Travel Destination: Global Wildlife Center, Folsom Louisiana

Spend a day on the Global Wildlife Center's safari tour, and encounter exotic and endangered species up close and personal!

Global Wildlife Center, located in Folsom, LA, is home to more than 3,000 exotic, endangered, and threatened animals from all around the world. Global Wildlife Center is dedicated to educating the public about the importance of the conservation of endangered species, and does so by providing a hands on experience for their visitors.

The Global Wildlife Center's safari tour, consists of a 1 1/2 hour wagon ride over their 900 acre wildlife preserve. Visitors ride in covered wagons, complete with padded bench seats for comfort, with open windows that allow you to come face to face with many of their animals. There is a fee for the safari tour, that varies depending on age, so it is important to call, or check their website for the current prices.

During the tour, there is also the option to purchase cups, buckets and sacks of feed, to feed the animals while on the safari tour. Since the animals are used to seeing people on a daily basis, and used to the feed, many will come straight to the wagons and eat right out of the cup that you are holding. Just some of the animals that will come and eat while on the Global Wildlife Center's tour include Bison, Zebra, Camels, Eland and the parks star guests, the Giraffes.

There are however many other animals that you will see while at Global Wildlife Center, including Axis Deer, Blackbuck, Fallow Deer, Red Lechwe, and even Kangaroo. Some of these smaller animals will approach the wagons to be fed, but there is far less interaction with them as there is with the larger animals that can reach up to the wagons windows.

Global Wildlife Center does offer group rates for larger parties such as Boy and Girl Scout Troops or school field trips, however reservations are necessary if you group consists of 25 or more. There is also a pavilion area for parties, providing a covered patio with picnic tables. There are also special birthday party package rates available. The Global Wildlife Center's gift store provides souvenirs of all prices and for all ages to help you remember your exciting adventure.

Global Wildlife Center offers membership packages from individual packages, to memberships for the entire family. These memberships provide you free unlimited tours, invitations to special members only events, and much more. Global Wildlife also offers you the option to adopt an animal, and become a Global parent. All proceeds from the "Adopt an Animal" program go to the centers Animal Well Care Program, and helps ensure the conservation of future animals.

Spending a day at Global Wildlife Center is truly a unique experience that you will never forget. It is a great way to not only learn more about endangered and threatened animals, but to also have the opportunity to come up close and personal with these beautiful and majestic creatures.