It's a hidden gem in the DMV. Something different to do with the family. I must say it's not cheap and everything cost. Here is the breakdown of a family of 4. Adult$25.00 Adult$25.00 Kid$15.00 Kid$15.00 Carrot Feed Cup: 1. $7.00 Lettuce Feed Cup: 2 $14.00 Camel Ride (10am-4pm): 2 $16.00 Fees$7.02 Total$124.02 We did the drive-through part 2 times which was fun, and the animals are super friendly and bold. They will come right in the car window and take the food. The day we went, only the llamas and donkeys were coming up to the car. Then we did the walk around the part, and the kids love feeding them. Baby goats bottles that's was an extra $12. We walked around and saw a lot of animals. I think this would be a hit for any kid under six. Older kids will like it and get bored quickly, and for the cost, it's not a cheap outing. Of you go. Try to go early when the animals are active.

Went to This zoo last summer. Such a therapeutic and fun place. You get 2 rounds in your car to see and feed animals I.e. Llamas, deer and donkeys. Animals were very cute and friendly and will rush to the car for food! I was surprised to see some exotic animals- cheetah, diff types of monkeys and birds. Camel ride was fun. Only issue we had was with restrooms- they don’t have proper restrooms. I mean the doors won’t close and sink had no running water

This is a very cute farm/zoo! My boys (2 1/2 and 11 months) enjoyed it quite a bit! Animals are all very friendly and come right up to you! They have some unique animals too, such as cheetahs and various adorable monkeys. The safari park was fun, the bison and llamas come right up to the window and will eat out of your hand! They have a huge pond with a single white goose, enormous koi fish and lots of turtles and geese. For $20 you get a large bowl of feed to all the animals! The only thing I didn’t get to visit was the budgie/chicken/peacock enclosure. It was closed for maintenance, something to look forward to on the next trip! Everyone was very friendly and informative. Kids under 3 are free. Definitely a fun place to visit and will come again soon with family and friends!

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.

My 4 year old daughter LOVED how interactive this zoo was. You can feed Llama's and donkeys on the tram ride through the zoo and you can feed most of the other animals throughout the zoo as well. She fed llamas, donkeys, tortoises, goats, birds. There was also camel rides (8 dollars additional). Would definitely return!

Fun local zoo. Great for kids. Drive through safari was a great time. Be sure to get the animal feed so you can be up close and personal with the critters...it also helps get the geese out of the way as you're driving through 😉

Perfect place for enjoying a Sunday morning with the kids. Don't expect a super mega safari, it is just a small zoo with a few animals. But everything is clean, and the animals look healthy. Perfect experience for the little ones.

We enjoyed it very much, our 3 & 6 year olds loved seeing their favorite animals brightly lighten up. It’s a little pricey though, I would recommend you purchase promotion codes from Groupon to get some nice discounts. We spent about 45-50mins there, slowly walking around and taking lots of photos.

Poor management!!! There are 3 major problems with the new ownership and management… Rude staff: 3 cars behind me in the drive through said they didn’t pay for their tickets. They were letting everyone in without any tickets. I unfortunately paid for my tickets online. When I tried to ask where to get the food to feed the animals during the drive through, the young lady literally yelled at me and scared my kids and my wife in the car. She was sooo rude and didn’t care when I told her that we need to get food for the animals and that everyone in the line still didn’t pay and were confused where to pay. Safety is questionable: the animals with the very long horns twice bumped into my car and found a couple of scratches. Was it worth it? Absolutely not. Chaos and non-existent organization: all the animals were gathered at the very entrance. Then for 90% of the drive through not a single animal. So naturally all visitors started slowing their cars at the entrance. While the rude staff yelling at everyone for no freaking reason. I really miss the old “safari roarers” before this terrible new management. Wasted $150 today for nothing!!!!! Got yelled at, kids had no fun, and had to deal with a very disappointed family day.

We visited Roer’s Zoo today and it was so much fun for the kids and even us adults. We did the drive through and walk up safari, you will need to book your tickets in advance. Driving through the Safari was fun it was about a 10-15 min ride with your car and you encounter llamas, ducks, ostrich’s and more coming to the car to get fed. The we went to the walk in part where we fed baby’s goats, there was a tall giraffe, and even a Camel ride. The kids loved it and had so much fun. We also went into a bird cage where a peacock had just had 5 babies. They flew on us and ate from the bird sticks we purchased for them. Such a cool experience, definitely recommend!

