals is incredible. If you can; I'd recommend doing both of the day and the night tours. You get a different experience with each one on top of more time with these wonderful animals. read more

Myrtle Beach Safari - Zoos Near Me - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

I took a solo trip from California to Myrtle beach. I love animals so came here. They no longer let you hold/ feed tigers but there was a lot of hands on with other animals. They also took many great photos! Beautiful grounds and the animals seem happy and healthy. read more

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If I could give this review more than five stars I would. Myrtle Beach Safari was the experience of a lifetime, not to be missed. This may be one of the only places available to have an immersive experience with wildlife. Doc Antle and his entire staff were amazing. The animal trainers and caregivers have a unique bond and love with their animals, which is evident by observing their interactions together. The trainers are so knowledgeable about each animal and provided a great educational opportunity to learn about all the different wildlife you interact with on the tour. The staff was so friendly and accommodating, and the facility is immaculate. This is truly a dedicated family who devote their entire lives to the well-being of wildlife. I did both the day and night safari on my visit and both were spectacular. Please do yourself a favor and ignore the negative reviews, as I would not like you to miss an amazing opportunity to visit Myrtle Beach Safari based on the nonsense that is written. I would venture to guess, most of these people that wrote them haven't even visited the facility, because what they are saying is clearly untrue. People are writing reviews based on Netflix. Remember Netflix has to increase views and subscriptions and normal doesn't do that - it has to be jazzed up Hollywood style, that's what sells. This is not a cult or a harem with half -dressed underage girls running around. This is a family, who dedicated their life 24/7 in caring for these amazing animals. There were no underaged staff members at the facility except for Doc's grandchildren. Additionally, there is no animal abuse that you will also read about. These animals all have lush shiny coats, well-nourished with clear eyes which are all signs of a healthy animal. Additionally, if they were abused, they would not have the love or bond with their caregivers which is clearly obvious. They are also not being exploited for a photo op. Yes, you will receive photos with the animals you meet, which is a great memory of your encounter, and of course the wildlife has to be placed in cages or secure enclosures at times, you cannot have grown tigers, 300 pound orangutans, and fully grown chimpanzees roaming free unsupervised with smaller animals and humans, this would be dangerous. Visit for yourself and I am sure you will agree it is an amazing place. read more

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Absolutely amazing time here! We did the night tour, and after a slow start getting everyone checked it, the tour was fantastic. You can tell the animals are truly loved here and you get to interact with so many. We can't wait to come back and do the day tour! read more

Myrtle Beach Safari - Zoos Near Me - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

If you're considering going to Myrtle Beach Safari. Do it!!!! I highly recommend. I fulfilled one of my biggest dreams, to hold a monkey and chimpanzee. The whole experience is incredible. You learn so much. You get to touch almost everything. I loved all of the people working there. You can see how much they love the animals.. You get to take your time with the animals. Today was seriously one of the best days of my life!. Everyone needs to experience this once in their life. Everything that's included in the Safari is amazing.. they took 300 of the most beautiful pictures and that are included in the price. Well worth it.. i can not tell you enough how much I loved this! read more

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This was an absolutely incredible experience and worth every penny. We did the daytime safari and were there from 9-130, the first hour was a little bit of sitting around and getting to know the place, but then it is constant action at a reasonable pace. They fed us a few times and kept us entertained. The Ligers and Lynx and Wolves and Monkeys and elephant were incredible and the staff was very knowledgeable and caring. If you are in the area, book your safari! It was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity and I will recommend it to everyone! read more

This was our first time and it was amazing! The staff was very friendly and always gave clear instructions. They give you drinks and snacks throughout the tour, then do pizza and chips and drinks towards the end. We did the daytime safari from 9am-1:30pm. It is expensive but you get a lot of interactions with the animals and lots to see. It down poured for about 15 minutes while we were there, meeting and learning about Bubbles the elephant. They give you umbrellas if you choose to stay out from the covering, but there is a covered area if you choose not to get rained on at all. This is definitely something that needs to be added to your bucket list! read more

Myrtle Beach Safari - Chimpanzee - Zoos Near Me - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

