CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Myrtle Beach Safari is not planning to cancel any tours. We are also following the CDC guidelines and taking all necessary health precautions. Should you need to reschedule your tour for a later date, please contact us via email or phone.

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Wild Encounters Tour - Day Safari

Wild encounters tour day safari.

  • Starts at $389 per person
  • Located at our 50 acre wildlife preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • Spend your day with an array of wildlife
  • Meet the world's largest big cat - the liger
  • Hug Bubbles the African elephant
  • Interact with exotic cats and wolves
  • Get up close to the fastest land animal - the cheetah
  • Bucket list interactions with baby chimps & monkeys
  • Experience a 500lb bengal tiger run at full speed below your feet
  • Play fun games with the chimp brothers
  • Animals vary and cannot be guaranteed

This experience is a fully-guided walking tour

  • Starts at 9 am sharp and is over at approximately 1:30 pm
  • Reservations are required
  • Prices higher on peak dates
  • Photographers will be with you all day | Digital copy of all photos included
  • No personal cell phones, cameras or video cameras allowed
  • Price is the same for adults and children
  • Amazing encounter rain or shine
  • Complimentary snacks and pizza lunch
  • Not wheelchair or scooter accessible
  • E-mail confirmation with additional details will be sent after purchase

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Cancellation Policy:

  • After 24 hours of purchase your reservation becomes non-refundable. You will be able to reschedule your reservation for up to one year after your original date of purchase. After 12 months tickets expire permanently.
  • Any and all changes to your reservation will incur an additional fee. Rescheduling fees vary from $50-$300 per person.

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Myrtle Beach Safari is not planning to cancel any tours. We are also following the CDC guidelines and taking all necessary health precautions. Should you need to reschedule your tour for a later date, please contact us via email or phone.

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Wild Encounters Tour - Night Safari

Wild encounters tour night safari.

  • Starts at $389 per person
  • Located at our 50 acre wildlife preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • An unforgettable experience in the night of the jungle
  • Meet a dazzling array of adult Bengal Tigers
  • Feed a 500lb tiger a meaty treat
  • Hang out with Bubbles the adult African elephant
  • Get up-close and personal with amazing monkeys
  • Photo opportunities with playful wild-cats
  • Learn about our amazing cheetahs
  • Roast marshmallows with the Chimp Brothers
  • Animals vary and cannot be guaranteed

This experience is located in one central location

  • Starts at 6 pm and is over at approximately 9:30 pm (7 pm - 10:30 pm summer months)
  • Reservations are required
  • Prices higher on peak dates
  • Photographers will be with you all day | Digital copy of all photos included
  • No personal cell phones, cameras or video cameras allowed
  • All ages can attend
  • Price is the same for adults and children
  • Amazing encounter rain or shine
  • Complimentary dinner and dessert bar
  • Not wheelchair or scooter accessible
  • E-mail confirmation with additional details will be sent after purchase

Cancellation Policy:

  • After 24 hours of purchase your reservation becomes non-refundable. You will be able to reschedule your reservation for up to one year after your original date of purchase. After 12 months tickets expire permanently.
  • Any and all changes to your reservation will incur an additional fee. Rescheduling fees vary from $50-$300 per person depending on the new date selected.

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Description About SOS Spring Safari

Thousands of shaggers from all over the East Coast typically gather each year at the end of April for the Society of Stranders Spring Safari in North Myrtle Beach.

Beach music lovers and shaggers from all over flock to the Grand Strand to celebrate the enjoy the vibrant beach nightlife and to dance the shag where it all began. 

The annual event includes a wide variety of activities including tea parties, shag dancing, dance lessons, live music, and mingling with friends. As the sun goes down, all the local lounges light up with activity and spots like Duck’s, Fat Harold’s, Pirate’s Cove and the OD Lounge become the center of nightlife and fun. 

On the last Saturday of the event is the parade featuring ACSC member clubs who plan, design, & build parade floats for fun and a chance to win one of the coveted awards. 

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There is no end to the fun attractions and cool things to do when you’re vacationing at North Beach Plantation in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. And with so many great options clamoring for your attention, it can be difficult to decide among them. The beach, the Boardwalk and the amusements are all great choices, but if you want a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience, then you should check out Myrtle Beach Safari.

The safari tour takes place at a preserve operated by T.I.G.E.R.S., The Institute for Greatly Endangered and Rare Species, a conservation and preservation organization dedicated to protecting endangered animals worldwide. The T.I.G.E.R.S. preserve in Myrtle Beach is a lush 50-acre tropical garden where you can see rare and beautiful animals living as though they were still in the wild – and almost all the animals at T.I.G.E.R.S. have been rescued and rehabilitated by the organization.