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!!

A small little zoom for the kids. It has mostly domesticated animals. If you go on the safari, you will see larger cows, deer and even bisons. However, you will have pay separately for the butterfly, bird's nest and the safari.

We had so much fun. The children were so excited about everything. They especially loved the dinosaurs. The children also loved that they could see the some of the zoo animals asked. When they left they asked when they could come back

This review is for the Christmas lights not the actual zoo. The lights are pretty cool. They’ve incorporated animals into it which had the kids running between displays. It was slightly sparse but it’s still worth a visit. You’ll probably be done in 30-40 mins max.

This place was very nice. A lot of fun. Really cool to see the animals. Some of the animals I felt kind of sad e.g. the cheetahs living there but for the most part the experience was good. If you do the drive-thru Safari, be warned you will be driving your own car and there could be possible damage to your car when it comes to the longhorn animals. While my car didn't get damaged, one of my family members did get a few bumps and scrapes.

An excellent experience for people of all ages! Great up close and personal interactions, particularly with the hooved animals. Do not forget to go on the safari ride to feed carrots to the animals! The guide was very knowledgeable and explained things in a way that everyone could understand. Check out the beautiful cheetahs! Also note that some animal experiences are not available seasonally so it might be a good idea to call ahead of time and check.

What a wonderful experience. Closeup encounters with the animals is priceless. Only downside is the camel's time limit 10-4. Wish it is open until guests finish their tour.

Fun time for all ages. Had a blast! The staff are friendly. We did the drive thru before the walk-around tour. The animals come to the car and you can feed them carrots.we went through twice. During the walking tour, you can feed the goats milk through a bottle. We fed the giraffe too! He's very calm. The place is clean and everyone adhered to the social distancing guidelines and wore masks. One member of my group rode the camel. He had a great time. Lots of photo opportunities. You'll have a great time.

This was the BEST way to say goodbye to 2020!

NOVA Wild is the new Roer’s Safari but much, much better. The grounds are better kept and the animals seem better cared for. The new Nova Wild owner, Tara (who is a Reston local,) was super welcoming and accommodating. She never imagined being a business owner of a zoo, but she’s doing a great job! You may scoff at the $20 feed bucket but it is 100% worth the price for the experience you and your kids will have driving through the safari, and it should last until the end (unless a pushy llama grabs it from your hand)! I was a little concerned about my car getting scratched but the animals were super gentle. Though I did, however, leave with a few tufts of hair on the windows and a 3” spot of mud, but no biggie. The gift shop items and snacks are reasonably priced. There is plenty of seating and shade for those concerned about being on their feet for a long time and NOVA Wild is accessible. Some of my son’s favorites beside the safari drive, were the tortoise, cheetahs and capybara (I think it was a capybara!) Noticed a birthday party letting out- seems like this would be a really fun option for a kids’ birthday party and will keep that in mind! Looking forward to the next visit.

It's very expensive and very small. I feel bad for the animals, and I don't usually feel that way about zoos. This place has very tiny enclosures compared to others zoos in the area. The drive through portion is pretty much only llamas. The cups of carrots are more than $6 a cup. When you see the size of the cup you'll understand the complaint. The staff for the lemur encounter seemed annoyed that we were there. The staff at the front desk didn't have a clue where we should go for the lemur encounter, and the lady on the phone with her grandmother wouldn't get off the phone to work. The lemur encounter started late, but the guy that did it was really the only good thing about this trip. This place is huge waste of your money.

It was great. The animals are friendly, the ducks play no games when the drivers come through. They are ready to get fed! The llamas will continue to walk past you and act like you don't exist if your window is rolled up and you don't have any food. They know what's up and keep it pushing to another car. The whole experience, drive through and walk through was amazing. We went around each about 3 times. Loved it

Great place for younger kids or any kids that love animals. Park is small but well laid out, staff is friendly and personable. Animals have become very accustomed to being fed and are well behaved. Be prepared to be drooled on if you feed Waffles the giraffe! Lol

fun experience for the kids. Feeding the llama's was nice although all the animals were grabbing at the food like they haven't been fed in a while (negative 1 for that reason). The bird enclosure was nice. Surprised how many birds were there and how easy it was to get them to come and peck food away from the honey sticks. Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to go on the camel ride but it looked like fun.

