Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch

Our first visit here and we love it. Lots of animals out and feeding was fun and can be intimidating for the little kids when the huge animals sneak their head all the way into the car. We spent most of our day there. The walkout was a good place to sit out in the sun and just relax. The petting barn has some cute little goat that my girl loves. The grill serve pretty decent food.

We had such a great time here driving around and seeing all the animals. I fell in love with their longhorn with the overbite, such a sweetheart! My daughters and I drove through three times and every time we saw a new animal we didn’t see before. We also went to the petting zoo area with the goats, as usual with goats it’s kinda stinky. They provide you with a hand washing station. We got fudge and some drinks. Very enjoyable experience. Beautiful animals. We went during the week, so the traffic driving big through the park was not too bad. Usually people pull off and there is enough space to drive past if you choose. Definitely will return to this place at another time.

Couldn’t have had a better experience. Literally saw thousands of animals, enjoyed the walk a bout and feeding the animals. My daughter was delighted. Worth every dime and would definitely return. If we lived in the area, we’d likely become members.

This was a fun day with my children and I. Would recommend it! The zebras were definitely my favorite and the funniest part of the safari ride.

There was a hair in my salad. It was in my very first bite. It was IN MY MOUTH! I pulled it out gagging and all I got was my $ 7 back and a hot chocolate. The kitchen manager kept telling me it wasn’t her hair so it must’ve come like that. (WHAT?) She kept making excuses and saying the same thing over again, making sure I KNEW it wasn’t hers. When I called in to speak to a manager she said she was sorry but that, «this stuff happens» and reassured me everyone was wearing caps. Well, someone’s long dark red hair still managed to pluck itself off someone’s head and wiggle into my salad greens. She said they have high standards, but clearly that doesn’t mean the same to everyone. Just don’t eat at the café. Lost my appetite for the rest of the day. Also, if their salad greens come packaged with hair in it, that’s a bigger problem.

Had a great experience here for my first time
Wished petting zoo had more then Goats
Giraffe exhibit was closed due to flooding but it was still cool
Zebras were a bit scary

We were originally planning to go to the caves when we pulled up and had the option to go here instead. No brainer! What a cool place! There were lots of animals to see and feed and we had a lot come right up to the car. One lil guy thought he was going to get his whole head inside. Poor thing forgot about those horns. You get one free bag of food with entry, I would recommend you buy one more per person (they are $ 2 or something) so you don’t have to share. There’s a coupon for $ off if you google it too.
I can see why some people would be annoyed when they pay to get in and the animals aren’t really out. But come on, you can’t force them out!
The zebras were mean and definitely do bite-​be careful! And the ostrich!!! Ohhh man watch out for them– they will peck you to death!

I love the thought of being able to drive your own car through a safari to see wildlife in its natural habitat. I was deciding between visiting Wildlife Ranch and Fossil Rim, but chose here due to its convenience to the Natural Bridge Caverns. We were able to encounter the animals, feed them, and take some neat photos all at our own pace so that was great. You get a free bag of feed and any additional bag would cost $ 2 each. My favorite encounter was definitely the zebras. They were very active and friendly. Beware of the ostriches though, especially if you’re driving a rental car since they can get awfully aggressive and peck at the car for more feed. We finished the whole safari within an hour but you’re able to circle around the safari as many times as you like so that was nice. Upon exiting, there is also a small petting barnyard filled entirely with baby goats that kids would love. Overall, I felt the safari was a bit lackluster due to the lack of diversity in animals.

A drive-​through zoo in the heart of the hill country between San Antonio and Austin, Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch is a fun way to see the same animals you’d see at the SA zoo. The drive-​through setup makes it a handy way for young children, the elderly, the disabled, and those who are simply lazy, to partake even in the heat of summer.
It’s not a cheap adventure, so keep that in mind. You can feed the animals and they’ll come up to the cars for great photo ops, but some small children may get easily frightened. The animals are friendly and active, unlike your typical zoo experience. After you drive through, there is a small petting zoo area and a space for a picnic. Make a day out of it (albeit an expensive one) and hit up the Caverns at the same exit.
The animals here seem happier than at traditional zoos, but they are seriously overfed and likely have health problems to match. The cost to get in is per-​person not per-​car, so it can add up fast. If you’re seriously going to be that cheapskate that hides their kids or friends in the trunk for a discount, don’t bother coming– stay at home and watch National Geographic.

We went right when it opened and there was only one car ahead of us and none behind us, so we could really take our time. Make sure you buy the extra bags of food because it is so fun to get to feed these amazing animals. The zebra’s are crafty, watch out for them, they love food! This is a beautiful place and what I really appreciate is that these majestic animals have so much room to roam and get to interact with other animals. I had such a fun time, worth every penny!

