# Weekend Wildlife Drive-Thru Safari & Petting Barnyard > Place to go for families in the San Antonio–New Braunfels area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Open daily 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (last car entry 4:00 PM) - Dates: Sat, Nov 7 – Sun, Nov 8 - Where: Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, 26515 Natural Bridge Caverns Rd, San Antonio, TX 78266 - Ages: All ages welcome (experience from the comfort of your car) - Price: Adults $28.99, Children (3-11) $18.99, Under 3 Free; Animal feed included - Schedule: Open daily 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (last car entry 4:00 PM) - Organizer: Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch - Official page: https://www.wildliferanchtexas.com/plan-your-visit - Last checked: Fri, Nov 6 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/weekend-wildlife-drive-thru-safari-and-petting-barnyard--listing-748d053c7d8463729377ad96 ## About Adjacent to Natural Bridge Caverns, this wildlife ranch spans over 450 acres and is known as the authentic Texas Drive-Thru Safari. Families can drive their own cars through the vast Texas Hill Country ranch, encountering over 500 free-roaming animals along the way, including zebras, ostriches, African oryx, and giraffes. Each vehicle receives a bag of animal-specific feed for children to give to the animals. After the safari, visitors can go to the Safari Camp Walk-A-Bout walking area, where children can groom pygmy goats in the Petting Barnyard and observe rare twin reticulated giraffes. 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