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Texas Zoofari Park

4.6 (34 reviews)
Open • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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My grandson had so much fun!
Pam S.

A friend recommended Texas Zoofari Park so my husband and I loaded up the grands, headed out to Kauffman and had an absolute blast! The park is divided into Front, Middle, Back and North Safari zones so pace your food or the animals in the back will miss out. TIP: buy LOTS of feed. We purchased 4 four-bucket packs and ran out of food! The boys quickly discovered which animals were 'bad boys' (their words) who clamped their jaws on the food bucket and pulled it out of their hands--Zebras and Camels--and which animals had insatiable appetittes-- Ostriches and Llamas! After winding through the safaris, seeing hundreds of beautiful animals and feeding many, we stopped for a walk through the Safari Trading Post. The boys fed a giraffe and Budgies (separate food needed), explored the pond, petted goats and browsed the Safari Trading Post. Despite the Texas heat, many animals were out and actively looking for free food while others soaked in the ponds. Hearing the boys screaming and laughing and seeing their smiles was priceless! A fantastic find--we've already planned another trip!

Brandon L.

Cool 900 acre, 6 mile long drive through zoo out between Terrell and Kaufman. They have a lot of different animals that you can feed from a bucket. The animals will literally stick their heads inside your car to eat. It's fun! They have a little walk through section by their gift shop with giraffes, goats, and kangaroos. The only thing is, it's quite expensive and over priced, so be prepared so you aren't shocked when you get there.

The kangaroo statue photo op.

We had a wonderful time with our 5 year old grandson! He loved helping to feed the animals and was able to even touch a few of them. We laughed and laughed at some of their actions. He especially loved feeding the giraffes and the budgies. One of the budgies flew up on my husband's head and just stayed there. The buffalo was a little scary to him when it decided to take the whole bucket of food and ripped it out of my husband's hand but it was all okay. The grounds are nice and clean and the staff was very friendly and kind. It is a little pricey but when you think of all that goes in to keeping these animals and how educational it is, it is well worth it. We spent 4 hours there and my grandson wants to go back. A big thumbs up!

Mattison D.

Here's a review in comparison to the fossil rim park! My family lives in the middle of both Texas Zoofari and fossil rim, not sure how long this park has been open but I've been going to fossil rim since I was a kid. We took our whole family out this weekend and absolutely LOVED IT! The park is big took us about 2 hours to drive through it and had a great time! In terms of comparison to fossil rim we feel like Texas zoofari has a lot more different animals!! We loved the cute lamas, and the longhorns and buffalo! There's so many cool animals here! The only difference for us is fossil rim has more of a scenic drive but animal wise this place takes the cake! Don't skip the animals by the gift shop! We loved all 4 attractions by it but our family really enjoyed feeding the birds!

Feeding giraffe

My boyfriend and I came here over the weekend and we had just the best time. So fun and so full of laughter feeding all the animals and seeing them. Would return and a must do while in the area!

Just a snippet of the damage. Does not show the full extent or the damage to all four sides.

While the animals were cute, I wish I had known they would seriously trash my car. You could not get away from them as they surrounded your car and scratched and dented it on all sides. Unfortunately, the deer with the long antlers and the long horn steer (or whatever they were) dented it numerous times and scratched the paint on all sides. Looks like someone keyed your car all over. It is gonna cost quite a bit in repairs, which made the visit a lot less fun and quite expensive. Would not recommend driving through in any vehicle you care about! While they do say on their website that they are not responsible for any damage, I had not seen any reviews noting significant vehicle damage. Now you know...don't go in a vehicle you don't mind trashing. Very disappointed.

Charity B.

I took my mom and son here on a Sunday morning. We got there at around 11:30, which is a great time to arrive because it's not too busy and we were able to walk around peacefully for a couple hours before the wagon ride. We loved everything about this place! The tour on the wagon was so nice, our tour guide Sam was very cool, we all loved him!

Lauren P.

Animals are super active here and eager to be fed! It was such a good time, and the walk through area was nice as well!

Pam W.

Lots of animals! So much fun! Saw baby warthogs! It was a nice long drive and did not disappoint!

I think that's a warthog

My daughter, my granddaughter, and I went to Zoofari. It was so much fun. We bought some food to feed the animals. Some them tried to grab the bowl away. I had to fight with one to keep it. We saw all sorts of animals. It was great. We had a wonderful time. But if you go and buy some food, bring a plastic bag to put it in, then just dip out with this bowl they give you don't use the full bowl or they can possibly knock it out of your hands We also went in the morning. That's the best time to go when the animals are all out. I highly recommend it And I don't know how many acres this place is but it was huge. When you think it's over, nope there's another section you can go to. Well worth the money.

Daniela T.

this place took us by surprise ! It is not like every other safari park ! There were so many more animals than most and the bird feeding and giraffe + petting zoo/goat feeing were so much fun !! and not expensive at all, you can get the feed for all of the activities for 12 bucks and thats just after you drove around for about 1hr and a half through the safari area. Feed buckets are 5$ and the animal are all super friendly!!! Must go !!

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Reviews are largely positive. Visitors highlight the interactive animal feeding, variety of animals, and the clean, well-kept park.

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Affordable and my kids loved it. Tons of animals and the drive isn't far from Dallas.

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