Tanganyika Wildlife Park Weekend: 10 animal encounters
Swim, feed and touch animals across a full weekend at the park
The Ultimate Weekend at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas is a three-day animal encounter package where you feed, touch and swim with exotic animals including penguins, otters, giraffes and big cats, guided by park keepers. The itinerary covers 10 different animal experiences with unlimited feedings, full park access each day, and all meals included; children must be at least 8 for swimming activities, though younger kids can participate in meet-and-greets.
8h–1d
Step-by-step itinerary
Animal encounters and park access
- Feed and touch exotic animals
- Swim with penguins
- Learn from knowledgeable keepers
- Meet capybara and pygmy hippo family
- Sloth behind the scenes tour
- Otter meet and greet
- Penguin meet and greet
- Giraffe and rhino adventure
- Big cat feeding adventure
- Ruffed lemur meet and greet
- Enjoy breakfast, lunch, snacks, and drinks
The Experience
This three-day experience packs 10 animal encounters into a single weekend, starting with the animals you'll interact with directly — penguin and otter swims, giraffe and rhino adventures, big cat feedings, and behind-the-scenes tours of the sloth habitat. You're guided by the park's keepers throughout, so you learn what each animal eats, how they behave, and why the park's conservation work matters. The encounters aren't passive watching; you're in the water, holding food out, standing close enough to feel the animals respond to you.
Meals are built into all three days — breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks are included, so you're not hunting for food between animal sessions or paying extra at a concession stand. You get unlimited animal feedings beyond the scheduled encounters, which means if a capybara or lemur catches your attention, you can spend more time with it. Full park admission each day means you're not locked into a guided group schedule; between the keeper-led experiences, you can wander the grounds and see the animals on your own pace.
Some activities have age requirements: penguin swims, otter swims, pygmy hippo meets and big cat feedings are for ages 8 and up, but younger children can do the capybara meet-and-greet, giraffe adventure, and lemur tour. The park is wheelchair accessible, and strollers work for infants and small children during the walking portions. Public transit reaches the park if you're not driving.
What’s included
- Full park admission all three days.
- 10 scheduled animal experiences including penguin swim, otter swim, giraffe and rhino adventure, big cat feeding, sloth behind-the-scenes tour, capybara meet-and-greet, pygmy hippo meet-and-greet, otter meet-and-greet, penguin meet-and-greet, and ruffed lemur meet-and-greet.
- unlimited animal feedings beyond scheduled encounters.
- breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks each day.
- locker storage.
- guidance from park keepers throughout.
Operated by Tanganyika Wildlife Park
Is this one for you?Three full days means you're not rushing between a few quick encounters — you have time to linger with animals that capture your attention and do the full park circuit without feeling squeezed. If your weekend needs to stay flexible or you want to explore other parts of Kansas, this commitment fills both days completely.
Traveler reviews
Top questions
Can I swim with the penguins and otters, or is it just watching them?
Penguin and otter swims are hands-on — you get in the water with them. Both are limited to ages 8 and up, and the keepers guide you through how to move and interact so the animals stay comfortable.
What does a typical day look like across the three days?
Each day includes multiple scheduled keeper-led animal encounters (like giraffe feeding or sloth tour), unlimited additional feedings you can do on your own, meals at set times, and open park access between activities so you can explore at your own pace.
Are meals included, or do I need to bring food?
Breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks are all included across the three days, so you don't need to budget for food or leave the park to eat.
What's the big cat feeding adventure like?
The big cat feeding is a guided experience where you watch and learn from keepers as they feed the park's big cats; it's ages 8 and up and gives you an up-close look at how these animals eat and behave.
Do I need to be in good physical shape for this weekend?
The experience is suitable for all fitness levels. You'll be walking around the park and standing during animal encounters, but there's no hiking or strenuous activity, and the park is wheelchair accessible if you need mobility support.
Tanganyika Wildlife Park Weekend: 10 animal encounters
8h–1d · EN
from US$ 3,147 per person
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