Had so much fun, I'm from out of town just looking for random stuff to do when I found this place! The place was so cool and the staff was very friendly! Highly recommend!

Okay this place is pretty small! It’s like a 30 minute kind of thing - not all day like we thought a “safari” would be. And yes the one bucket will last you two trips through the driving part! We took our 2 year old and it was perfect for her. Seeing the birds and feeding them was really cool, and I’m someone who’s afraid of birds normally. WATCH YOUR FEET on the paths and ESPECIALLY when feeding the birds; the rooster was gorgeous and the peacock’s were so cool to see. We’re glad we went, and all the animals you’re feeding are very kind. I was pretty surprised at how gentle they were. Even our 2 year old fed them and had no problems with it. (Hope this helps you plan your trip!)

This is by far a waste of money. I understand due to the pandemic you may have a financial change but this Zoo was not properly managed.Animals look neglected. Animal environment were sad and dirty.From the beginning to end it was a horrible experience. Took no pictures to sad too post.

Loved this place very nice for the kids the Safari experience is amazing!!’ The reason i put 4 stars because there are not much shaded places to seat with the kids and the Camel ride i was charged 20$ for a 10 seconds round. I don’t think they should do it longer but at least don’t charge that much.

My family and I had an awesome time here this morning at 10am. We did both the driving safari and walking around, both were terrific experiences. Our 3 year old loved every minute and every exhibit, but especially feeding the animals and walking through the avian exhibit. The staff was friendly and helpful, the area was clean and the animals were obviously well cared for and well trained. The prices were reasonable and worth it. A small bucket of animal food ran us $20. We had a blast and look forward to checking it out again soon!

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.

Had the loveliest time visiting NOVA Wild with my mother the other day. On the walk-thru portion, we saw a 1-month old deer and a baby monkey latched onto their mother's back. The drive-thru safari was a lot of fun. The llamas chased after our car. When we finally caved into their persistence and opened the window for them, they sneezed/spat on us! We laughed our butts off and it made for an unforgettable memory.

Nice zoo we loved being able to feed the animals. It was very awkward tho waiting to drive into the drive thru part and having to sit for 5 minutes an hear the worker on her phone telling her personal relationship information to someone on the phone.

This is a great place for everyone loves to go and enjoy zoo with you kids very close to Arlington only 27 minutes we had a great time thank you

Me and my toddler had the best time here yesterday! Having the animals come eat from the car was such a fun experience me and my son were laughing hysterically 😂 the staff are absolutely lovely and the staff member who works with the birds is absolutely lovely he was so good with my son too! The price of food to feed the animals is quite expensive but still it was worth it for the memories and laughs we had. There's a lovely picnic area too. Wasn't too busy which means we could see all the animals clearly.

We didn't know there is another safari park in VA other than the one near Natural Bridge before we found this.We been to other one so everything is a comparison for us,this one is pretty small compared to other one and is more expensive especially the feed just how others commented. We reached early and were among first set of cars that went in,they didn't allow anyone to go before the opening time.We collected the carrot feed ordered ahead, but looking at the tiny size(Imagine mcd small/med fries 😀),we ordered one more.Lamas greeted us first followed by one or two deer,donkey and emu birds.But in short only Lamas were the treat,zebras were caged.we finished a round in 10mts or less even after a wait behind other cars.But remember you can take a second round for free,so don't take exit and join the pile of cars entering the safari just on the entrance. Walking/Petting zoo main attraction is the Giraffeand the cheetah.Otherwise there were few goats and cow. Ovetall kids may enjoy the safari, but is pretty small and not VFM.

A wonderful time for the Halloween light show. The staff was warm and friendly. Stopped by the snack shop and had a delicious funnel cake ❤️.

We visited on a Wednesday morning, reservation time 10:30 am but arrived closer to 11. We had the park to ourselves. The safari train leaves at the top of every hour and is our favorite experience at Roer's....athough seeing the cheetahs was a close second. This zoo is worth every penny. It did make me sad to see Waffles' home without her there but they are working on making the enclosure into another habitat. There's a concession stand out front with burgers & fries, hotdogs, chicken tenders, etc and a few picnic tables in the shade.

