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Greetings friends today is Opening Day 2019! We Will definitely be open, unfortunately WINTER is also planning to be open for business. Due to this fact all of the animals won’t be out on display.

Timbavati Wildlife Park Opening Day 2019

Greetings my friends and welcome to this week’s blog post. Today’s topic is one of my all-time favorite topics. Opening Day! That’s right Timbavati Wildlife Park’s opening day for General Admission is this week Saturday! Yep you heard me correctly General Admissions begin this weekend.

During the winter months we have our Encounter Tours which you still have through Friday to experience those if you haven’t. Our Encounter Tours are guided interactions with multiple park species. Tour times are 11am and 1pm. The tours start in the Gift Shop. Our website has more information about that. Here’s a reminder though, the last day for Encounter Tours is this Friday April 26th. We will NOT have Encounter Tours after that. They’re really entertaining and educational so if you have a chance, come and catch one.

Opening day also means that it’s time to fire up our Safari Train ride for the year. That’s right, Old Fort Dells Engine Number 9 is on the Timbavati Line, this train never goes off the track so you wont need your money back. Yeahhh woooo and with that line you are now it! So what does being “It” mean? “It” means it’s your turn to bring the kids to ride the Safari Train ride yeahhh! (Like how I did that one?)

Random determinations of whose turn it is aside, Opening Day means so much more to us than just a changing of the turnstiles and entrances. It’s a time where we watch new flowers grow, trees bud and bloom, birds laying eggs and our nurseries begin to teem with new arrivals. Oh yeah, spring brings way more than just May flowers, we have a boatload of new babies to care for and share with you. All you have to do is pop down to our interaction area and see who’s hanging out.

The Waterfalls Area is also way cool to me year after year as well. You see we have huge stone structures there with water flowing over some of the rocks into our ponds. The plant growth in and around the stones create a stunning green outline around the waterfalls area and they’re growing year after year. Think about the kinds of moss and kelp you’d expect to see grow around a waterfall in the islands and that’s what actually progressing year after year in the Waterfalls area.

Then there are the special FREE amenities that we offer during our General Admission season like our Pig Races and Wildlife Presentations. We also offer camel rides and some photo opportunities as well. Please see our website for times and availability as all of these amenities will be kicking off later this spring.

Opening Day is a reset, it’s the start of a fresh season and one that we hope to spend a lot of with you. There’s a ton of value in buying season passes as well as combo ticket passes when we have them available so join our mailing lists, like and follow our pages to keep up on the hot offers. Check out this week’s video for a look at some of the offerings that we have in our 2019 season. Cheers!

Timbavati Wildlife Park - Into The Woodlands

Greetings friends and welcome to this week’s blog. It’s the middle of April but it’s been looking a lot like January with all of the snow that we’ve had this past week. April snow makes a May rose I guess ha ha ha. We’re just 12 days away from the Opening Day of our General Admission Season, that’s right April 27th is the big day. In our past few blogs we have been looking at the different areas of Timbavati Wildlife Park and this week we are looking at The Woodlands Area.

The Woodlands Area like every other area in the park is set in its own unique backdrop. The foliage in the Woodlands area is as green as they come lined with trees and beautiful pastures. You can get to this area by Safari Train Ride, strolling through the Grasslands Area or taking the bridge adjacent to the Big Cat Encounter.

Animals in the Woodlands Area are always subject to change, that’s how we keep things interesting for our returning guests. Family favorites that are usually hanging around in the Woodlands Area are animals like the African spur-thigh tortoise. It’s the third largest species of tortoise on the planet. This area is also home to our kangaroos, large flightless birds like our while emu and rheas. We also have a really healthy portion of antelope and alpaca to pal around with then you’re in this part of the park.

Finally, from Memorial Day to Labor Day we offer camel rides weather permitting. When you get a chance to soak up the scenery hang out with a few animals that you’ll rarely see anywhere else. The Woodlands area offers adventure and a family friendly escape from the hustle and bustle of city living.

It’s still spring break for a lot of schools and you don’t have to wait for our General Admission season to start for you and your family to have an adventure at Timbavati Wildlife Park. All you have to do is catch one of our Encounter Tours. We have two tours that kick off at 11am and 1pm daily. Visit our website or the gift shop during those hours for more information! Cheers and we will talk with you all next week.

Timbavati Wildlife Park - Into The Waterfalls Area

Greetings friends and welcome to this week’s blog post. Spring is in full swing and it’s almost time for our opening day for general admission. The last couple of weeks we have been covering different areas of Timbavati Wildlife Park. Today we’re taking a look at the Waterfalls Area.

The Waterfalls Area has its name because guess what, it’s filled with waterfalls. I mean this is the water park capital of the world right? So this part of the park is filled with them as the falls and rock work form the background of one of the most unique personal experiences that you can find in the Wisconsin Dells.

The Waterfalls Area is the first place you visit when you enter through the main gate or the Gift Shop. The Waterfalls Area really shines with our water fowl. Our Penguin encounter is an up close and personal look at our pair of South African penguins. Then we have animals like  flamingos, mallard ducks, koi fish and red breasted Siberian geese. That would be a lot if those were all of the animals you could visit within the Waterfalls Area but wait… there’s more!

Our Waterfalls Area is also home to a lot of really cool small animals. You can see small mammals like our foxes and porcupines. We also have a lot of larger birds of prey from king fishers to eagles. There are lots of birds to see from all corners of the world and from season to season the Waterfalls Area changes the cast or birds and small mammals that we have. So if you were here last season the line up does change often. It’s nice, day to day as the animals are tended to they move locations throughout the park so there’s always something new to see.

The Waterfalls Area is also home to our Spider Monkey Encounter. That’s a lot of monkeying around that you can come and do in just one area of our park. Now you don’t have to wait until our General Admission season kicks off at the end of the month. We currently have two Encounter Tours  that take off daily at 11am and 1pm. Visit our Website and we will see you all in the park! Talk with you all next week, cheers.

Timbavati Wildlife Park - Into The Grasslands

Greetings friends and welcome to April 2019! Wooo that’s right this rock has already completed a quarter of this year’s orbit around the sun. Today of course is April Fools’ Day so I want you to be mindful of the pranksters out there telling you that your shoes are untied ok? All jokes aside, the Grasslands Area of Timbavati Wildlife Park offers a seriously great time for people of all ages.

The Grasslands Area is open during our general admission season which begins at the end of April. This area is home to our signature Giraffe and Camel feeding encounter. It’s encompassed by our signature Safari Train Ride. Timbavati Wildlife Park is home to Old Fort Dell’s Engine No. 9. When you take the train you’ll ride through exclusive pastures accessible only by our Safari Train Ride. You’ll have a chance to see animals like zebras and ostriches, emu and wildebeests.

If there’s one thing you have to do when you’re in the Wisconsin Dells it’s feed a giraffe right? The camels love a good carrot as well. The Giraffe and Camel feeding encounters are entertaining for people of all ages and is a stop on our Safari train Ride. This is a great place for you and your loved ones to take some time to relax and enjoy the company of the animals.

The Safari Train and Grasslands Area will be available at the end of April but don’t fret. We are currently open for our tour season. We have two Encounter Tours that run daily at 11am and 1pm. The Encounter Tour is a great way to spend spring break. We have guided interactions with multiple animal species 7 days a week. Visit our website for more information.