Located in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Myrtle Beach Safari is located within Doc Antle’s TIGERS wildlife preserve, offering guided safari tour experiences within natural wildlife habitats. Myrtle Beach Safari is the vision of Mahamayavi Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, an internationally-known wildlife conservationist and educator. Please note that you have to make a reservation to visit.
What you can do there
A number of resident animals are on display at the facility, including Bubbles, a 34-year-old African elephant who was rescued in the 1980s from a pack being hunted for ivory and is now noted as one of the most communicative and interactive elephants currently residing in North America. The park’s resident cheetah, Ramses, was adopted into the facility from a partner conservation organization in South Africa and can be often be seen running at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour.
An African fish eagle, Ahren, was rescued from euthanization in Tanzania by TIGERS staff, while a 900-pound liger, Hercules, is a three-time Guinness Book of World Records record holder for his size and running and swimming speed. Other park animal residents include Siberian and Bengal tigers, chimpanzees, and gibbons. Most park animals represent currently threatened or endangered species, with information provided on their current populations and reasons for population decline.
Wild Encounter Tours are operated at the facility from March through October at pre-scheduled times. Limited tour operation hours are also offered on select days throughout November and December.
Throughout tours, visitors are given the opportunity to have up-close experiences with facility animals within the wildlife park’s 50-acre tropical garden area, with professional photographers on hand shooting high-quality photographs and videos of the experience which may be purchased afterward or pre-purchased as part of combination tour packages. All tour proceeds go toward future Rare Species Fund operations.
All Wild Encounter Tours are non-refundable after scheduling, though visitors may reschedule tours at any time available.
4898 South Highway 17, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582, website, Phone: 843-361-4552