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Summer Safari Day Camp is a behind-the-scenes day camp where campers feed budgie birds, giraffes, camels, and barnyard animals. The program includes chances to ride the train, skylift, drop tower, and carousel, and to explore the new kid’s playland. Campers also visit the Treetop Zoofari zipline and adventure park and connect with the wild by coming face-to-face with thousands of animals and learning all about them.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
• Schedule: Select Dates Summer 2026; the zoo is open Monday–Saturday from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Summer Safari Day Camp takes place at Metro Richmond Zoo, which is home to animals representing species from around the world. The Treetop Zoofari Course has been remodeled with an upgraded continuous belay system and new gear. The zoo offers an African Penguin Experience where visitors step into the penguin ambassador habitat for an up-close experience with African penguins, a critically endangered species. The Miracle of Christmas – Live at the Zoo returns for its 23rd year as one of Richmond’s holiday traditions. Metro Richmond Zoo participates in many conservation programs around the world to help save endangered and threatened animals like the cheetah, African penguin, and Diana monkey, and it shines at the 2025 Zoological Association of America Conference.
Parents and visitors describe the zoo as clean and family friendly, with friendly and knowledgeable staff and animals that are very interactive and able to come up close. Reviews mention a fantastic array of animal species, a great atmosphere, and opportunities to be close to beautiful animals, with some families holding memberships or annual passes and visiting multiple times a year. Several reviewers highlight feeding the giraffes and birds, riding the safari train, and enjoying the zip line, and note that the zoo is always adding and upgrading exhibits.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
• Schedule: Select Dates Summer 2026; the zoo is open Monday–Saturday from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Summer Safari Day Camp takes place at Metro Richmond Zoo, which is home to animals representing species from around the world. The Treetop Zoofari Course has been remodeled with an upgraded continuous belay system and new gear. The zoo offers an African Penguin Experience where visitors step into the penguin ambassador habitat for an up-close experience with African penguins, a critically endangered species. The Miracle of Christmas – Live at the Zoo returns for its 23rd year as one of Richmond’s holiday traditions. Metro Richmond Zoo participates in many conservation programs around the world to help save endangered and threatened animals like the cheetah, African penguin, and Diana monkey, and it shines at the 2025 Zoological Association of America Conference.
Parents and visitors describe the zoo as clean and family friendly, with friendly and knowledgeable staff and animals that are very interactive and able to come up close. Reviews mention a fantastic array of animal species, a great atmosphere, and opportunities to be close to beautiful animals, with some families holding memberships or annual passes and visiting multiple times a year. Several reviewers highlight feeding the giraffes and birds, riding the safari train, and enjoying the zip line, and note that the zoo is always adding and upgrading exhibits.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
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