Aloha Safari Zoo, Cameron

Aloha Safari Zoo was actually a pleasant surprise. I love the fact that they give you popcorn to feed the animals as soon as you walk in. They have a vast mixture of different animals and you can even get up close and personal and feed the giraffes for a dollar. This one monkey would catch the popcorn as I threw it his way, so cool to watch that. I think what separates this place from a lot of others is just how close you can get to all the animals, most of them are right there in your face. They also had about three different tigers and a baby tiger. They put the baby tiger up for the day earlier than they close so make sure you get there early enough. We got there at 3pm and we missed it. Also, a bonus for us was that they had a small room dedicated to mothers that want to sit down with their newborns. The room provided just enough shade and with the fan blowing was able to cool off both of them pretty quick. It also had a rocking chair, some small toys to play with, and a changing table. But keep in mind I think there’s only one of these rooms. My advice would be to not bring your newborn to the zoo because of how hot it gets but if you’re like us and have to, they have that room.

Love this zoo rescue, always have a great time here with the kids. So many animals have been rescued, I have been coming here for years. The only reason I give it 4 stars and not 5 is due to the price increase over the years. For my family to go it is over 60$, and that’s before the snacks. I understand that they have to support the animals and it’s a rescue. But, what I don’t understand is how the price jumped so much in 2 years... Or why they only honor a military discount once a week? We have tons of veterans in our community, so I don’t understand. But, I guess you only enjoy your freedom on Sunday, so that’s why you only get the discount then? Not sure. If it wasn’t so expensive or they offered a season pass even, I would take my family way more often