Education: Self-Guided Activities at the Wild Animal Park
Advance reservations are required for self-guided visits to the Wild Animal Park: call (760) 738-5057 for availability.
Make the most of your field trip time at the Wild Animal Park. Our Journey into Africa tour vehicle is not available to self-guided school groups from April 1 to June 15, but this is the perfect opportunity for you and your students to see the rest of the Park. In addition to using our free self-guided materials, you can add either of the following experiences to your visit:
Animal Presentations
Grades Pre-K to 12
Enhance
your self-guided field trip visit to the Wild
Animal Park. Talk with a trainer about a subject
you choose and meet two animals up close. Call
for a list of topics relevant to your grade level.
Fee: $75 for a 30-minute
presentation. Program fee must be received no later than two weeks after the reservation has been made. Presentation is also available in Spanish.
Call (760) 738-5057 for reservations.
California Condor Classroom Kit/Actividades Sobre Condores de California NEW!
Grades 3 to 6
Check out our bilingual kits and study the endangered California condor in your classroom. Each kit contains hands-on materials and classroom lessons.
Fee: $5 for two-week loan, plus a refundable $75 deposit. Call (760) 738-5057 to reserve a kit.
Safari
Backpacks
Grades 5 to 8
Check
out a Safari Backpack to use at the Wild Animal
Park while visiting the Heart of Africa exhibit.
Each backpack contains seven hands-on activities
that allow students to explore the African savanna
while experiencing the life of a field researcher.
The backpacks are designed to be taught in groups
of five with at least one adult per group
(limit six backpacks per reservation).
Fee: $5 per backpack
for two-week loan for use in the classroom and during a visit to the Wild Animal Park. There is a refundable $25 deposit.
Call (760) 738-5057 for reservations.