This place is an absolute SCAM. My mother in law bought her brother a gift certificate for this place in 2019. We all know COVID hit the following year. Shortly after, my mother in law passed away from endometrial cancer. When her brother recently went to use the certificate, he was told he could not because it had expired. Upon calling to complain, he was told that an email had been sent to my mother in law informing her of extending the expiration date of the gift certificate. When he explained she had already passed away from cancer by the time that email was sent the reply was simply, "there is nothing we can do." First..... to put an expiration date on a gift certificate is just bad business. This isn't a $20 dollar experience. This isn't a trip to the movies ...... this is HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. The gift certificates should NEVER EXPIRE. Second..... given the extenuating circumstances of COVID and the death of my mother in law and the obvious inability to check her email since she was gone..... the gift certificate should've absolutely been honored. END OF STORY. Do yourself a favor.... There is plenty of things to do and see in Myrtle Beach. Don't waste your time and money on this place. They obviously don't give a crap about their customers. Their ethics alone should be investigated by the Better Business Bureau. read more

A wonderful experience for everyone! When I was gifted this experience from a family member I was so excited to go as I have heard of this safari tour before! Not only did I get to meet some amazing animals eye to eye, but I also got the chance to interact with them in a way that was so special and memorable! The staff - incredible! They're top notch and you could tell that these animals are their entire lives! A very family run preserve it's no secret that these animals have all the love they could possibly need and more! The way they love and interact with each other and the animals is worth seeing as well! It's just beautiful! Thank you! I've been on many animal adventures in the past, but nothing has been quite like this! I want to gush about all of the things that happened on the tour, but that would just not be fair to anyone who will be experiencing this safari for the first time! It's a must see/must do, and worth every dollar! (Plus not to mention all the things they do for animals all over the world!) Let them guide you through an exciting adventure that is sure to fill all your animal loving needs! read more

I waited for over a year to visit here. It did nit disappoint! The day Safari was amazing. The brought out tons of animals and gave you ample time with them. They also gave you snacks through. It was about 3 hours of pure pleasure and excitement. I have been waiting to see Angada for over a year and he was so cool and fun!! Thank you Moksha for sharing him!! Speaking of Moksha, she was a delight! Super friendly and always smiling! The night tour was fun. There was a campfire with the 2 older chimps but you didn't get to interact with. If you go to visit, which I highly recommend, plan for the day tour. You can also get a photo package which gives you a ton of great photos!! read more

Amazing! I wasn't sure what to expect. I thought it may be a group thing where there was no real interaction with the animals, but I was definitely wrong. I was really pleased with the amount of interaction with the animals. I won't give a play-by-play of the experience because you need to go experience it for yourself, but I will say you will not be disappointed. Yes the ticket price seems high but I feel like I really got an opportunity to do something I would never be able to do on a multi-thousand safari. This will definitely be an annual birthday tradition. There are snacks and lunch throughout. The grounds are amazing. Don't be thrown off by the dung smell when you arrive...it's just bubbles fertilizing the fields. Only downside: There may be a couple parts of the safari that would be hard for someone to completely participate in if you have trouble sitting on the ground and there are a small flight of stairs to climb (less than 10 steps). Not sure if there was a ramp. The staff is very kind and a lot of fun. They take a ton of pictures of you and those are included in the ticket price - one note is the photos are of your group so if you also want individual pics there is an additional fee. We are doing the night safari in October 2023! Can't wait! read more

My family loved there entire day at the Safari and then the highlight was hanging with Bubbles and his beautiful family at there home and taking a dip in the intercostal's waterway, off the hook Awesome memories made that will never be forgotten read more

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Me and my husband visited todAy and it was the highlight of our trip!! AMAZING! IGNORE ALL THE NEGATIVE NANCYS!!!! All the staff were amazing, the tour was well organized and every animal looked healthy and clean and so happy! We are big cat and chimp lovers and will def be going back for the night tour hopefully before winter! We got to meet the doc himself and he appears to truly love the animals and so does his staff! If your in myrtle go take a tour ! SOOOOO worth the money.. yes its pricy but its once in a lifetime and it cost a ton of money to care for these animals. You will always read people that nit pick and complain on yelp but... this tour is exactly what's advertised and more. Your tours purpose is to meet up close endangered animals and you cant compare to a zoo ...like others have stated. Nor can you sit and play with any one animal ... dont be selfish.. the animal doesnt know you and your not an expert on there species. Enjoy the education and the up close interaction. We loved our tour . read more

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DO NOT WORK WITH THIS COMPANY I booked a vacation that fell through due to flight cancelation and then covid restrictions. I needed to discuss rebooking options (as they were not willing to refund my purchase) and the company gave me one impractical response email that was fairly rude. When I reached out to try to discuss this further to find out how to make this vacation possible, they chose to ignore me. They have ignored EVERY ATTEMPT I've made to speak with them (dozens of attempts) and it has been over 2 months. The only person who who has ever responded was a former employee (through whom I booked the original trip) and she simply told me she spoke to them but had no new information for me. I imagine the animals are cute but I'll never know because their CUSTOMER SERVICE is despicable. To be simply ignored at every turn after spending $1,400 on a trip is absolutely horrendous. If they treat their guests this way, I can only imagine how the animals are being treated, as well. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY. read more

