Plan Your Visit to Tanganyika Wildlife Park!

Step-by-Step on How to Experience the Most Memorable Day Ever at a Zoo

Tanganyika is WILDLY different from the average Zoo.

Follow these step-by-step instructions to plan an
unforgettable experience and SAVE NOW with our insider-only tips and secrets.

STEP 1: Choose Your Tickets
STEP 2: Pick Your Upgrades
STEP 3: Keep An Eye On Your Email

Experience the Most Memorable Day Ever at a Zoo

The Tanganyika Family is WILDLY DIFFERENT from your average zoo, so let’s make your visit exceptional with these insider secrets on the what, how, who and when! Need a reason to visit Tanganyika? How About 3?!?

1) You want to feed, feel and experience endangered exotic animals like nowhere else in America, right?

There’s a reason we were named “the most interactive zoo in the Midwest”! Our Keepers are here to educate you every step of the way.

2) You want to visit a Park that is clean and well-kept, offering a boutique, unique and higher-end experience, right?

We are family-run and have built philanthropy into everything we do. Our standards are some of the highest in the country and it shows on the sidewalks, the bathrooms, in the Splash Park, and more.

3) You want a safe and fun-filled, action-packed day (or couple hours!), full of adventure and wonder without having to take a flight, right?

We are the most fun all day wildlife park in Kansas. We are the only park around where you’ll interact with so many species of exotic, endangered wildlife. Our Park is walkable for grandma, relaxing for mom and dad, and fun for everyone - toddlers to teenagers.

Step 1: Buy tickets

Unlimited Pass

The BEST VALUE pass is our Unlimited Pass. It’s the only pass around with so much value built in.

Here's what you get:

1. Unlimited Feedings

It’s what we do wildly different and you experience it without limits

2. Happy Hour, 2-4PM

Local draft beer on a warm Kansas afternoon while your kids play at the jungle gym.

3. Last Minute Rain Checks

We know plans change. Last minute, no stress, rescheduling.

4. No Reservations required for feedings

Our most popular attraction is animal feeding, so we limit the volume for both the wildlife and for the lines by requiring reservations. With the Unlimited Pass, you get VIP treatment and avoid this hassle.

5. You Get a Bonus Day!

Come back a 2nd day for Unlimited everything! Best option for weekend visitors, families that like to take it all in – come back just to feed or just to take in the splash park in the summer.

Check out these Reviews!

Great experience at a super nice facility!

The new Waterpark is great due to nice shaded seating and beverage options for parents! The gold membership to do this after hours is 100% worth it! AND this place is totally privately financed and no government funding!

Notes: keepers/team, clean/boutique,

Krissi added on one of our behind the scenes experiences and it made her day!

The Behind the Scenes Sloth Experience is a must! The zookeeper was full of information and the Sloth's are just the cutest! Chewbacca and Molasses made our day!

Katherine enjoyed three of our upgraded animal experiences and loved our friendly staff!

We did several experiences today. The entire process and visit was wonderful. LynnLee made scheduling so easy and provided me several opportunities for our trip. Ian introduced my family to Chewie, the sloth. Chewie was so sweet and Ian is so full on information. My family also got to visit with Emerald, the red ruffed lemur. Emerald was gorgeous and very interactive. Her keepers, Emily and Emma were amazing also. We wrapped our visit up by feeding a penguin chick, amazing and highly recommended. Melissa, one of the penguin keepers, taught us so much about the African penguin species and was great also. The entire staff was so accommodating. We made the trip during a winter storm and we are glad we did! We were barely even back home before we started planning our next road trip back. Thank you so very much!!

1st Timer Tips in Review!

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING!!! We've had friends go and come back ranting and raving about it so it's been on our bucket list for awhile now. It lived up to the high expectations. Lots & lots of animal encounters and the nice thing is even if you go during the week, THEY ALL ARE OPEN (they just do a rotation which isn't a big deal). The splash park was an added plus.

Tips:

(1) You definitely want to plan a full day here if you have kids.

(2) Buy the unlimited pass for the kiddos but the general admission pass for adults. This will let you splurge on giving the kid's the ultimate experience with unlimited animal feedings but also save you a few bucks too. The general admission pass allows you to still go everywhere your kids go and watch them feed. All you miss out on is being the one that ACTUALLY puts the food in the animals mouths which was no big deal to us.

