Tired of being in the house? Want to get eye to eye with a buffalo? Here’s something fun you can do while maintaining social distance: visit Wisconsin’s only drive-thru safari adventure. It’s located about one hour from Rockford!
Safari Lake Geneva is offering a new option for 2020! For the first time, you can experience a safari from inside your own vehicle! You can buy a bucket of grain to feed the animals from your window and get a close up look at them. Online reservations are required to drive through.
You can expect to see steer, camels, zebras, buffalo, llamas, alpacas, emus, ostriches and more!
Location: W1612 Litchfield Rd., Lake Geneva, WI
Hours: Online reservations required
9:30 am – 5 pm
Last admission is at 4 pm
May 1st – November 1st
Cost: $18.95 per adult (16 and older)
$11.95 per child (3-15)
Free for ages 2 and under
$5 per bucket of animal feed
Time: Plan for about 1 hour to drive through the safari. You can drive through more than once on your visit for no extra charge.
What animals can we see?
Hi Laura, you can expect to see steer, camels, zebras, buffalo, llamas, alpacas, emus, ostriches and more!
Are you currently open?
Is there a place to eat in or near this place? We are coming from Rockford and all that is available is curbside/drive thru here. We want to be prepared coming with kids
You can view restaurants here on Yelp: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60022-d12583464-Reviews-Safari_Lake_Geneva-Lake_Geneva_Wisconsin.html
Restaurants in Wisconsin are not doing dine-in either so it would be take-out or drive-thrus open there too.
Safari Lake Geneva is open. You need to book your drive-thru time here: https://safarilakegeneva.com/book-now/
Are there any animals like bears or monkeys
Hi Betsy, no there are not. You can find a list of the animals here: https://safarilakegeneva.com/animals-conservation/
We will be coming from Rockford. We are praying that you guys are keeping afloat during this difficult time.
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Are there bathrooms of any sort for the drive just in case
Do the animals scratch the vehicles??
Can we purchase tickets there?
Can we ride through on a motorcycle?
Will our of state drivers get a ticket? Someone told me that if you are coming from IL Wisconsin police will ticket you.
From being on the wagon before, there is definitely the potential of a vehicle scratch. The cattle have huge horns. Huge!!
I have not heard that.
You may want to call Safari Lake Geneva at (262) 475-8089 to ask.
No, all tickets must be purchased online before you go. You can buy them at this website: https://safarilakegeneva.com/book-now/
I would assume it’s possible since some of the animals have large horns or hard beaks.
I would suggest calling Safari Lake Geneva to ask (262) 475-8089.
Drove there to find out reservations only.
We both read the ad and nowhere did it state anything about reservations required.
Young guy at gate was apologetic and nice.
Yet my Autistic son wasn’t as understanding.
I’m sorry that happened, Laura. I’ve made it more clear that booking online is required.
Is there an area to walk around?
No, it’s a drive-thru only at this point.
What is the best time of day to see the most animals?