Discovered this place on Unilocal.The kids and us had a blast and never experienced anything like this! The animals are so friendly and come right up to eat from you. The Zebras even aren’t shy! The ostriches scared us and the kids so we kept the windows up. Here’s a tip: They have coupons online for $ 2.75 off per ticket!

If you ever been to the Olympic game farm in Washington state, this is the same thing. It was a very awesome park to go to. This is a must to put on your bucket list for friends and family! I highly suggest you buy another bag of food for the animals, I bought 1 extra bag because they give the 1^st bag for free. Especially if you have more than one kid, they might fight over feeding the animals. Which i don’t blame them! :) I also bought the beautiful guide book which has great pictures of the animals, great for a souvenir. If you arrive right at opening time, you will guarantee see alot of animals, when they say drive slow, drive slow! Only about 4 times I was really looking afar into the trees and I can see animals resting at a distance. Pay attention to the environment or your
You’ll miss out on some cool animals. The petting zoo had goats. There were Lemurs, gibbon monkeys, parrots, koy fish, and chickens for the walking areas. Great gift shop but they didn’t have my size that I wanted (large), it would be nice if I can order a shirt from them online. Great snack place, just pizza, burgers, simile salads and food for kids. Everything was great and we’ll worth my time. All the animals were beautiful!

I can’t imagine how anyone could write a bad review for this place. It’s magical! As a huge animal lover I’m probably somewhat biased but I would place it in my top 10 for one of the coolest experiences I’ve ever had. Moving from San Diego to Orlando and we saw this place on TripAdvisor. In San Diego we were members of the SD Zoo/​Wild Animal park so we thought it would be nothing we haven’t seen before, but we were very wrong!
I do think the term «wildlife» is used loosely, because these animals are extremely domesticated. They are incredibly conditioned to people– many of them posting themselves up on the side of the road, shoving their adorable nosy faces into every car that passes by to collect their admission fee of a few feed pellets. We didn’t see a huge variety of species, but there was no shortage of animals for sure! The zebras were my favorite :) I fully plan on coming back to San Antonio JUST to visit this place with my future children.

Welcome to Africa! You may or may not see animals. Safaris are the same way however the park does place hay and other items nearer the roads so onlookers can see an animal. You’ll notice that no one pays attention to how to feed the animals and so everyone feeds them through their car window by hand. The animals are extremely tame and definitely used to being handfed. This was an extremely entertaining experience for all ages. I wish they had a bigger variety of animals besides the numerous buck, a way to see the Rhinos better and being able to feed the giraffe but other than that it was worth the time and experience. The zebras were by far my favorite! The facility itself was very large and great for birthday parties. You are able to drive around as many times as you want.

My best friend been wanting to go do this Safari so i finally go up enough nerves to do it. l first told him to promise me not to let the Windows down lol. So long story short i was scared for no reason because we hardley seen any animals. The only ones we seen was the deers and I seen more of thoses on my road trips n that was for free.
We asked where were all the animals, they said they have been trying to flush the animals out all day. I don’t believe there are any signs or small print somewhere to let us know that the animals are not gurantee to come out I was very disappointed.
It was a waste of time and money especially time FYI don’t go on Sundays its crazy busy and long waits to get into the park as well as going thru the Safari.

Today, I have to say the teenagers behind the scenes were on point. Extremely helpful and polite ! Even the girls (employees cleaning) in the bathrooms were nice. Very clean. Which was a first for me since I’ve been here dozens of times.
The new expansion of the ranch. Was much needed. But needed more animals ! I went about noonish against my own rules of going here first thing in the AM. This is why… Animals get full and don’t interact and they get hot and seek shade under trees away from the hot black road and hot cars. Today was no exception. So if you are going to spend $ 80 for a family of 5 go EARLY! Or you will be left with bags of food. And a not so fun trip .
Food here is pretty good! And if you go EARLY they have breakfast.

