Myrtle Beach Safari
Myrtle Beach Safari
4.9
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Monday
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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About
The Myrtle Beach Safari is a hands on interactive wildlife experience that can be had nowhere else on Earth! You will spend hours interacting with and experiencing wildlife while learning about the work being done to conserve them worldwide.(Address listed with Trip Advisor is ONLY where reservations may be made. Actual address only given to confirmed safari participants.)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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Tina D
Bruce Township, MI34 contributions
Sep 2024 • Family
The most awesome thing we have done. Was visiting Myrtle Beach and just happhened to see ad for this place. It's a little pricy well worth the money for animal lovers. We have been to several animal encounters and by far this is the most interactive experience so far. Touching and holding these animals and the whole experience of the Safari is amazing. Bubbles the elephant is so gentle and the monkey's fist pump and hugs are precious. This is not a zoo, it's up close and personal. The facility takes hundreds of picture which is included in the price and you download them from their site. Once in a lifetime experience.
Written October 10, 2024
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SuperWhimsy
Lombard, États-Unis5 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
When are you going to be able to hug an elephant? Meet a liger? Hang out with tigers? Chill with monkeys? And along the way, learn about these beautiful creatures, their habitats, and their reason for being in this center. It's like a zoo that comes to you, free of glass walls - just you and the animals. It truly is worth every penny and the team were super kind every step of the way.
Written July 23, 2024
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Phil D
2 contributions
May 2024 • Family
My wife and I just spent the weekend going here. We did both the day and the night tour on Saturday and did the private painting with the chimps on Sunday. Words cannot express how much we not only enjoyed the whole experience, but the staff/family there is absolutely amazing as well. The amount of care they put into the animals is incredible.
If you can; I'd recommend doing both of the day and the night tours. You get a different experience with each one on top of more time with these wonderful animals.
If you can; I'd recommend doing both of the day and the night tours. You get a different experience with each one on top of more time with these wonderful animals.
Written May 7, 2024
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lynnemixon
Granbury, TX26 contributions
Jul 2021
Attended the day and night safaris this week. Couple cons out of the start - booking this online is not user friendly so make sure you read each program and make sure you pick the right one. Once it’s purchased, it’s yours, no refunds. You can change dates, but no refunds. Also, get the pictures. You cannot bring a camera or cell phone, so the only picture you would get without the package is a single 8x11. Once you arrive you spend the next 75 minutes signing a release, getting pictures taken, and sitting. I’m not sure why this takes so long, but would be beneficial if they sent these releases with their confirmation emails to help speed things up. With that said, the day program is about 3 hours ( so figure on 4.5 hours) . They do everything promised in the description, up close viewing of Liger, cheetah, and interactions with wild babies of all sorts. I’m sure this might change with the seasons. The staff is very knowledgeable and the time passes very quickly. You do get to understand what a loss it would be if these creatures became extinct. Also some good snack along the way.
The evening program is different, but also everything included that was described. Night animals were more active and got to see the babies again. Food was pretty good too.
We did this for my granddaughter who really wanted to be able to interact with these animals. The ones she got were babies, but she had the time of her life. The cost is very expensive, but if you can afford it, a lot of the money does go to Our dproactive protection of these animals in Africa.
The evening program is different, but also everything included that was described. Night animals were more active and got to see the babies again. Food was pretty good too.
We did this for my granddaughter who really wanted to be able to interact with these animals. The ones she got were babies, but she had the time of her life. The cost is very expensive, but if you can afford it, a lot of the money does go to Our dproactive protection of these animals in Africa.
Written July 10, 2021
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Krista
Sarnia, Canada7 contributions
Jun 2022 • Solo
While it was great to be able to interact with the animals, it was so quick it was almost a blur. In total there was only myself and another family that booked the package for the photo experience and yet they only allowed exactly one minute with the animals. I thought that since we paid over $100 for this opportunity, and the family over $400, we would at least get to pet the animals for a minute. But as soon as the pictures were taken, they rushed the animals away. Also, while in the very small fine print that they can’t guarantee what animals will be there, they advertise playing and photos with tigers. Everywhere you look you see tigers and that pulls you in. But in reality, there are no tigers. That was very disappointing. So, if you want to hold a monkey, pay over $100 and go for it. If you want to see the tigers, pay over $500/person, and go on the safari.
