meet and greetS
Make your visit to Animal Ark special with an Animal Ark Meet and Greet - This intimate nature experience gets you up close and personal with some of our parks residents, from scaley, feathered and spotted…
Meet and greets are a unique way to spend your day with animal ark…
Guided by an Animal Ark Animal Keeper, we offer the following Meet and Greet activities on weekends only by reservation.
Meet and Greets must be booked in advance and will only be completed if a reservation was made.
Due to the nature of working with animals and changing conditions of our facility, Meet and Greets are subject to change.
Requirements and General Information:
-All Meet and Greets and Private Experiences need to be scheduled ahead of time.
-All guests participants will need to sign a waiver.
- All Meet and Greets are ONLY available on the weekends are are either at 10:30am or 1pm unless stated or arranged with guest services otherwise.
-Base price is for 2 and any more would be $25 per person.
-Guests are welcome to take their own photos during the encounter.
For Booking and to check Availability please submit a form at the bottom of the page…
Meet and Greet Options:
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Meet Ark Favorite Quillber!
Keeper Experience
Price: $150
Age Range: 6 years old and up
Group Size: 2 to 4 guests
Includes: Be a keeper for the day and help take care of Q with his keeper. Up to 30 minutes.
Wagon Walk with Quillber
Price: $175
Age Range: 6 years old and up
Group Size: 2 to 4 guests
Includes: Walk alongside Q in his wagon and a keeper chat. Up to 30 minutes.
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Meet Cheetahs-Amani and Jabari
Price: $150 includes admissions for 2 people
Age Range: 8 years old and up
Group Size: 2 to 4
Includes: Training Session with Keeper Talk up to 30 minutes.
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Meet and Greet:
Price: $100
Age Range: 6 years old and up
Group Size: 2 to 4 guests
Includes: Private keeper chat with Katniss up to 30 minutes.
Private Flying Session:
Price: $150
Age Range: 6 years old and up
Group Size: 2 to 4 guests
Includes: Watch training session with katniss and keeper chat after up to 30 minutes.
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Available Reptiles: Desert Tortoise, Green Iguana
Price: $100
Age Range: 4 years old and up
Group Size: 2 to 4 guests
Includes: Private keeper chat up to 30 minutes, touch the reptile under keeper guidelines
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Meet North American Black Bear - Gibbs
Price: $150 includes admissions for 2 people
Age Range: 10 years old and up
Group Size: 2 to 4
Includes: Training Session with Keeper Talk up to 30 minutes.
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Meet Serval - Zuri
Price: $150 includes admissions for 2 people
Age Range: 10 years old and up
Group Size: 2 to 4
Includes: Training Session with Keeper Talk up to 30 minutes.
Private tour and EXPERIENCE Options:
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A private guided tour of the Wildlife Sanctuary…
Price: $25/adult, $20/senior, and $15/children
Age Range: Available for any age
Group Size: Up to 15 per tour guide
Includes: Up to 1 hour tour with a private guide around the wildlife park.
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Enrichment is a crucial part of keeping our animals happy, stimulated and entertained… now its your turn to help!
Alongside an Animal Keeper, help create some enrichment items for one fo our following animal resiients…
Gibbs the Black Bear, Jake and Elwood the Red Foxes, Ivy the Turkey Vulture, our Raccoons, or Zuri the Serval
Price: $50
Time: for Gibbs: 9:30am with 10am shift time or 12:30pm with 1pm shift time
Age Range: Available for any Age
Group Size: No Group Limit at this Time
Includes: Up to 3 boxes with newspaper and crayola markers to decorate, you may decorate the boxes with message and rip newspaper, in which the keeper then puts in part of animals diet and puts in in the yard for you to watch and enjoy!
Booking Request Form:
To begin booking a Meet and Greet or Private Experience with Animal Ark, please submit the following form. Due to the live nature of working with animals, Meet and Greets are subject to change and only available on the weekends. Please note that submitting this form is an inquiry only and does not guarantee a meet and greet booking. Our team will reach out via your preferred method of contact within 72 business hours to confirm booking. Please note that we are not yet booking 2025 Meet and Greet experiences.
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