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 April 1–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–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 3–6
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– 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.
