Texas Zoofari Park

About Texas Zoofari Park

Texas Zoofari Park is a drive-through safari park at 9773 FM 429 in Kaufman, Texas. The park's website describes 900 acres of wild adventure and says Kaufman is a short drive from Dallas, Waco, and Shreveport. The park's education page says it is home to more than 1,000 animals, including giraffes, rhinos, and highland cattle.

The park has two main parts. The Safari Drive-Thru runs through open pastures on a maintained gravel road, and the Safari Village is a walk-through area. According to the park's FAQ, walking is permitted only in the 10-acre Safari Village and not in the 900-acre drive-through. A single admission covers both, according to the park's ticket page.

The park's website lists three sister parks under the Zoofari Parks name: Virginia Safari Park in Natural Bridge, Virginia; Gulf Breeze Zoo in Gulf Breeze, Florida; and Alabama Safari Park in Hope Hull, Alabama. The conservation page says the park is privately owned and receives no state or federal tax funding.

The park's CEO page names Eric Mogensen as CEO and credits him with more than 50 years of experience in the industry. Among his personal affiliations, the page lists membership in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums since 1983 and professional membership in the Zoological Association of America. Those are memberships held by Mogensen as an individual, not accreditation of the park. Texas Zoofari Park is not accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Exhibits and habitats

Safari Drive-Thru. The park's website describes six miles of road through open pastures, on a maintained gravel road. Visitors encounter herds of antelope, zebras, Watusi cattle, bison, deer, emu, and llamas, according to the drive-through page. The park's home page lists rhinos, Grant's and Grevy's zebras, llamas, Watusi cattle, and giraffes, and a news item on the site announces the arrival of two southern white rhinos. The feeding page adds Texas longhorns, Scottish Highland cattle, exotic deer, and ostrich. Animals may cross the road or settle in the middle of it, and the page asks drivers to take their time. Safari feed buckets are sold at admission, and the page lists a feed kiosk at the one-mile marker. The FAQ says it takes two hours to drive the entire route.

Safari Village. The village page lists a petting area with farm animals, the Budgie Adventure Aviary with hundreds of parakeets, giraffes that visitors can hand-feed with romaine leaves, and a kangaroo walk-about. The park also lists wagon rides, a gift shop, and a food truck called Anteatery inside the village, according to the FAQ.

Conservation and programs

The park's conservation page describes its approach as Changing Minds by Touching Hearts and says it supports public education, responsible breeding programs, habitat protection, and direct financial support for conservation teams in the field. Working with its sister parks, it says it supports conservation efforts in more than 135 countries. Supported programs named on the page include rhino and elephant anti-poaching teams, artificial nesting sites for wild penguins, and the relocation of giraffes across the Nile to strengthen wild populations. The CEO page lists partnerships between Zoofari Parks, LLC and conservation programs including the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, the International Rhino Foundation, the Cheetah Conservation Fund, and the Sumatran Orangutan Society.

On education, the park accepts field trips from schools and camps with 15 or more paying guests, according to its education page, and names guided wagon tours and giraffe feeding among its attractions. The website also lists group visits and memberships, and the education page provides downloadable coloring pages.

Planning your visit

As listed on the park's website, the park is open daily from March through December, with seasonal hours, and is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. The 2026 schedule on the ticket page lists 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. from January 1 to 4, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from February 28 through May 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from May 23 through September 7, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from September 8 through October 25, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. from October 26 through December 31, with a separate last-vehicle-out time for each period. The same page says the season has been extended through January 3, 2027. The FAQ states that once the drive-through gates close, no additional cars are admitted. Tickets are sold through an online booking system, and the park recommends buying in advance.

According to the FAQ, the park recommends at least two hours for the drive-through and one hour for Safari Village. Only enclosed vehicles with solid doors are allowed, along with RVs up to 42 feet; motorcycles, convertibles, open-top jeeps, vehicles without doors, and tow-behind trailers are not. Doors stay closed in the drive-through. Animal feed is sold at the park, and outside animal feed of any kind is not permitted. Pets, balloons, and drones are not permitted. The park does not rent wheelchairs, but guests may bring their own. The ticket page lists adult, senior, child, and under-2 categories and a discount for military and law enforcement; current prices are on the website. The park's phone number is 469-966-4608.