![]() It’s about 4 hours from Houston, 2.5 hours from Austin and 1.5 hours from Dallas. ![]() My favorite animals to see were some of the hilariously nosy deer-like animals that stuck their head into the car, the pesky emus, and the cheetahs! Despite being on the other side of chain link fence, the cheetahs were so cute and running around and playing with balls.įossil Rim Wildlife Center is located pretty much in the middle of nowhere Texas. Of the 33 exotic animals listed in the brochure, we saw close 20 of them out and about! The only ones we missed that I would have liked to see were the rhinos. ![]() We played our own version of BINGO, checking off each animal that we saw as we drove through the park. Looking across the rolling hills and ravines, you can’t help be quote the Lion King “Everything the light touches is our kingdom, Simba.”Īt the entrance, they give you a visitors guide with pictures and descriptions of all the animals in the park. More details about that here.Ībout halfway through the drive, there is an Overlook where you can get out of your car and stretch. We had a blast just driving around ourselves (we could stop when we wanted to, and I wasn’t embarrassed about making all the weird animal voices as I talked to my new wildlife friends), BUT the giraffes were a bit far away from the road when we went by and the tour bus went off the tourist trail and got super close–SO, if the giraffes are your main squeeze, then perhaps prioritize the tour. You can also choose to take a guided safari tour for about $40/person. ![]()
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