Summary
With over 200 animals to feed, pet, and experience, you can take private tours, and view daily wildlife shows. We have fun for all ages!
Animal Interactions – Extras
All animal interactions on this page are available at our Burnsville and Maplewood locations.
What is there to do at Sustainable Safari®?
Your admission ticket lets guests view, feed, and pet most of the Safari’s animals. The Safari features over 100 wildlife species!
Animal interactions or “extras“ allow guests to hold, feed, or enter the animal’s exhibit with the assistance of a Safari Guide.
Porcupine Experience 
Kangaroo Cuddle 
Hold a snake 
Kangaroo Experience
Animal Interactions – Extras at the Safari
Holdings
Hold an animal for up to 4 minutes. Pricing and age limits vary.
Feedings
Receive food to feed an animal up close! Pricing, age limits, and feeding times vary.
Experiences
Enter the animal exhibit and experience the animals up close.
For all experiences and feedings that bring you into the animal’s exhibit, closed shoes are required. (No open-toed shoes, sandals, flip-flops, or crocs.)
Holdings
Hold an animal for 3-4 minutes. Pricing and age limits vary.
Kangaroo Cuddle
$15 | Ages 5+
Snuggle with a Joey (baby red kangaroo) for 4 minutes. (Ages 5 and up.)
Hold a Snake
$7 | Ages 5+
Holding a snake can be a lot of fun! Our snakes are familiar with people and are used to being held and petted. They are beautiful and strange creatures when examined closely. (Ages 5 and up.)
Hold a Baby Goat
$5 | Ages 5+
De-stress and cradle an adorable baby goat! Goats are exceptionally playful, and each has its personality. (Ages 5 and up.)
Feedings
We give you special food to feed these animals up close.
The Tree House
Feed Stick $4.00 | ALL ages
Our Parakeet interaction holds about 200 birds. When you have a seed stick ($4), the birds visit you dozens at a time. (All Ages.)
Lemur Feeding
$10 | Ages 5+
Meet our Ring-tailed Lemur family with this specialized feeding experience! Lemurs are highly social primates from Madagascar. (Ages 5 and up.)
Experiences
Enter the animal exhibit, experience the animal up close, and feed our friends their favorite snacks.
For all experiences and feedings that bring you into the animal’s exhibit, closed shoes are required. (No open-toed shoes, sandals, flip-flops, or crocs.)
Guinea Pig Village
$5 | Ages 5+
Take a journey into the Guinea Pig Village! Feed and pet these cute little villagers. (Ages 5 and up.)
For all experiences and feedings that bring you into the animal’s exhibit, closed shoes are required. (No open-toed shoes, sandals, flip-flops, or crocs.)
Cottontail Cove – Bunny Rabbit Experience
$5 | Ages 5+
Relax with the floppy and adorable rex and continental giant rabbits in the rabbit exhibit. Their fur is exceptionally soft, and they will warm your heart. (Ages 5 and up.)
For all experiences and feedings that bring you into the animal’s exhibit, closed shoes are required. (No open-toed shoes, sandals, flip-flops, or crocs.)
Capybara Experience
$15 | Ages 5+
Venture into the Capybara habitat! Capybaras are the largest rodent in the world. They are known for their friendly interactions with humans and other animal species in the wild. (Ages 5 and up.)
For all experiences and feedings that bring you into the animal’s exhibit, closed shoes are required. (No open-toed shoes, sandals, flip-flops, or crocs.)
Porcupine Experience
$8 | AGES 5+
Meet Dill Prickle, the Palawan porcupine. These adorable rodents love attention and eating greens. (Ages 5 and up.)
For all experiences and feedings that bring you into the animal’s exhibit, closed shoes are required. (No open-toed shoes, sandals, flip-flops, or crocs.)
The porcupine experience is only available at our Maplewood location.
Kangaroo Walkabout
$10 | 42″ height requirement
Enter the exhibit and feed a mob of red kangaroos. (42″ height requirement.)
For all experiences and feedings that bring you into the animal’s exhibit, closed shoes are required. (No open-toed shoes, sandals, flip-flops, or crocs.)
Accessibility + Animal Interactions
Animal interactions with the wheelchair icon are accessible by most standard-size wheelchairs. The interaction entry/doorway measurements exceed the minimum accessible measurement of 32 inches.
Maplewood, Minnesota
Sustainable Safari® at Maplewood Mall
3001 White Bear Avenue N
Maplewood, MN 55109
We are located on the second floor at the southwest end of the Mall. Park in Kohl’s upper-level parking lot and enter Maplewood Mall door #2.
Safari Hours:
Sunday 12 pm-6 pm
Monday 11 am-7 pm
Tuesday CLOSED
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 11 am-7 pm
Friday 11 am-7 pm
Saturday 11 am-7 pm
We are closed on the following federal holidays so our animals and employees can enjoy their time off with their families. Easter Sunday, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
Sustainable Safari and the Maplewood Mall entrances are wheelchair accessible.