Fredericksburg Safari Tour & Wine Tasting on 85 Acres

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Feeding a giraffe before enjoying a wine tasting experience

You ride a tram through a working animal sanctuary where you feed giraffes, zebras, kangaroos, and other rescued animals across 85 acres, then sit down for four wine tastings at Grapetown Vineyard. Closed-toe shoes required; arrive 30 minutes early for check-in. Small children can ride in a stroller or on an adult's lap.

1h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Fredericksburg Game Farm tour and tasting

Arrive at Fredericksburg Game Farm
Check in at Tasting Room
Take tram shuttle around farm
Meet and feed kangaroos and alpacas
Pet camels and feed goats and deer
Possibly feed a zebra
Enjoy scenic views and wine tasting
Visit petting zoo and take photos with giraffe
Relax with beer and cocktails at full bar

The Experience

A tram pulls up to the gate, and you climb aboard with a handful of pellets for animals that have traveled thousands of miles to end up on 85 acres of Texas Hill Country. The Fredericksburg safari tour moves slowly through pasture where giraffes, zebras, kangaroos, alpacas, camels, ostriches, bison, and rescued deer roam as part of the working farm. You stop when the animals approach — and they do — to feed them, take photos, and watch how the handlers move around creatures that could easily ignore you but mostly don't. The tram ride covers the whole property, and the pace is set by what the animals feel like doing that day.

After the tram, you head to the tasting room at Grapetown Vineyard, where four wine tastings happen with the same unhurried rhythm. The winery is the only one in Fredericksburg with a giraffe encounter on the property, and the bar serves beer and cocktails too if wine isn't your thing. The whole experience — tour, tastings, access to the sanctuary — is built around the fact that this is a working ranch, not a petting zoo with a wine shop attached. Loose livestock roam the property, the ground is uneven, and the animals are real, which is why closed-toe shoes and a steady pace matter. If you're traveling with small children, they can ride in a stroller or sit on an adult's lap during the tram portion.

Check-in timing depends on which days you're going. Friday through Sunday tours start at 7905 Old San Antonio Road at The Boil Shack & Petting Zoo — arrive 30 minutes early to register, get your wristband, and feed the goats and alpacas in the petting area before the main tour begins. Monday through Thursday, everything starts at Grapetown Vineyard on the same road. Either way, you're looking at a half-day experience that includes the tram, the tastings, and access to the full winery and vineyard grounds.

What’s included

Tram safari tour across 85 acres of the animal sanctuary, access to feed and photograph giraffes, zebras, kangaroos, alpacas, and other animals, four wine tastings at Grapetown Vineyard's tasting room, access to the full winery and vineyard grounds, and a full bar with beer and cocktails. Wristband and directions provided at check-in.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Fredericksburg Game Farm

Is this one for you?Right for travelers who want a hands-on animal encounter paired with wine tasting in one outing, without the formality of a typical winery tour. Plan for a half-day experience on a working ranch where the pace depends on animal behavior and the ground requires closed-toe shoes and steady footing.