Chia, Snap & Cadbury
Capybaras
The reason most people drive out here. Guests regularly spend twenty minutes sitting on the floor with them.
Pipe Creek, Texas · By reservation only
Come out and meet them yourself.
For sixteen years we brought the animals to you. Now the best of what we do happens here, on our own property in the Texas Hill Country — private, unhurried encounters with capybaras, wallabies, porcupines and alpacas.
Ages 5+ · Groups of up to 12 · 35–45 minutes from north-west San Antonio
How to visit
A private encounter, built around the animals you want to meet.
Everything happens here in Pipe Creek, and every visit is private — you never share your time slot with strangers.
Private Animal Encounters
Choose your favourite furry (or scaly) friends and enjoy a customized, private, unforgettable adventure.
- Just your group — never shared with strangers
- Feed and pet the animals, guided by our handlers
- Ask all the questions you like
- Take as many photographs as you want
Choose Your Package
Per person, ages 5 and up, groups of up to 12.
Silver · about 60 minutes$75
Gold · about 60 minutes$85
Diamond · about 90 minutes$100
Platinum · a full 2 hours$150
Discount for groups of 5 or more people
Why drive out here
It is not the same as looking through glass.
Guests routinely spend twenty minutes sitting on the floor with a capybara. That is the whole point, and it is not something a ticketed attraction can give you.
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Genuinely private
Your booking is yours. No crowd, no queue, no strangers in your photos.
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Hands on
You feed and pet the animals, guided by handlers who raised them.
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Trainers, not staff
Anita and Mark are former SeaWorld animal trainers with 25 years in the field.
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Over 30 animals
More than 20 species live here, and the packages let you choose among them.
Groups and programmes
Built for small groups with a reason to come.
We have deliberately moved away from very large events and very young children. What works here is a small group that wants time with the animals.
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Team Building
Two-plus hours showing your staff how animal behaviour principles work in the workplace — catching people doing things right.
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Homeschool Days
Students research an animal in our care, then come out and meet it. $25 per student, up to 15 people.
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Families & Small Groups
Bring up to 12 family members and friends for a private encounter, with a discount for groups of 5 or more. Ages 5 and up.
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We Can Still Come to You
School assemblies, festivals, corporate walk-arounds and petting booths are still available on a limited basis, within 40 miles of Pipe Creek, TX.
Who lives here
Over thirty animals. More than twenty species.
Three of the ones people drive out for. Every resident has a name, and most of them were raised here.
Hasani, Jabari & Jamoke
African Porcupines
Our painting artists. A porcupine painting is the souvenir nobody expects to take home.
Ranger & Sydney
Bennett's Wallabies
Hand-raised and happy to be scratched.
Getting here
Closer than you think.
We are in Pipe Creek, in the Hill Country. From the north-west side of San Antonio — outside Loop 410, and especially out around 1604 — it is roughly a 35 to 45 minute drive.
That is the one thing worth knowing before you decide. It is a drive. It is also the reason a private encounter is nothing like standing in a queue at a ticketed attraction: you get the animals to yourselves, for as long as your package runs.
- Boerne and the I-10 corridor
- Fair Oaks Ranch and Helotes
- Alamo Ranch and the SeaWorld side of town
- Kerrville and the wider Hill Country
- North-west San Antonio, outside 410 and around 1604
Book
Spaces are limited, and they fill up.
Private encounters are by reservation only, booked at least 24 hours in advance, and capped at 12 guests. Call or text (210) 385-4351, or send us a note and we will get straight back to you.