I had a great time visiting the zoo. Diverse animal selection and beautiful grounds. Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. Plus great food and carnival style treats available in the confessions out front. Good place for a date or family outing.

I turned 22 on Friday, I went here for my birthday because I loveeee animals. I absolutely loved this place! So much animal interaction. I even rode Sam the camel! It was a great experience! If you go, pay the extra $5 for the bird feed stick!!! My group loved this part!

Lots of fun, friendly animals. Was pretty empty on a weekday all the better during covid. Entrance tickets are well priced although snacks for the animals is about 7 dollars a cup. which some may say is quite a bit. But overall would return! Would love to see it grow as well. Lots of family fun.

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.

Tons of fun! Well organized and the animals love to be fed! Will definitely be back!

Very cool place and helpful staff but the layout was confusing. Lots of animals and they were very friendly. The baby pygmy goats were the best!

It was a somewhat fun little place, with a few animals. We enjoyed the drive-thru quite a bit, feeding needy and pushy donkeys and alpacas, but they didn’t have giraffes or camels. Half of the walk-thru cages were empty, and the parakeets wouldn’t come close to eat food. I guess we just came at the wrong time. Maybe we’ll come back in the summer.

I had such a great time. The staff was so amazing.

Roer's is the Little Zoo that CAN! It's a great little zoo with lots of animals. The staff is friendly and informative. We had a fantastic day feeding the animals and seeing all the exhibits. We are looking forward to going again and participating in their new animal encounters and the upcoming Butterfly adventure "Wings of Wonder."

I truly felt badly for the animals in this place. The enclosures were so small and allowed all the varieties of animals little freedom. The exhibit that shocked me the most was the cheetah one. Roers is in possession of 3 cheetahs and they are all cramped in a small cement space with electric barbed wire surrounding it. They have almost no stimulation in that space and no cover. Roers is also not an AZA accredited zoo so take that for what you will in how their standards fall short of providing the animals what they need in captivity. It hurt me to support them and I sincerely hope they reconsider the space needed for all their animals to live decent lives.

It was a awesome experience this was our second time coming. Our first time was pre-covid and they did have more animals it seems I could be wrong. However our favorite is the bird exhibit next would be the train. The butterfly exhibit was new but not much to look at we could not get one butterfly to land on the qtips. 😩 overall still worth it we rode a camel and it was really nice. We got the ultimate pass with 5 exhibits.

My 8 month old, husband and I throughly enjoyed our visit to Roer’s Zoofari. It was a lot of fun for our son to get the chance to both see and feed carrots to different animals - more interactive than a city zoo. The three cheetahs definitely gave me Tiger King vibes but *most* of the other animals were more or less typical farm animals. We paid for the barnyard experience and never found where or what that was….If you go, recommend you just pay for general admission plus additional tokens to 1) go on the Zoofari and 2) get feed (carrots) to give the animals.

Zoofari trip was nice and close to Washington D.C and different but you can not see so much animals. It is small zoo but you can see kangaroos, snakes, hedgehog, and many. The best thing is the ride and feeding the animals.

The cutest of animals just come up to your car and snuggle! My friend and I had so much fun. It wasn't crowded and we could park the car and hang out with the animals for a while

This place is amazing! Fun for the entire family! The staff are friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. the place is very clean considering all the animals! I highly recommend the trip, it will totally be worth it!

Fun place. Surprised by large amount of diversity in animals

My husband and I brought our 13-month-old here on a Thursday and we had a blast! Most of the animals were out, we got to feed cows, goats, llamas, and birds. Will definitely be back!

Roer's Zoofari A simple and cool attraction that can be visited and several species of animals can be seen. The layout allow you to get close to the animals and almost touch them. Roer's Zoofari is an awesome place to visit and spend time. Will return.

Incredible experience!! Staff were wonderful, zoo is clean, encounters were worth every second!! My boys will never forget their experience today!! We will be back to meet the sloths!! Loved every minute of this zoo!!

Perfect for pandemic outing with family not crowded right now in the winter the babies and my 7 year old loved it feed llamas from your car window and let the brightly colored budgies land sweetly on your shoulder staff is helpful and they are raising money for larger enclosures for their animals

I just visited this zoo and it was good. Drive through option to see few animals from the comfort of your car then we did the walking tour. Unfortunately, the Giraffe wasn’t in exhibition due to weather but we enjoyed seeing the cheetahs, the bird house, kangaroos, etc. The best thing it wasn’t crowded and it was safe to walk around. Mask is required and they have sanitizer stations all around. It is a good option to go and visit during this pandemic.

