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Safari Zoo Camp

  
3667 Concession 6, Orono, Ontario, L0B 1M0

  • Type:
    Day camp, Overnight camp
  • Focus:
    Zoology
  • Cost:
    $550 to $1,200/week
  • Ages:
    6 to 17
  • Gender:
    Coed
  • Main language:
    English
  • Capacity:
    30 to 40
  • Programs:
    0 available; 9 TBD; 6 temporarily closed
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  • Summary

    Safari Zoo Camp answered our questions

    Who are you as an organization?

    Founded in 1995, Safari Zoo Camp at Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park is an exciting and unique experiential education program, which specializes in hands-on learning experiences with wildlife. Participants work alongside professional Animal Care staff to look after a variety of animals, many rescued and/or threatened with extinction.

    • Special needs: Not available
    • LGBTQ+ friendly community

    What do you do differently or uniquely well?

    This information is not available.

    Who are your staff and counsellors?

    This information is not available.

    What do families need to know about registration?

    This information is not available.



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  • Programs, Rates & Dates

    Programs and Sessions Calendar

    Choose the right programs and sessions for your child; Safari Zoo Camp currently has 0 program available; 9 TBD.

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    Name
    Age
    Type (Gender)
    specialty
    Shortlist
    Ages: 9 - 12
    Overnight Camp
    (Coed)
    Zoology
    $1,200
    Ropes Course|Wilderness Skills|Arts & Crafts|Photography|Nature/Environment|Animals|Safari|Zoology|Hiking|Trampoline
    Ages: 6 - 8
    Overnight Camp
    (Coed)
    Zoology
    $1,200
    Ropes Course|Wilderness Skills|Arts & Crafts|Photography|Nature/Environment|Animals|Safari|Zoology|Hiking|Trampoline
    Ages: 6 - 8
    Overnight Camp
    (Coed)
    Zoology
    $1,200
    Ropes Course|Wilderness Skills|Arts & Crafts|Photography|Nature/Environment|Animals|Safari|Zoology|Hiking|Trampoline
    Ages: 9 - 12
    Overnight Camp
    (Coed)
    Zoology
    $1,200
    Ropes Course|Wilderness Skills|Arts & Crafts|Photography|Nature/Environment|Safari|Zoology|Hiking|Trampoline|Yoga|Zip Line
    Ropes Course|Wilderness Skills|Arts & Crafts|Photography|Nature/Environment|Safari|Zoology|Hiking|Rock Climbing|Trampoline
    Ages: 9 - 12
    Overnight Camp
    (Coed)
    Zoology
    $1,200
    Ropes Course|Wilderness Skills|Arts & Crafts|Photography|Nature/Environment|Safari|Zoology|Hiking|Rock Climbing|Trampoline
    Ages: 13 - 17
    Overnight Camp
    (Coed)
    Zoology
    $1,200
    Ropes Course|Wilderness Skills|Arts & Crafts|Photography|Nature/Environment|Safari|Zoology|Hiking|Rock Climbing|Trampoline
    Ages: 13 - 17
    Overnight Camp
    (Coed)
    Zoology
    $1,200
    Ropes Course|Wilderness Skills|Arts & Crafts|Photography|Nature/Environment|Safari|Zoology|Hiking|Rock Climbing|Trampoline
    Ages: 9 - 12
    Overnight Camp
    (Coed)
    Zoology
    $1,200
    Ropes Course|Wilderness Skills|Arts & Crafts|Photography|Nature/Environment|Animals|Safari|Zoology|Hiking|Trampoline

  • Insider Reviews & Perspectives

    The Our Kids review of Safari Zoo Camp

    our take

    Unique and memorable, a child’s time at Safari Zoo Camp won’t be forgotten. Kids with a deep love of animals will thrive at this camp, where they get opportunities to interact, learn about, and care for wild animals. In doing so, kids learn about protecting and conserving the environment as well. Campers and counselors all share a passion for the same thing—animals, so friendships are easy and lifelong. Located at the vast facilities of Jungle Cat World, where leopards, wolves, tigers, cougars, wild birds, and more call the zoo home, many kids attend this camp as a start to a career working with animals. There are activities outside of working with the animals that are exciting for all kids like treetop trekking, waterparks, and even caving. Many campers call the experience life changing and are ready to immediately go back as soon as the camp is over for the summer. The skills they learn at Safari Zoo Camp include leadership, confidence, and of course empathy.

