Watatunga Wildlife Reserve

Absolutely brilliant safari. You travel in individual self drive golf buggies with commentary from the guide in the first vehicle. It is mainly home to deer and birds so wasn't expecting it to be quite so interesting. Our guide Charlie knew all the animals by name and she had many interesting stories about them. Would recommend. But you must book ahead.

An unforgettable experience at Watatunga Safari Park! We had the most incredible visit to Watatunga Safari Park — it’s an absolute gem of a place and so much more than your typical wildlife experience. From the moment we arrived, we could feel the passion and care that goes into every part of it. We were lucky enough to meet Ed, the owner, whose enthusiasm is infectious. He spoke about the important research and conservation work they’re doing — everything from protecting endangered species to breeding programmes — and it’s clear this is a true labour of love. Our guide, Chris, was fantastic: funny, engaging, and full of fascinating insights into the animals and the park’s work. He struck the perfect balance between education and entertainment — we learned loads and laughed just as much! A big shout-out, too, to Ben, one of the volunteers, who was brilliant — so friendly and clearly passionate about what he does. We were incredibly lucky with the wildlife sightings — spotting bongo, sitatunga, eland, waterbuck, white-tailed gnu, and even rare birds among the wetlands. Every turn of the safari buggy brought something new and magical. It’s an inspiring, beautifully run place that deserves every bit of support. I’d recommend Watatunga Safari Park to absolutely everyone — families, wildlife lovers, or anyone who just wants to experience something genuinely special in Norfolk. We’ll definitely be back, especially as we bought 4 gift vouchers!

Just the most amazing family experience ever. Kids and adults both amazed at the wildlife happily grazing freely whilst we were taken on a fact filled tour by Charlie and Tony. Highly recommend.

Amazing place and well worth the trip! we had a fantastic time and the animals were amazing even Dave! Chris our guide was on point the whole time and Tony did a great job and keeping Dave at bay. The rest of the staff were very helpful and looked after us before and after our trip

Absolutely fabulous experience, all of the staff were friendly and knowledgeable. A wide range of animals to see from Water buffalo, Wildebeest, Cranes and different species of endangered deer. The buggys are easy to drive, you get a radio for information to help you spot the animals. It is fun for all ages and you get to help support invaluable conservation work. Everyone was talking about it for the rest of the day, thank you!

A fabulous place to visit which gives the closest to natural environment setting for the resident animals as possible. Well worth a visit. Our guides Charlie and Tony were great - knowledgable and interesting.

This was a lovely experience to go on and really happy to see conservation efforts for critically endangered animals from around the world. They seemed happy and thriving with plenty of ‘disco chickens’ keeping it light hearted. Well done to Charlie and Tracey who made it light hearted and informative. Dave was a great character to see too.

Really can’t thank Charlie and Tracy enough on our visit on the 10 September 25 they went above and beyond to show us these beautiful deer and antelopes.to think one man’s vision has given the people of England a chance to see the rarity’s and not so rare antelope and deer from around the world . A lovely morning with plenty of informative chat along the way over the walkie talkie about the live stock in this beautiful park and woodland it really is a gem hidden away in the countryside just off the A10 . A small business that deserves to do well and by the look of the awards is going the right way well done all involved.