ZOOZ (Safari Niagara)
Visitor Information

Zooz Animal Park. Helpful advice about Getting Around the Park, Costs, When To Go, Food and other Services, Location and Contact Information.

ZOOZ covers about 110 acres (compare this with the Toronto zoo which is more than 700 acres) so it’s doable in one day. Since it’s a smaller place it’s also usually not as crowded with visitors. As one tripadvisor reviewer said, “We love the fact that the kids don't have to push their way through a crowd to see the animals.”

The Gator Express tram is a great way to tour the park before deciding where to start your fun. It does a loop of about 6 kilometres and you can get a pretty good view of many of the animals right from the tram. We sat in the front of the tram, though, and the speaker there didn’t seem to be working properly, so we missed most of the information.

But all of the animal pens and cages have information panels so you can get your facts there.

The park is wheelchair accessible.

Costs

You can buy a day pass or a seasonal pass. For two day passes for adults we paid less than $40 and that included 2 passes for the tram ($2 each) plus taxes. We saved $3 each on admission by checking for coupons online. Just google ZOOZ and coupons and you should find current vouchers.

There are no extra hidden expenses. Even parking is free (a big plus, since everyone I know hates to pay for parking!). Children aged 3 and under are admitted free. You can rent a wagon to cart your children around for $5 a day.

Food

You can buy food at the snack stand. I imagine the line up must get pretty long on busy days, though. We didn’t buy lunch as we just wanted a cold drink but were pleasantly surprised to see that prices seemed reasonable for a zoo ($6 - $8 for meal combo) and they offered a fat slice of watermelon for $1. Great to see they’re trying to offer some healthy treats.

To save money, you can bring your own lunch and use the picnic area for free. The only problem we found was that the seagulls were horribly aggressive. One even flew feet-first in one poor woman’s salad. Ugh! Too bad they can’t bring in a dog a few times a day to chase the seagulls away. Or hang tin plates ... apparently birds hate the noise. They have an owl on the roof but the seagulls aren’t impressed because they hang out on the roof all around it. In fact I missed getting a shot of one pigeon perched boldly on the owl’s head!

When to GO

From May to October. After that the animals are moved to winter quarters.

Location of ZOOZ

The park is located at 2821 Stevensville Road in Stevensville, a small community in Fort Erie. Their phone numbers are:
(905) 382-9669 (PHONE); (866) 367-9669 (Toll Free)

The zoo is only 10 min from Niagara Falls, really easy to get to, even for me and my sister (who are notorious for getting lost!). It’s about 90-minute to 2 hour drive from Toronto, depending on traffic.

INTERESTING TRIVIA:
Stevensville is the birthplace of James L. Kraft who invented processed cheese.

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