    Three Things: Safari Zoo Camp
    Hear the three things that Our Kids’ editors see when they look at Safari Zoo Camp


    Video interviews with parents, campers, and alum

    Jaime Carney, Parent

    • 00:30 - What's unique about the program at Safari Zoo Camp that made you want to enroll your children there?
    • 01:17 - What would you highlight about the camp's programming, counsellors, or facilities?
    • 02:23 - How and when did you know that Safari Zoo Camp was the right fit for your child?
    • 03:34 - Was there any change or noticeable personal growth that you saw in your child after time at camp?
    • 04:29 - How can parents overcome hesitancy to send their children away for a week or longer?
    • 05:15 - What would you tell other parents about the overall value of sending kids to Safari Zoo camp?
    • 05:57 - Final thoughts?

    More reviews of Safari Zoo Camp

    Anonymous , Parent

    "they will remember for the rest of their lives"

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    Angie, Parent

    "Awesome"

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    Anonymous , Parent

    "2 weeks next year"

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    Anonymous Camper, Camper

    "Thank you so much!"

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    Aaron, Alum

    "No place like it"

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    More reviews of Safari Zoo Camp


    Anonymous , Parent

    "they will remember for the rest of their lives"

    "We have had 3 kids do Safari Zoo Camp in two different years and they loved it. We stayed in the Safari Lodge B&B at the zoo both times and we loved it just as much I think. Both the camp and the lodge are unique experiences. The kids learn a lot and get to do a lot that they will remember for the rest of their lives. Caring for the animals, handling a variety of species including baby tigers or wolves, or presumably what is present at the time, etc. They also do some excellent off site activities like a caving outing, a waterpark, a zip-lining adventure day, etc depending on the year, the weather, age of kids, etc. It's a ton of fun. Walking through the zoo at night when things are active, waking to the lions roar, I could go on and on. We're hoping they decide to go back another summer or two because we enjoy staying there at the B&B so much as well and that gives us a good excuse. ... Show More


    Angie, Parent

    "Awesome"

    Awesome camp program for children and teens.


    Anonymous , Parent

    "2 weeks next year"

    My son has loved the camp. 2 weeks next year.


    Anonymous Camper, Camper

    "Thank you so much!"

    Gave me the confidence and groups skills to pursue a leadership role at my school as the head of the environmental club at my high school. Thank you so much!


    Aaron, Alum

    "No place like it"

    "No other place like it, from the animal experiences to the people you meet. I've been there for 11 years as a camper, CIT, and staff, and there's no place else I'd rather be."


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  • Location & Site Details

    Address

    3667 Concession 6, Orono, Ontario, L0B 1M0, Canada


    Accommodations

    Sleeping Accommodations

    • Cabins

    Amenities

    • Electricity in Sleeping Area

    Washrooms Facilities

    • Flush Toilets
    • Showers (indoor)

    Are meals provided? Yes

    Is Safari Zoo Camp technology free? Yes

    Rentals & Services

    Offers children's birthday party packages: Yes


    Available for private rentals: Yes
    After the Safari Zoo Camp Season (June - August), a 1-night educational and interactive "Night Safari" program begins. The adventure begins with a fascinating Wildlife Presentation in our Education Centre, an opportunity to see some amazing animals up-close and meet the professional staff that care for them. Once it gets completely dark outside, follow a Safari Guide through the zoo as they take you on an evening feeding tour. Year-round, the property also features a Bed & Breakfast. The Bed & Breakfast has three different suites available varying in capacities. Both of these programs allow guests to spend the night at the zoo and wake up to the wolves howling and the lions roaring. For more information about either of these programs, please contact [email protected] or or visit http://www.junglecatworld.com/


    Associations

    Ontario Camps Association Associations


  • What's New

    Director's Message

    Ashley Maika, Camp Director

    At Safari Zoo Camp our staff and campers share an experience with nature that is sometimes hard to come by.

    I started as a camper in 2001 and I never really left. I was a camper for 10 years, then a volunteer, Photographer, Camp Counsellor, Assistant Director, and became Director in 2018.

    As a young camper, I was captured by the experience, the atmosphere and the like-minded people that surrounded me.

    My goal as Camp Director is to continue to provide that experience of a lifetime for each camper enrolled. 

    It is my hope that through this experience, we can show others how important it is to protect, conserve and adore our environment. I welcome you to join our camp and participate in the activities of a lifetime. Listen to the lions roar, hear the wolves howl and see a snake slither through the grass. This up close and personal interaction reinforces what caring for these species is all about. 

    Work alongside animal care staff, learn about the amazing species that inhabit this world, go treetop trekking and handle some fascinating animals. Get ready for some fun, laughter and lifelong memories. 

