NOVA Wild 1228 Hunter Mill Road, Vienna, VA 22182

"Edit: Jan 23, 2024 The website says they are open rain or shine. I am assuming they mean both the driving part and the walking part of the zoo. I drove all the way over here and only the walking part is open. They are closed (driving) because of the snow. Which is fine but they should be transparent and state this on their website. Instead they mislead by saying “open rain or shine”. Plus they have no date of when they driving part will be open. ……………………………………………. I didn’t buy tickets ahead of time. I just showed up. Tickets are bought inside the black building. You will get red wrist bands and a bucket to feed the animals. Once you have your wristbands and food you get back on your car and head over to the safari to drive around a loop. You get to see llamas, donkeys, cows, bulls, deer among other animals. Total for 1 adult, 1 senior and 1 child was $71.20. I don’t know if I was charged an extra person or if the food is $20. Since it was only 3 of us. Adult admission is $20 Senior $15 Child $15 I was excited I didn’t notice this until later. My MIL, my son & I had so much fun! Don’t let the bad reviews keep you from coming here. We did come on a weekday like around 10.30ish am. There was no wait. The animals were eager to fed, they came to the car fairly quickly. I was a little nervous to feed the cows but once I got over it it was amazing!! We noticed someone dropped the food bucket which caused some of the animals to try to gain control over it. Please don’t do this. There is a stand in the front to return the bucket. I didn’t see restrooms other than a porter potty. And to wash our hands there was a portable wash station. Not much water came out so glad we had extra water bottles with us. Plenty of soap. We brought our own food and eat inside the zoo under shade. Would definitely come back again."

"Super fun! The staff and animals were so friendly and pleasant. We really enjoyed driving our own vehicle through the range and feeding the deer, bison, and the other larger animals."

"1/3 of the zoo is still in construction. Drive thru safari is open & can feed animals. Recommend to have some wet wipes ready. I arrived there about an hour before closing time, but camel ride & aviary were already closed."

"I have been coming here since I was a child, I have brought countless kids here. with the New ownership they are making some major improvements. Enclosures are being upgraded and all animals are getting bigger spaces. We can DRIVE our own car thru the park and feed the animals- like a mini safari! The bucket of food cost a bit, but it is a big bucket and you can share it. They failed to mention no camel rides on Monday on the website. I can see where they will be adding exhibits and I look forward to coming back again and again. 5 stars when I come back and see more upgrades!!"