Written June 23, 2022
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Debbi S
New York City, NY170 contributions
Sep 2021
This was our second visit to Myrtle Beach Safari - in April we took a day safari and loved it so much that we returned to experience the night safari. They are two very different experiences, but expect to learn a lot and have a great interaction with many species of animals during your visit for either tour. You'll spend several hours touring the facility grounds with the staff (it is clearly evident how well they know and love the animals in their care). This is a very hands-on experience that would be difficult to find elsewhere. Please note that you will not be able to bring a camera (or even a cell phone) during your tour, so consider carefully whether you want to purchase the digital photo package. It seems expensive, but this is a unique experience and it is much less expensive to buy the photo package in advance of your visit.
Written September 27, 2021
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Sam White
Great Witley, UK1 contribution
Apr 2024 • Solo
This looks better than the actual experience you get for being ripped off $7,000 dollars for a private experience only lasting 1 hour with all monkeys including the chimpanzees accept not with the 13 year olds as is being shown, these are what I call ugly videos and makes me upset as they aren’t in Africa in the wild where they belong instead they’re held in human captivity waste of time waste of money for an experience that isn’t really worth it as you can’t bond with the chimpanzees like the people who work there this is just a show off you only are able to paint with the babies and that’s it you can’t hold them, feed them, or cuddle with them up close like these awful staff show off only who work there at one point I thought the public could experience and interact with the chimpanzees including the older ones the same way the staff do. They’re not where they belong in Uganda and it’s heart breaking.
I’m a conservationist and would like to do a civil flame against these people !
The company should be shut staff should be taken to court and all animals I recon should be deported back the the wilderness of Uganda !
Petition to be started shortly!
I’m a conservationist and would like to do a civil flame against these people !
The company should be shut staff should be taken to court and all animals I recon should be deported back the the wilderness of Uganda !
Petition to be started shortly!
Written April 25, 2024
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LinzeeCip
10 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Wow, I was so very impressed. The experience is a 10 out of 5 and the staff and more importantly the family (many of Dr Antels family works directly with you and the animals) were amazing. They were funny, friendly and you can tell they adore those animals and the animals love them. We will be back for sure.
Written August 25, 2023
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Shelton
1 contribution
Aug 2021 • Solo
I did the day safari tour on today as of writing this review on Saturday, August 7th 2021. I will not be considering the "abuse" of the animals that I see other people writing about as I personally did not see that. But one thing I did notice was that when we went to see bubbles, one of the tour guides said that elephants shed their tusks by banging the against a tree or something to avoid being poached but when I did research on the topic every website I seen says that elephants don't do that and their tusks cannot grow back so their is no shedding and when looking at the tusks, it looked like they were sawed rather than hit off like they suggest. And websites also said that having their tusks taken off causes them pain since they have nerves in their tusks. I would like some answers from MBS if they happen to see this. But like I said I won't consider abuse because I don't know for sure if abuse did happen. Everyone who trains and raises the animals seems to really care about the animals and all the animals seem to be very happy and I cannot just assume that abuse is happening behind the scenes without actually seeing anything. Therefore these rumors will not affect my experience in this tour and will not affect my rating in this review.
So with that being said let me say that this tour is worth it. It was very expensive, it was over $600 including tax for one person for the digital photo package which is what I got. If your struggling with money then I would not recommend doing this tour but if money isn't much of an issue then this is definitely something that should be on your bucket list. The staff there are extremely nice if you do what they ask. They will answer any questions you got and I can definitely tell that they really do care for the animals they have. They are also very informative, a lot of stuff I didn't even know about. All of the animal interactions were an easy 10/10. Unfortunately you don't get to hold or interact with the animals for too long but it's understandable when there's like 50 other people there who also paid to interact with the animals. It's hard to pick a favorite moment as there was so many unforgettable moments from playing with the baby tigers to playing volleyball with the chimpanzees to feeding bubbles the elephant. I love animals so much and having the opportunity the interact with these animals was so wholesome to me. I can not recommend this place enough for anyone who loves animals.
So with that being said let me say that this tour is worth it. It was very expensive, it was over $600 including tax for one person for the digital photo package which is what I got. If your struggling with money then I would not recommend doing this tour but if money isn't much of an issue then this is definitely something that should be on your bucket list. The staff there are extremely nice if you do what they ask. They will answer any questions you got and I can definitely tell that they really do care for the animals they have. They are also very informative, a lot of stuff I didn't even know about. All of the animal interactions were an easy 10/10. Unfortunately you don't get to hold or interact with the animals for too long but it's understandable when there's like 50 other people there who also paid to interact with the animals. It's hard to pick a favorite moment as there was so many unforgettable moments from playing with the baby tigers to playing volleyball with the chimpanzees to feeding bubbles the elephant. I love animals so much and having the opportunity the interact with these animals was so wholesome to me. I can not recommend this place enough for anyone who loves animals.
