![]() But honestly, it seems to me more like a money-making place than one committed to animals. I tried to justify this waste of money by telling myself it helps the animals. In comparison, we could have all gone to the Columbus Zoo for a day and spent less money in admission. Allow one hour (or so) to complete the tour. The tour features diverse wildlife found in the United States, Africa and Asia. With the 2 extra cups of food we bought we spent almost $80 TOTAL (there were three of us). Drive your own vehicle through the 600-acre Wildlife Safari to see a variety of animals from cheetahs and other carnivores to Watusi cattle and cranes. Even stopping to feed the animals, we went through the whole drive - TWICE - in less than 45 minutes. ![]() The few "exotic" animals we saw, like the zebras, were relatively far away, separated by a wired fence. I didn't need to drive 90 miles to see that - I could have gone to the local petting zoo. Be that as it may, but the vast majority of animals we saw were different types of deer, alpacas and llamas. We were told there were over 400 animals. Do the owners really think that a family with a bunch of kids in the car are going to get by with just ONE cup of food? Truly, at this price EVERYONE who paid admission should get a cup if he or she wants it. You get one cup of food for the whole car (why wouldn't everyone get one when we are all charged individual admission?) and you have to buy more for $5 each. But even at this reduced price, I felt enormously ripped off. In the off-season, the walk-through safari is closed (which we knew) and we also knew the giraffes probably wouldn't be able to be seen. The per person price of $22.95 for the off season (compared to the regular $29.95 charge) is ridiculous. So we would return again.A total waste of money. You don't see those in too many places in Ohio! We really enjoyed our first visit on a nice November day at "The Farm at Walnut Creek". The giraffes were definitely the plus here though. If it were raining, it would probably be mud. The bad thing about driving is that your vehicle gets very dirty from the dirt roads. We opted to drive through due to the higher prices, but would have preferred the wagon ride, where you can feed the animals. The only negatives, compared to Rolling Ridge Ranch, which we have been to many times, is that it costs about $4-5 more per person and seems to have less animals. It also appears to be run, and possibly owned by friendly local Amish people. Catch educational shows and special animal. The main building has a gift shop on the 2nd floor, as well. African Safari Wildlife Park has been delighting families for over 50 years Feed giraffe, zebras, bison and alpacas in the Drive-Thru Safari then get up close and personal with kangaroos, lemurs, tortoises, colorful birds and other incredible animals in the Walk-Thru Safari. ![]() And there are 2 newly built Amish-style houses that you can self-tour. There are also barns with even more animals. ![]() The big one could actually put its head over the fence down near your car! "The Farm" also has a walk-through zoo-like area with more animals and beautiful landscaping with waterfalls. It is a drive-through or wagon-ride-through attraction into a large, safari-like, area of woods and water with lots of free roaming animals, domestic and exotic! It is similar to nearby Rolling Ridge Ranch, but this place has giraffes!!! They are fenced in during the drive, but can come close to your car. "The Farm" is a new attraction in Ohio's Holmes County Amish Country, located southeast of Walnut Creek, Ohio. We visited "The Farm at Walnut Creek" for the first time in early November 2007.
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