We were most fortunate to be introduced to the wonder that is Myrtle Beach Safari. We enjoyed both the Tiger Palace Overnight Stay and then the Chimpanzee Paint and Play the next day. Doc, Kody, Tila, Sarah, Rob, Alice and Rikki are not only wonderful hosts, they encourage questions and want guests to not only enjoy but also learn. All of the animals are part of an extended family. Our interactions with the animals, from feeding magnificent tigers, having a fun breakfast with Bubbles (elephant) to playing with chimpanzees, lemurs and wolf pups were, frankly, emotional. There was much more interaction beyond my short description above. It's just too much for words. In 24 hours our understanding of what the human/animal bond can be was absolutely expanded. When you look into the eyes of a chimpanzee you see understanding and emotion; it's truly moving. If you have the opportunity to visit this magical piece of the world do so. read more

Bucket List Adventure! Beyond awesome and they give back to help animals! It is worth every penny, get the photo package! No cameras allowed, it is worth it! You interact with animals you would only ever see in a cage, it's priceless! We are a family of 5 and we each had an amazing experience! It's about 3 hours from start to finish. You learn a lot too! All the staff is friendly and fun! Family operated and I felt you could see the love for the animals in everyone of them!!! read more

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So I have been trying to get in touch with this place for a month. I finally get through and this lady answers and I asked her if I could ask some questions. She did not want to be bothered. This happened at 8:15 on 7/24/2023. So who we was working there or answering phones were rude as anything. Then I ask her is this a bad time and she said, what can I help you with in a very rude manner. So I was asking questions and then she let out a si with her voice like I was bothering her again. My son has been asking me to go to this place for 3 months since we booked Myrtle beach from august 12 to the 19th. Now he will be heartbroken because of the way this lady treated me. How could anyone expect me to pay $389 per person, when they get treated like I just was. Absolutely terrible. Maybe someone can explain to me why this happens. read more

This review is for the Myrtle Beach Safari Wild Encounters Tour (Daytime with digital photo package). While the price was a little high, I stick by my belief that it is well worth the money you pay. From 9 am-1 pm you are in the presence of many species of wild animals (including those that are endangered). We got to feed and hug Bubbles the elephant, play/cuddle with the baby tigers, lemurs, gibbons, and chimpanzees. Throughout the tour, they gave us healthy snacks and a delicious lunch at the end. We also got to watch the tigers run and go for a swim which was so cool. The chimpanzees finger-painted a tee shirt and we got to take one home for free as a souvenir! I would highly recommend spending the money for the tour if you are an animal lover. The photographers took excellent photos of us that will last a lifetime. I'm so happy I got to check this once in a lifetime experience off my bucket list! Thank you to Doc & Kody Antle for this wonderful experience! read more

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Going to make this short and sweet. I have loved chimpanzees my whole life. For my 40th birthday my love book the night safari after contacting Susan Philips from the myrtle beach safari SPECIFICALLY asking about meeting the chimps for my birthday... not other animals and here is the response we received from her email. If your wife wants to hold baby gibbons (apes) and have photos with them, then you'd want to take her to our Preservation Station photo encounter. However, if she's wanting to have photos made with our chimps and also have a fun activity with them, while also meeting up-close and personal dozens and dozens of rare endangered animals, then you'll want to bring her to a Wild Encounters Day or Night Safari Tour (our chimps participate on both tours) - and you'll want to purchase the photo package so that you'll have plenty of images of your wife, and you, with all of these amazing animal ambassadors! Now you can go to the preservation station for $100.00 and meet the gibbons... we booked the night safari due to Susan telling us we could "have photos made with our chimps AND also have a fun activity with him"... I have ZERO photos with a chimpanzee and got to view not meet them from afar. The night safari costs 400.00 I believe (I may be a little off as it was a birthday presents from my guy) so he spent 800.00 to do this and I was so excited and NO ONE met the chimps. They came out with their handlers ate some soy hotdogs and rice and then were whisked away on the 4 wheeler. I was devastated as we went on vacation to do to this... when emailing Susan she kept focusing on the fact that "we looked like we were having fun in the pictures" and wouldn't help make this right. After round and round with emails they refunded the photo package price... $138 dollars I believe...hmmmm why would they do this if they didn't uphold their part of the email? Because they misrepresented their company and lured us in and took our money. These are the people that are going to "conserve the animal species"?? Sounds like a predator prey situation and we were taken advantage of ...as he the question asked from the beginning was about MEETING THE CHIMPS. Now if you look at their Instagram you will see certain people meeting chimps... but in hindsight looking at the people that meet them are status figures not you or I. My other half asked for the refund of the night safari as again we only upgraded due to Susan's misinformation and were told NO. I urge you to send me a direct message for more information before you book this trip. We aren't going to let this rest until they do the right thing and I will continue to let the buyer beware of this disappointing experience. read more

