Family Overnight Safaris
Program – Itinerary – Details – Pricing – Reservations

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.

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.