Imagine actually seeing a cheetah with the space and freedom to run at 60 mph! The books all say they can do it, but you’ll never get to see it happen in a zoo enclosure. You can see it at T.I.G.E.R.S., though! Ramses the resident cheetah loves his morning sprint!

Additional members of the animal family at T.I.G.E.R.S. include a 9,000-pound African elephant named Bubbles, an African fish eagle, and a liger, a cross between a lion father and a tiger mother. Ligers are huge cats! Hercules, the liger at T.I.G.E.R.S., is 900 pounds and stands at over 11 feet tall when he stretches up on his hind legs! Ligers are rare both in the wild and in captivity. There are thought to be only a handful in existence worldwide, and even rarer is the opportunity to see a liger living in something resembling its natural habitat!

The safari tour also includes a chance to see and interact with the baby tigers and wolves who have been born at the preserve. The babies are just like their domesticated counterparts – rolling, playing and full of fun!

You can meet the gibbon, an endangered species of ape, and marvel at the chimpanzees, who share 98% of our DNA and are our closest relatives in the animal world. You’ll also be able to see the T.I.G.E.R.S. chimps, who make usable tools out of items they find in their wild habitat and can even communicate using American Sign Language!

Your safari tour will be professionally photographed and videotaped so that not a single moment of this amazing adventure is missed, and you will certainly have some incredible memories to take home with you.

The safari tour has a minimum age of 6 years old to attend. For families with younger children, check out the T.I.G.E.R.S. Preservation Station at Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach. Also supported by T.I.G.E.R.S., the Preservation Station features a number of different tiger breeds, including the world’s rarest breed, the Golden Tabby tiger. You can get nose-to-nose with these huge cats, and even get a photo op!

Proceeds from both the tour and Preservation Station are used to support the continued effort to provide sanctuary and to protect these magnificent species from further decline and extinction.

The Myrtle Beach Safari tour is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, giving you a perspective on these beautiful endangered animals that you can’t get anywhere else – and you’re supporting a great cause at the same time! Visit myrtlebeachsafari.com to book your tour during your next South Carolina getaway at North Beach Plantation!

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    T.I.G.E.R.S. Myrtle Beach Safari is located on our 50-acre tropical wildlife preserve in South Myrtle Beach, S.C. It is approximately 15 miles south of our T.I.G.E.R.S. Preservation Station location in Barefoot Landing, North Myrtle Beach. Exact directions for our Myrtle Beach Safari location are only provided to those who have a pre-paid tour ...

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    Wild Encounters Tour Day Safari. Starts at $389 per person. Located at our 50 acre wildlife preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Spend your day with an array of wildlife. Meet the world's largest big cat - the liger. Hug Bubbles the African elephant. Interact with exotic cats and wolves. Get up close to the fastest land animal - the cheetah.

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    Starts at $7,000 for two guests - only available select dates! Have dinner with and sleep surrounded by a variety of tigers. Feed the big cats. Meet and roast s'mores with the chimps. Enjoy breakfast with Bubbles the African elephant. One night overnight stay. Check-in at 4:00pm check-out at 11:00am.

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    Specialties: The Wild Encounters Tour is one of the greatest hands-on experiences on earth! Tours include feeding Bubbles, our 9,000 pound African elephant, playing and interacting with baby tiger cubs, watching an eagle soar, meeting King Tut, our resident cheetah, monkeying around with great apes and so much more! The price for the Wild Encounters Tour starts at $339 per person and varies by ...

  13. Doc Antles Night Safari

    Wild Encounters Tour Night Safari. Starts at $389 per person. Located at our 50 acre wildlife preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. An unforgettable experience in the night of the jungle. Meet a dazzling array of adult Bengal Tigers. Feed a 500lb tiger a meaty treat.

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    One YETI Roadie Cooler. JBL Flip 5 Speaker. 4 Tickets to The Carolina Opry. 4 Tickets to the Iconic show at Alabama Theatre. 4 Tickets to Brookgreen Gardens. 2 Tommy Bahama Beach Chairs. Enter by Dec 31. - Thousands of shaggers from all over the East Coast typically gather each year at the end of April for the Society of Stranders Spring Safari ...

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    Weighing in at about 9,000 pounds, our big baby girl, Bubbles, at a young 39 years old, is the most interactive African elephant in North America. She was rescued in 1982, when her wild herd was killed for their ivory. Bubbles was one of the lucky few that survived. Between 1970 and 1989, African elephant populations were halved as legal ...

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    The Myrtle Beach Safari tour is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, giving you a perspective on these beautiful endangered animals that you can't get anywhere else - and you're supporting a great cause at the same time! Visit myrtlebeachsafari.com to book your tour during your next South Carolina getaway at North Beach Plantation!

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