    We would love for you to join our zoo camp family!

    Ashley



    Stories

    • Anything is possible!
      Zoo Camp has been a big influence on the person that I am today. Camp has given me once-in-a-lifetime experiences that have made me realize that anything is possible. I've become more aware of environmental issues and been inspired to try and make a difference. Some of the best days of my life were spent at Zoo Camp: cleaning up garbage at Lake Ontario (and swimming), wildlife presentations, hang gliding, building and sleeping in shelters in the forest, the hands on experience with diverse animals, and all the amazing friends I've made over the years! Zoo camp is always the highlight of my summer. -Victoria
    • Beautiful animals!
      Zoo Camp is my once-a-year satisfaction, and easily my favourite place in the universe. The moment I arrive home from Zoo Camp, I start counting the days until go back! There's absolutely no way I could chose a specific memory as my favourite, because I've had enough wonderful moments and experiences at that camp to last me a lifetime. I've learned so much about not only the brilliant and beautiful animals at Jungle Cat World, but about what kind of person I want to be, and how it's never too soon to begin. For all of this I give countless thanks to the always magnificent staff! -Paige
    • Changed my life
      I have to say that it has actually changed my life. I love the camp, the people there, and the atmosphere. It's opened my eyes to the world around us... I'm more conscious about what I buy, and do... I want to make a beneficial difference in the world, I want to help people change, I want to spread the knowledge I have gained concerning our planet... Zoo camp is like nothing else, it's something really special, and has something unique that other camps don't have. You're part of a family at camp, and that is really something amazing. -Thomas
    • Spelunking
      The underground world has been a place of reverence and security since the dawn of time. In many ancient cultures it is believed that our ancestors first appeared from caves. It was the Earth that gave birth to us. For thousands of years humans have made caves their homes and spiritual sanctuaries, leaving traces of their existence through century-old wall paintings, clay pottery and burial remains. As we've moved from caves to cities, the use and importance of the underground world has been lost. Safari Zoo Camp has incorporated spelunking (exploring underground passages) as part of the curriculum to show the importance of this environmentally sensitive subterranean realm. Caves are the home to countless native species, such as bats, skunks, porcupines and a variety of snakes. Many important aquifers either originate or flow through caves, so it?s important that caves remain clean and pollution free so we don?t poison our water. While campers explore the Warsaw Caves and become familiar with them, they also collect any litter left behind by the visiting public. When children leave the Warsaw Caves Conservation Area, they do so dirty and tired, but with a profound respect and admiration for the world beneath our feet.
    • Holding giant snakes!
      It's funny, when she went there for the first time two summers ago, she didn't even like to look at a snake, let alone touch one. Look at her now. Holding huge snakes, she can't even hold up by herself becuase they are so heavy. Wow! I think she's become more at ease with a lot of different animals but also gained a new respect for them as well. The variety of people from all over the country and the world that she has met is amazing. She was talking on MSN to one of the girls from Spain on Christmas Eve this year. This is quite an experience for a young person. -Denise (Megan's mom)
    • Touching a tiger!
      Safari Zoo Camp is the best camp in the world. I can say this because I have been to a few different ones, and will always come back to Safari Zoo Camp from now on. This was my 3rd year at camp and I stayed for 2 weeks. If you love animals of any shape or size this is the camp to go to. You don't just look at the critters, you actually get to handle and play with them. There are so many cool things that make this camp fun, but this was my best experience. We got to interact with the young tigers! There was only a fence between us and these beautiful creatures but they let us pat them. They seemed to like me, because I got my hand licked by both of them. It was the neatest feeling to have such a large tongue come out through teeth that could rip anyone apart and lick my hand. I will never forget that as long as I live. -Darien


    Frequently Asked Questions

    Does Safari Zoo Camp have good reviews?
    We interviewed families about their experience with Safari Zoo Camp. Watch the video here. You can also read 5 reviews of Safari Zoo Camp from past attendees.

    What types of programs does Safari Zoo Camp offer?
    Safari Zoo Camp runs: Zoology overnight camps, PA day camps. Browse the program calendar for rates and dates.

    What age does Safari Zoo Camp start?
    Safari Zoo Camp has programs for children aged 6 to 17.

    How much does is cost to attend Safari Zoo Camp?
    Fees to attend Safari Zoo Camp range from $550 to $1,200/week.

    Does Safari Zoo Camp offer support for children with special needs?
    Safari Zoo Camp does not offer support for children with special needs.

    Does Safari Zoo Camp offer busing?
    No, Safari Zoo Camp does not offer transportation.



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