This was such a fun experience! We came for my daughters birthday and she had so much fun! Everyone working there was wearing a mask for the most part and we had a wonderful experience.

Amazing. Lots of fun. my 5 and 7 yrs old enjoyed alot. A great place for family fun. Little expensive but worth visiting.

Nice friendly zoo with a nice selection of animals. It is a good size for small children as they will not get overwhelmed.

Far fewer animals. Still a great experience. Self guided tour is nice. Able to feed and observe animals from vehicle. Free pumpkins were a welcome treat.

The bird feeding is the best part!

So much fun. I'm ready to go back.👌🏼

This was a nice family experience

Nice safari wish it was longer

It was a great family oriented environment and a lot of fun for the little ones.

I've been going to this park (when it was Reston Petting Zoo) since I was a child. It is still great fun. My four year old son talks about visiting the zoo and Waffles often. I'm very glad we got the season pass!

This place is WONDERFUL!!!! The staff is amazing, the ride is so much fun! And the zoo is so well kept!!! I recommend this place to everyone with kids!!! Safe and fun!

Fun for kids and adults. Awesome drive thru petting zoo with lots of different animals. The llama's are very friendly!

I went with my 2 year old and 3 year old and they had a great time! We did the self drive safari and walking tour. They enjoyed feeding the animals and walking around. I would recommend.

So this is a two part trip, and we only got to to do the driving part , we arrived to late to go walk around the park for the smaller animals, which they should have stated before we went in and paid for both! GO EARLY TO ENJOY BOTH PARTS!

(Translated by Google) Beautiful 💚 (Original) Hermoso 💚

Just Amaizing, Thank you for your attention. We come from Chicago, it was beautiful ❤️ experience. Beautiful Animals you have, we hope to come back again. We love you👏👏👍

(Translated by Google) Mini safari for children, pets (Original) سفاري مصغر للاطفال حيوانات اليفه

We came up to visit our very young Grandkids and got them out early to spend time here with the animals. Very nice layout, and the walk around with the budgies was great fun !!! Staff was great and I'm sure we will come back many times.

We did the safari and petting zoo. Safari drive thrlots of fun! Lots of laughter coming from our car! Staff very friendly and gave information about animals. Great way to get out for a few hours during this stressful time

Great spot to visit!

I have been here this summer with my kids and they had a great funny time here. They were happy whole day and they said that was the best day they ever had. I will definitely bring them again when the situation with COVID 19 calms down.

Fun light show with family, lots of animal lights to see! Need to buy parking ahead of time online.

The experience was awesome for our daughter. She loved feeding the animals and learning so much.

I worked here when it first opened back in the late 1970s. I recently went back and had a fantastic time!! I love how they have updated everything and I was treated like a queen!!! Go check them out!! You'll be glad you did. The facilities are kept clean and the animals are well cared for.

Short and sweet drive around feed area. Small zoo but has just enough for kids to enjoy their time. Really good half day out.

It was a great experience, very clean and safe.Beautiful animals and a great Camel ride.

Safari ride was so funny and cute, actually walk around safari was pretty boring. It shall be better if you can hold the animals and pet them without such an outrages price of $40. Recommend the Safari Ride over the walking way better. Don't spend extra money on the walk because everything is separate

Great time for the kids as well as adults interested in animals.

I would call this a farm not a zoo. Driving through the field is fun with the cows and livestock coming up to the car. Didn't do the walking side due to rain.

Great place to spend a couple of hours with kids. For an additional fee you can buy some food to feed the animals, including a giraffe.

Great place for kids!

(Translated by Google) Nice place for good fun with the kids and they learn and explore, I love it. They also sell fast food. (Original) Lindo lugar para una buena diversión con los niños y ellos aprenden y exploran, me encanta. También venden comida rápida.

Just ok parking lot is a cluster big time. Safari is very very short and basically only 3 types of animals to see... would not return and spend my money here

Amazing zoo!! the camel rides are a must try while visiting. all the animals were active and interesting. had an amazing time while we were here.