Quick summary — long lines, didn’t see many animals. For $ 20, it really felt like a rip off tourist trap — but I do appreciate that they give military discounts. I have been to the Exotic Resort Zoo safari trip in Johnson City and I must say it works MUCH better — it’s cheaper (I think about 15) and a bunch of people ride in a cart behind their vehicle. no one has to drive. You get giant buckets of food and the animals aren’t getting bombarded by car after car so they actually show an interest when the trailer comes. They come right up to you and eat from your hands. I would definitely suggest that experience over this one.
I truly hate giving bad reviews… especially because this wasn’t really the establishment’s fault, just the setup was not ideal for the animal experience.
The line to get in was crazy long. we probably waited at least an hour, if not more, just to pay. The entire experience kind of felt like sitting in one long line of traffic. Even once you finally get in, you are stuck in a line of cars. They say to stay to the right and let faster cars pass you. This was a bit annoying — when someone passed me, I felt irritated because there was no where to go and I would have liked to have passed if I could too. But it also bothered me when people took up the middle of the road and wouldn’t let anyone pass. The problem is the animals are usually blocking the road causing the small lines to form, so there isn’t really anywhere to go if you do pass.
There were hardly any animals — saw a bunch of small deer. It looked like they had just fed them all some sort of corn because none of the animals had any interest in actually eating what we had for them. Buying a second bag was a waste. We did not see any zebras, not even in the distance. The giraffe area was closed off. The rhinos were cool but in the distance. The only thing that made the day was the giant pecking ostrich at the end who actually did want to eat from our bags. He tried eating my car, but he was pretty funny.

Do you like animals? Are you unable to go to a Kenyan safari at the moment? Do you live in central Texas? Do you own a car? If you answered yes to these questions, then this is the place for you my friend.
The name is self explanatory, it is a drive through safari with plenty of deer, mountain goat, zebra and a few nasty ostriches. The entry fee is $ 20 plus tax and children under 3 go free. You wait in the line to get into the safari, (detour to the caverns If you’re sick and tired of this line and try your luck a little later) buy tickets, park the car at the snack bar, look and giraffes and lemur island, hop in the car and drive through the safari. You get a packet of free food with the $ 20 fee and the animals will eat out of your hand. The longhorns and bison aren’t all that friendly (and a good thing, too). There’s a detour trail called tower park trail that’s and extra 2 miles, with a rest stop and snack bar. Ostriches are not to be encouraged — I repeat– do not encourage the ostriches.
The grill has pretty okay food– pizza, grilled cheese, burgers and such. They have a good ice cream float, For that hot summer day when the heat makes your face melt.
It takes about an hour to drive through, and it is plenty of fun. Kids and adults love it alike. What’s not to like about animals ??

This place is an absolute blast. If you have a free day and a pocket full of cash, go check this place out. BUT, get there EARLY. Get there right when it opens. If you miss opening time by an hour, forget about it. We got there at opening time on a Saturday and there was still a huge line. Thankfully, the experience of driving through and taking pictures of the animals is very time consuming — so expect to be there for a couple of hours.
My kids loved the animals coming up to the car so we could feed them and take pictures. There was a lot of rule breaking going on with cars in front of us, you’re not supposed to hand feed the animals — but a lot of people do. Just be cautious!
It’s a bit pricey, but the experience is 100% worth it!

One of the highlights to our trip to San Antonio!
So, I love animals. I’ve been dying to come here, and honestly, I was skeptical to how it was going to work and whether or not I would’ve enjoyed it based on all these scattered reviews. I’m so happy my boyfriend and I decided to come. Although it was a little pricey, It was so much fun!
I recommend coming as early as possible to beat the crowds and because that’s when the animals are the hungriest. We arrived about an hour after opening, and there was hardly anyone there (yay!) It’s a «safari» where all of the animals are free roaming, and a driveway was paved specifically for cars to drive by. You receive one bag of free feed with the purchase of your tickets, and you’re given the option to buy extras. Honestly, one bag was more than enough for the both of us. We bought an extra and ended up just emptying it out at the petting zoo.
Most of the animals here will approach you, and it’s really amazing how they’re familiar with cars and humans. You have the option to buy a guidebook ($ 3.50) which I actually regret not purchasing. There’s a lot of different kinds of animals, and it would’ve been helpful because we referred to all of them as some species of deer or antelope or whatever other clever and completely wrong names we thought of. The zebras, llamas, and ostriches were so much fun because they were the most aggressive and I suppose, extremely hungry. It was almost scary how they all surround and stick their heads into your car, but hey, it’s all part of the experience. I do wish they had more animals, but given that all of the animals are roaming freely, it’s understandable that they have the animals they have.
You can drive through as many times as you’d like, as long as you don’t leave the park. We actually went through twice because we had so much feed leftover. Our second time around — there were a lot more cars and a line started building up. There weren’t as many animals on the road waiting for food. I definitely recommend coming early to get the best experience possible! Aside from the drive through, there’s also a small zoo and a cute little petting zoo.
It’s a great place for anyone and for any occasion — family trips, dates, anything!