San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido

What an incredible place!! Very well organized in all aspects. Welcoming staff, knowledgeable docents. Large variety of animals, birds and even a platypus! My favorite was the huge aviary (went there three times!). Really liked the sense of freedom for the beautiful creatures - few fences. Several times we shared the footpath with geese or ibis - such a delight! Shall definitely return next time I'm in the area.

Wow, an incredible place to take the family. Everything is spot on. Tons of parking that you will never have to fight over parking spots. The experience inside the park is amazing with well guided paths and plenty of resting spots along the trails with places everywhere to grab a bite to eat or drink. I will say that the food options are pretty limiting unfortunately. This would be the only downside. They hand out maps in the beginning of the park to ensure you know where you are and what's available to you. However, they also have an amazing app that you can download that will show your location and also help guide you to where you want to go. This was a HUGE help and was a very nice addition to the experience. I am impressed with the GPS accuracy they have in the app for this to guide you on each trail.