San Diego Best Attractions

Honestly, I always thought the Wild Animal Park (recently renamed the San Diego Zoo Safari Park) was kind of boring. Especially compared to the zoo and Sea World and all the other cool places in San Diego.

It gets hotter there than most places in San Diego since it’s inland, so be prepared for that. In summer especially, you really need to dress for the weather and don’t forget sunscreen and water. You will get a lot of exercise walking around the park, as there is no other option for getting around.

I don’t want to give the impression that it is a terrible place to go, because that’s definitely not the case. It’s just that if you are trying to decide between two or three places, I would recommend somewhere else… unless you have the extra $70-250 to do the really cool things not included in the admission price.

On the bright side, they have a large open space where you can see all the animals living together like they would in Africa. The coolest (cheap) thing there, in my opinion, is the Lorikeet exhibit where you can actually feed the birds and they land on you.

There are some other really cool things you can do, but they are not cheap and not included in the admission price. You can feed giraffes and rhinos or get close to some cheetahs. They have a hot-air balloon ride to get an aerial view. You can even arrange to have a sleep over there.

For more information, park hours, and ticket prices click on the link… Wild Animal Park

There are five major San Diego theme parks! We also have some smaller amusement parks that I will share with you. Most of them are open all year, except Knott’s Soak City which is open May-September.

Whether you are looking to get splashed by a killer whale, watch a polar bear swim underwater, see a free-roaming giraffe, go down a giant water slide, or ride a roller coaster, you can it all here at one of our awesome theme parks!

Click on the links for more information on each one.

Theme Parks with an entry fee:

San Diego Zoo
Sea World San Diego theme park
Wild Animal Park
Legoland theme park
Knott’s Soak City

These amusement parks have no entry fee, you just pay per ride:

Belmont Park
Boomer’s