Written August 7, 2021
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VeeReal
3 contributions
Aug 2021 • Friends
We did the preservation station at barefoot landing in Aug 2021. When compared to other opportunities to encounter and photograph with rare animals, this place is over priced for the experience that you get. Seemed very rushed even though we were the only ones there. We sat with the tiger cub, lemur and baby ape and total experience lasted about 3 minutes total. Paid $150 for two of us and an additional $75 for photos. Would recommend monkey jungle in Miami hands down over this 3 minute experience.
Written October 11, 2021
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Is it full price for kids 2 and under I can’t get in contact with anyone
Written July 28, 2022
The minimum age for the day Safari is six years old but all ages are welcome on the night Safari and preservation station. All participants regardless of age are required to pay an admission fee.
Written July 29, 2022
Hi! I am trying to decide between purchasing the Photo Experience package for $200, or going for the 3-hour day safari tour. I’m most looking for adorable pictures cuddling baby tigers, but am unsure if that would be possible with just the photo experience as it says it’s only 10 minutes. Not sure if I should splurge or keep it simple. Just want to get the best pictures and experience without feeling rushed! Any suggestions would be great.
Written May 23, 2022
I’ve been there three times over the past 20 years and every time has been a wonderful experience. When I visit Myrtle Beach again, I would love to include this for my children to again enjoy.
Written January 28, 2025
Hi, I just came across your review and I am planning a trip for my birthday. My wish is to hold and kiss the chimpanzees like in your pictures! what package did you get? and how much was the cost per person/group? Thank you!
Written March 26, 2022
Wow. They are making money hand over fist off of these abused animals. Totally disgusting. I hope PETA can eventually shut them down.
Written September 24, 2024
What is a clean place to stay that is close to the safari? I plan on using Uber and not renting a car. Is it far from the airport? Thanks!
Written March 3, 2022
Go somewhere else. Don't support that "safari" in any way. Their animals are abused from the day they are born. Horrible place to beif you are an animal. Or if you work there. The owners are ruthless crooks. Stay away!
Written September 24, 2024
lauren t
Wales, United Kingdom
Hi, me and my family are wanting to go here and get to experience this wonderful tour. We want to do the day tour but i’m not sure if the photo package is one photo or a couple photos and if each photo is ordered separately. And i think you get the photos printed out at the end and you get to pick your photo/s? correct me if i’m wrong.
Written February 20, 2022
You get a photo album worth of pics!!! I’m not sure if they offered only one photo, but GO FOR THE PACKAGE DEAL!!! Ours were fantastic. You ABSOLUTELY CANNOT TAKE A CAMERA or PHONE!! They will kick your entire party out and they’ve seen every trick in the book of people trying!! After going thru the safari, it’s so understandable why they don’t allow cameras or phones!!
Our day at the safari was incredible with lots of surprises and yummy snacks and drinks along the way!!
I will definitely go back with lots of family and friends!!
ENJOY!!!!
Written February 21, 2022
If I purchase Safari Myrtle Beach tickets with NO Digital photo's do I have an option to add a photo on in the end?
Written July 29, 2021
You can, but it is cheaper to add before. They tell you at the beginning of the tour that add now or later, but costs more because they have to manually do things that is set up automatically up front. The photos are well worth it.
Written July 30, 2021
Do you get to hold baby tigers during the night tour?
Written October 10, 2020
You don't really get to hold them. You do get pictures with them but you don't really hold them. Its just enough time for the picture to be taken and you get to pet them briefly. The day tour is better for that because they let them roam around and you can play a little more with them. Still isn't enough time I don't think.
Written October 12, 2020
Hi, I'm not seeing the cost anywhere... does anyone happen to know.. thank you.
Written August 31, 2020
With the preservation station package how many animals do you actually get get to hold and see? How are they taking precautions things during tCovid ?
Written June 27, 2020
They had sanitizer and gloves handy when I went and they were ensuring social distancing was taken place by each family, I'm not sure about masks because they weren't a requirement at the time when I went which was the end of March. I did the full tour so I can't help you with the preservation station question I do know she said it's a very brief encounter like 5 minutes.
Written June 27, 2020
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