(3) If the weather is nice enough, bring an extra set a clothes or swimsuit/towel cause the kids will be craving to go to the splash park once their eyes see it. It's included in your admission and they offer changing rooms.

(4) You can probably skip the $10 add-on penguin feeding, it was over pretty quick.

Soft little Lemur feet gently crossed our legs as we sat four in a row

Soft little Lemur feet gently crossed our legs as we sat four in a row- still as we could be. Each child got to feed two raisins and get close up view. I expected wonderment from the six year old boy at getting to be with the animals, but the fourteen-year-old was just as delighted. There was a meet and greet with the otters where we watched busy guys play and talk! We were there on a very hot day, however there is enough shade that you can relax between feedings. Worth the extra money.

–Lisa Reinicke

Chelsea loved her up close experience and saw the pride our team has in the park!

I had such a great time here! I love how interactive the experiences are. I felt like I was meeting animals in the wild instead of just looking at the from a far distance. The staff was very friendly and informative. The building/bathrooms were clean. Overall the whole experience was awesome and I will definitely be back!

Notes: friendly/customer service, close to wichita, interactive/not passive

Here are the Steps

STEP 1: Choose Your Tickets
STEP 2: Pick Your Upgrades
STEP 3: Keep An Eye On Your Email

If Unlimited Pass is above your budget, check out the:

Step 2: Pick Your Upgrades

Animal Experiences

Animal experience “upgrades” are grouped into simple, easy-to-understand options based on your interests, ages and budget.

Tanganyika’s upgrades are about intimate opportunities to interact with your favorite animal.

You will enjoy these aspects of our upgrade options:

Who is the animal experience upgrade for?

Animal Lovers

You love them, they love you. It's a pretty good cycle.

Out-of-towners

Who will never be this close to an exotic animal ever again!

Kansas Locals

Who deserve a special day: dates, birthdays or been working long hours.

The Kids!

Any child that deserves an unforgettable day with photos.

Animal experiences are upgrades that range from $37 to $399 depending on the animal, our internal logistics, time of the day, training involved and size of the group. If this add-on is out of your budget, Tanganyika’s feedings are fun and fulfilling. We know animal experiences sell out almost every weekend so we will make sure your visit or your upgrade are worth your time and money.

After Purchasing, Keep an Eye out!

What you should do after buying tickets?

1) Read your emails!

Read your emails - we curtail those emails to include up-to-date information about our wildlife, their newborns, special one-off keeper educational activities and important events

2) Arrival on time the day of your reservation.

Arrival on time the day of your reservation. Tanganyika is boutique and walkable two or three times during your visit, but you will want to see our wildlife at different times. Seeing the monkeys at noon is different than at 3pm, and the same can be said with the penguins and the rest of our furry family and friends. Insider secret: if you see a keeper walking toward an enclosure, follow them, you might find something special about to happen.

3) Interrogate your Tanganyika keepers.

Our wildlife collection is unique, but our keepers are equally unique. Why would they come to live in the Wichita winter, or Kansas summer? Ask them. Why would they wake up at 6am every day to clean rhino dung or miss their cousin’s birthday to teach a rescue bird how to fly? Ask them. Our keepers are timid, that’s why they work with animals, but they love to share their passion about their furry family members. It is your job to get them to talk: both the animals and the keepers

4) Tell us what you think of your big day.

The Fouts family started a breeding program in their backyard 30 years ago. That backyard is still part of Tanganyika, even though it is just 3% of what Tanganyika is today. The Fouts family are at the park every day. Look for Jim on his golf cart talking to the hoofstock manager, or look for his son Matt with the safari hat, or find the Jr. Ambassador team where Jim’s granddaughters Claire and Anna show what the third generation is doing to keep kids engaged with our endangered wildlife. If you loved Tanganyika, tell the Fouts or ask for a manager. If you think Tanganyika wasn’t clean enough or was missing something to make your day special, tell the Fouts or ask for a supervisor. Your opinion is important to us, and the long-term sustainability of our vision, philosophy and love for wildlife. We think Kansas deserves a park like Tanganyika, but we can’t make this happen without your visit, admission price and satisfaction.

5) Tell a Friend!

Tell a friend about what makes Tanganyika wildly different for you, whether you are grandma, mom, dad, a teenager or the toddler

6) Connect with us on Social media!

See you soon!

Matt Fouts and the Tanganyika Family

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