San Diego Zoo Safari Park offers a truly unique wedding experience surrounded by exotic wildlife, lush tropical landscapes, and African-inspired architecture. With multiple ceremony and reception venues accommodating 50 to 200 guests, couples can celebrate with panoramic views of roaming giraffes, rhinos, and gazelles on the savannas, or enjoy intimate settings among rare birds and tropical foliage. All wedding packages include in-house catering, a one-hour beer and wine bar, ceremony setup, day passes for guests, and complimentary parking.
Pricing
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Guests
Day of week
Season
Space
Menu tier
Your estimate · Venue Fee + Catering
$24,700
100 guests · Saturday · Peak · Kijamii Overlook · Buffet 2 Entree
Some costs need a quote from the venue.
Assumes 100 guests until you change it.
Based on the venue’s 2025 rates. Ask them for current pricing.
$18,000 food and alcohol minimum
Your food and alcohol comes to $16,600. The minimum adds $1,400, so the estimate uses $18,000.
Taxes & fees: No service charge or gratuity is applied. Applicable sales tax is added to all food, beverage, service, and rental items.
Estimates use publicly available pricing and may not include every cost. Confirm final pricing with the venue.
Pricing your day
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The property
A world-renowned zoological park offering multiple indoor and outdoor wedding venues including the Mombasa Pavilion (open-air African style lodge), Longhouse at Tiger Trail (Indonesian-inspired architecture with floor-to-ceiling windows), Kijamii Overlook (African lodge with panoramic savanna views and fire pit), Treetops (intimate venue with floor-to-ceiling windows, private patio, and waterfall), and Sabertooth Grill (expansive terrace with elephant views).
The setting
The venue offers panoramic views of the Safari Park's Asian and African plains where giraffes, rhinos, gazelles, and cheetahs roam freely.
Tropical foliage, lagoons with rare birds, waterfalls, exotic plant life, and bamboo forests create lush natural backdrops. Eye-level views of elephants are available at the Sabertooth Grill.
Numbers are the capacity the venue states for that part of the day.
Planning details
Vendor policies, timing and house rules to plan around.
Rain plan
Backup plan in place
Inclement weather may require re-evaluation of outdoor setups. The Safari Park will advise of expected weather conditions 48 hours prior and provide available setup options which may include alternative space, alternative room setup, and additional rental items such as tented structures.
Drinks served
Beer, Wine, Signature Cocktails & Spirits
If that's a dealbreaker
This venue requires its own catering. Alcohol has to come through the venue.
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On the property
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