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An amazing once in a lifetime experience. There is plenty of animal interaction and you can really see how much the staff loves the animals and how well they're taken care of. My only complaint would be I wish the tour was less focused on photographs even though they turned out amazing. read more

We had to make some major sacrifices in order to fund this experience, but seeing how this was a major bucket list item for my husband and I, we decided to go for it. It was 1000% worth it. Anything negative you hear about this place is clearly from someone who has not been - we were so impressed with the incredible, caring staff who devote their lives to this place and these animals. The animals are well taken care of, happy, and lively. Boundaries are established so that throughout the encounters, the animals are safe and comfortable. We loved hearing about their impressive conservation efforts. It really inspired us to join in on the efforts ourselves. I don't understand the reviews that complained there wasn't enough time with each animal. If you do care about the animal's well-being, you understand that you can't have an unlimited, boundary-less time to spend with them. It also makes sense that if the encounter is only a few hours, and a large group has to get through a certain number of animal encounters, there has to be some time limits. That being said, we felt like we got personal time with every animal we encountered. The photo packages may seem expensive on the front-end, but they are 100% worth it. Everyone on the tour will get one free printed photo, but those with the photo package will also get access to a gallery of hundreds of photos of just your group, along with a group video they create highlighting the day's experiences. If you're saving up for the experience, just save up a little more and get the photo package. As soon as I left, I was 95% sure I'd dreamt the whole thing because it was so amazing, so having these photos to look at was incredible. We will look at them often. The facilities were beautiful. We honestly felt like we were in a little Garden of Eden. Everyone we met there was incredible. The experience was creative, informative, and extremely unique. Even the food and refreshments were unexpectedly delicious and better than what I was expecting. For those who find this information relevant, the website stresses that the safari adventure is not an accessible experience. My husband has muscular dystrophy and we were worried about his ability to get through it. While the website doesn't lie, and the experience isn't accessible with a wheelchair, the overall experience for anyone with physical limitations should be do-able as long as they can walk up some stairs and walk a little. There are frequent sitting breaks, and the actual acreage you cover is fairly small. My husband did just fine. I would recommend not looking up too much about the safari before hand. There are several surprises throughout the experience - just let them be surprises! Know that there are no guarantees that any specific animal will be featured (again, if you care about the animals, this shouldn't be an issue, even if it's a disappointment), but also know that you won't be disappointed regardless. We cannot thank Doc's staff enough, and we will absolutely do whatever we can to come back. We experienced things we wouldn't be able to anywhere else and couldn't wipe the smiles off our faces the entire time. It was a life-changing day! read more

Awesome tour. Very unique experience. Kids will love it. And they do a lot of great work for animals all over the earth. Can't wait to do the night safari on our next trip to Myrtle Beach. read more

My family did the night tour because we thought this would be a rare opportunity to interact with the big cats. Received email after making reservation stating if late will not be allowed on tour and someone would be out to meet the group just prior to start time. They were late and everyone was waiting. Once checked in, you go in building to get picture taken. Don't be fooled, it's not for souvenir, it's holding a board with your ID and card clipped on. Which was weird since I already paid. The first hour reminded me of going on a time share showing with nothing but waiting. Then tigers come out of gate while you stand on a bridge. The workers throw chicken and you watch them eat. The small snacks were sandwiches and chips with cold queso. Feeding the tigers was a round hole through a window just big enough to shove a hotdog through. That's it. You can feed an apple slice to elephant and get a picture. They did bring out other animals but it was hold it, take a picture and move on. There was little interaction because the group was too big and they wanted to give everyone an opportunity to get a picture. The s'mores with monkey was really just s'mores with a monkey in the area. No interaction. Lastly, we had a "camera crew" with us. We couldn't bring our phones or cameras but these college kids that were "media" had ample opportunity to Snapchat, TikTok and do Facebook videos. We were told they were documenting the good work the refuge was doing, but it was really just teenagers on a field trip. Save yourself a lot of money and just go to zoo, you will see the same thing. Very disappointed. It won't meet your expectations. Gave 3 stars because you do get to see exotic animals. read more