There is 1 drive-thru safari park in Alabama. You drive your own car through 350 acres of free-roaming animals and hand-feed zebras, bison, and llamas through your window.
- Alabama Safari Park (Hope Hull)
Note: Harmony Park Safari in Huntsville still shows up in older online listings, but it permanently closed in 2023.
ALABAMA SAFARI PARK
Type: Self-guided drive-thru safari park with a walk-through Safari Village
Location: 1664 Venable Road, Hope Hull, AL 36043 (I-65 Exit 158, just south of Montgomery)
Phone: (334) 288-2105
Website: alabamasafaripark.com · Tickets & Hours · Buy Tickets · Park Map · FAQs
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Size: 350 acres, with a 3-mile gravel safari road. It has 500+ animals.
Drive Time: About 1 hour or more, depending on how often you stop to feed
Opened: 2018
Operator: Zoofari Parks, which also runs Virginia Safari Park, Gulf Breeze Zoo, and Texas Zoofari Park
Animals: Zebras (Grant’s and Grevy’s), bison, Watusi cattle, water buffalo, camels, llamas, wildebeest, antelope, deer, emus, ostriches, and Nile lechwe. The Safari Village also has giraffes, lemurs, kangaroos, sloths, Aldabra tortoises, and budgies.
Admission (per person):
- Adults (13–64): $25.95
- Seniors (65+): $23.95
- Children (2–12): $18.95
- Under 2: Free
- Military: $2 off each ticket with a valid active or retired U.S. Military ID
What’s included: Unlimited access to the Safari Drive-Thru and the Safari Village all day. Keep your receipt to leave and come back the same day. You also get one free Safari Guidebook per car, and extra copies are $3.
Animal Feed:
- Safari feed bucket: $6, or 4 for $20
- Romaine lettuce for the giraffes, with a souvenir cup: $5
- Goat feed cup: $4
- Budgie feed stick: $2, or 4 for $7
- Village Feed Bundle (1 romaine cup, 2 budgie sticks, 1 goat cup): $12
2026 Hours:
- Feb 28 – Oct 30: Daily 9 AM – 4 PM, last car out by 5 PM
- Oct 31 – Dec 31: Daily 9 AM – 3 PM, last car out by 4 PM
- Jan 5 – Feb 27: Weekends only, 9 AM – 3 PM. It’s also open on MLK Day and Presidents’ Day.
- Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas
- Advance ticket purchase is recommended.
Vehicle Rules:
- Not allowed in the drive-thru: motorcycles, convertibles, open-top Jeeps, vehicles without doors, and tow-behind trailers.
- No riding in the back of pickup trucks.
- Minivan sliding doors must stay closed.
- Stay in your vehicle the whole time.
Feeding Rules:
- Roll your windows all the way down to feed.
- Hold the bucket outside the vehicle, and don’t feed from your hand.
- No outside animal feed.
Other Rules: No pets. No smoking or vaping. No drones or balloons.
Other Experiences:
- Giraffe Feeding Tower
- Budgie Aviary
- Wagon Rides (extra cost)
- Animal Encounters with sloths, giraffes, and tortoises
- Petting area, plus on-site dining and a gift shop
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