Safari Tour Destinations
The Wilds invites visitors to pick their own P.A.C.E. with a variety of options for Personal Adventures in Conservation Education.
The signature experience is exploring the Wilds on a Safari Transport vehicle through the open-range animal habitats led by knowledgeable guides sharing information about the rare and endangered animals and the Wilds' conservation work.
As the Safari Transports run in a looping system, you get to customize your personal adventure and choose which of these destinations you would like to visit and explore during your tour:
Mid-Sized Carnivore Conservation Center
The Mid-Sized Carnivore Conservation Center, new in 2007, is 60-acre site designed to meet the needs of animals such as cheetahs, African wild dogs and dholes. This complex features walking trails, elevated boardwalks and observation decks offering stunning views of a series of enclosures housing these highly-social animals. You can look also in on specialized veterinary facilities and learn more from staff working there.
Lake Trail
Lake Trail is a five-acre enclosure within the animal area. A walking path leads to a dock on Spillman Lake, the largest of more than 100 lakes on the property. A series of demonstration areas at Lake Trail showcase some of the conservation projects and scientific studies the Wilds is undertaking in the field of Restoration Ecology. Interpretive staff is on-hand to explain the mission and work of the Wilds.
The Outpost
The Outpost is situated in the midst of the largest section of the animal area, with sweeping views of rolling grasslands. Visitors can stay at their leisure, observing herds of rhinos, antelope and other wildlife behaving much as they would in the wild. The Outpost offers great opportunities for photography, and another chance to interact with and learn from the Wilds' staff.
Wetland Trail
The
Wetland Trail (opened seasonally) features a walking trail and observation
decks for exploring one of the most important, yet fast-disappearing, ecosystems
that
make up the
world around us. Learn about the plants and animals that are unique to swamps,
marshes and wetlands. Naturalists lead walks and activities, answer questions,
help identify plants and animals, and teach about this unique habitat.