Woburn Safari Park — Your Private Car Is the Safari Vehicle
Tripyana’s Woburn Safari Park day trip is a private Mercedes with a chauffeur: your driver collects you at your London hotel between 8am and noon, reaches the park in about 1 hour 15 minutes, drives your own car through the Road Safari among lions and rhinos, waits during the Foot Safari and drives you home. The fare is £420 for the car, up to three passengers, not per person.
Short notice? Same-day and next-day trips are often possible — book online or message us to confirm a driver.
How the day runs
Plan four to five hours inside the park, plus the drive each way.
Departure from your hotel
Your driver arrives at your London hotel entrance at the time you chose. An early pickup puts you at the gates soon after opening, when the animals are most active in the cool of the morning.
The Road Safari — in your own car
The heart of the day: your Mercedes joins the safari route and drives slowly through the enclosures, with lions, tigers, bears, rhinos and giraffes metres from the glass. Your driver handles the route; you handle the camera.
The route runs through five areas in order: the Northern Plains with bison, wild horses and camels; the Savannah Grasslands with southern white rhinos, zebra and antelope; the Kingdom of the Carnivores, where Amur tigers, black bears and African lions live behind double security gates; Giraffe Junction; and the African Forest, where Barbary macaques roam free. Monkeys there climb on cars, so your chauffeur takes the bypass around that section unless you ask to go through.
One circuit takes about 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes, depending on how long you stop. The park says a lap can take up to 2 hours on peak weekends and bank holidays, and as little as 45 minutes on quiet winter weekdays.
The Foot Safari
Allow two to three hours for the walking half of the park: penguins, lemurs and the keeper talks and feeding times posted for the day. Lunch is at the café inside. If the big cats were asleep, a second lap by car after lunch is often the best of the day.
Woburn Abbey and its deer park optional
A short drive away on the same estate, the stately home of the Dukes of Bedford sits in a park of wandering deer. Abbey entry is separate, and the Abbey closes for the winter, so this stop suits a spring or summer visit.
Back to your hotel
Your driver returns you to the same address you started from, at the time you decide.
How far is Woburn Safari Park from London?
Woburn Safari Park is about 50 miles (80 km) north of central London, at Ridgmont in Bedfordshire. By car it takes about 1 hour 15 minutes for departures between 8am and noon on a weekday, and close to 1 hour 30 minutes in the 4pm rush.
The park gate on High Street, Ridgmont, is only a few minutes from the motorway, so most of the journey is fast road.
Can our chauffeur drive us round the Road Safari?
Yes. The Road Safari is seen only from a vehicle, and a chauffeur-driven Mercedes enters like any other car. The park requires the person at the wheel to hold a full driving licence, which every Tripyana chauffeur does, so nobody in your group has to drive among the animals.
- Fixed roofs keep every area open. Soft tops and convertibles must skip the Kingdom of the Carnivores and the African Forest. Our E-Class and V-Class have fixed roofs, and the park admits minibuses as well as cars, so the seven-seat V-Class drives the full circuit too.
- Everyone stays inside. Windows, doors and sunroofs stay shut in the big cat and monkey areas, and nobody steps out anywhere on the route. If help is needed, your driver switches on the hazard lights, sounds the horn and waits for park staff.
- Slow and steady. A 15 mph limit applies across the park, on surfaced roads only, and cars keep moving without blocking any gate. Take your photos through the glass as you roll past.
- No pets. Dogs are not admitted and the park has no kennels, so plan this day without them.
- Mind the last lap. The Road Safari shuts one hour before the park closes, and every vehicle must be out by closing time.
Included and not included
Included in the price
- Private car with driver, with you the whole day
- Pickup and drop-off at your London address
- The Road Safari driven in your own vehicle
- Fuel, road tolls and parking
- Free child seats for every age, fitted on request
Not included
- Safari park tickets for your group and one for your driver
- Food and drink during the day
- Woburn Abbey entry (optional stop)
- A tour guide
Park tickets: book online, with one for your driver
- Book them yourself once your date is set. Buy tickets on the park’s official website and include one admission for your chauffeur, as the park charges drivers admission too.
- Early booking saves money. Advance tickets for a visit two or more days ahead cost less per person than tickets for the next 48 hours, and online is cheaper than the gate.
- Peak dates sell out. In summer, at Easter and in the school holidays, turning up without tickets does not guarantee entry.
- Same-day cut-off. Online sales for the same day close at 2pm on weekdays and 3pm at weekends.
- One date only. Tickets are valid for the booked day and cannot be changed or refunded on or after it, so match them to the date of your car. Show the confirmation on a phone at the gate; there is nothing to print.
- What a ticket covers. Both animal routes, by car and on foot, free parking, the daily keeper talks and the free play areas, from the miniature railway to the Swan Boats.
When to go, and winter dates for 2026
The park opens daily from February half term until just after October half term. Spring and early autumn bring mild weather and fewer visitors than the summer school holidays, and a weekday is quieter than a weekend.
November and December 2026. From 25 October the park opens at 9:30am, takes its last entry at 3pm and closes at 4pm. It is closed on Monday 9 November 2026, and from 12 November to 16 December it opens Thursday to Sunday only.
For the Christmas holidays, from 17 December to 4 January 2027, it opens daily except 24 to 26 December.
In poor light or bad weather the gates may close a little earlier. A pickup by 9am leaves time for two laps of the Road Safari before dusk. With the Abbey closed for the season, a winter day is for the animals alone, so choose your date on the park calendar, then book the car.
Children, grandparents and wheelchair users
The day suits every age, from toddlers to grandparents, because every animal on the Road Safari is seen from your own seat.
- Young children. Toddlers see the large animals from the car without walking far. Older children can fill the afternoon on the Foot Safari, so check the day’s programme when you arrive.
- Grandparents and less mobile guests. The park says the Road Safari works well for reduced mobility, and the car stays close all day, so anyone can rest between areas.
- The Foot Safari is harder. The park describes naturally steep paths on gravel or grass. It does not hire out wheelchairs or scooters, so bring your own. A two-person Disabled and Carer ticket is sold with proof, such as a Blue Badge or a PIP letter.
- Our cars. They have no ramp or lift, so the passenger must be able to move onto the seat, with a helping hand if needed. A folding wheelchair or walker goes in the boot; tell us at booking with the luggage count. The driver sets you down at the entrance where stopping is allowed.
For rides instead of animals, our theme park day with a private driver covers Legoland Windsor, Chessington and Thorpe Park.
Vehicle classes and trip prices
Every price below is for the whole car, return, including your driver waiting throughout the visit — free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
Mercedes E-Class
Smart executive comfort at a sensible price — the right choice for couples and small families.
Mercedes V-Class
Ideal for families and groups — plenty of room for children and bags on a long day.
Extra hours: from £55 per hour, by vehicle — chosen in the booking form below.
Dollar figures are approximate; you are charged in GBP.
Book the Woburn Safari Park day trip
Choose your date and a departure time between 8:00am and 12:00 noon, then the vehicle that suits your group. If you have a VIP experience slot with the park, tell us its time when you book so the pickup reaches the gate well ahead of it. You will receive a confirmation as soon as the booking is complete.
Our assistant in the corner of the page answers questions at any time. Open “Change my booking” in your confirmation email and the assistant changes the date, time, address, trip or passengers for you; cancellations go to our team.
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