The place is a little bit underwhelming outside but when you get inside you will be greeted warmly by the host and in no time you will have one of the closest encounter with reptiles and amphibians! An experience not even the zoos can give because in this place, you can touch and snuggle with reptiles under the supervision of friendly faculty. Enjoy the pictures!

Very nice place where you can meet a lot of reptiles and bugs, learn about their personal lives, some biology, pet them and understand that every one of them is really a person.

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit here and bought a family membership to return. They rescue reptiles and train them to exhibit excellent behavior. Youll see a great exhibit filled with snakes, lizards, tarantulas; exotic creatures that you might never get to see up close. The docents are adorable and knowledgeable ️

Susan will never return an email. I emailed her in January and I’m still waiting...

Great place to introduce little ones to reptiles. Educational and personal, our kid came in scared and walked out smiling, having touched all kinds of creatures, having more respect for them, and knowing the difference of scary looking vs poisonous. A super quick no pressure visit your family will enjoy.P. S. These are reptiles, so it does tend to get a little warm especially on the colder days, keep that in mind.

Excellent personalized educational, optionally hands on tour of many reptiles. I left extra donation to help take care of the animals.

I visited over the weekend with my husband and daughter. We all three had a great time. The location is small, but they make up for it by getting out many of the lizards and snakes Very knowledgeable and friendly! I’d recommend it for all ages!

Amazing spot that takes in rescue reptiles and amphibians and brings them back to a place of health and happiness. They do an amazing tour for a small donation that is absolutely worth your time.

What a fun and reasonably priced place to visit. Our kids had the opportunity to pet, hold, touch, and learn about lots of different reptiles. Huge monitor lizards, snakes, bearded dragons, turtles, etc.Our guides were so knowledge and enthusiastic about the animals and their care. Each animal has an interesting back story. Some are sad (abuse, neglect) but now they are treated so well at Ecovivarium.Its a small, unassuming place but so much fun to do a lap around and interact with so many critters.It made our day to visit, and we wish them well.

Such a cool experience! I took 6 kids from ages 3 to 13 and they all enjoyed it very much. Very hands-on, the tour guide was so friendly and knowledgeable. I would love to take the kids back. Took almost exactly 1.5 hours, indoor venue, street parking available and budget friendly.

We chose Ecovivarium on Free Mesuem day. Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. You could choose from Parpicipating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket.The Museum Day ticket provides free admission for two people on Saturday, September 21, 2019. One ticket per email, so use it wisely.Please consider donating, and becoming a member, especially on a free museum day.This place is small, very small but packed, very packed. Every corner has lot of information, lot to learn from here.All of the reptiles here are rescued, so they would not know the age. Lot of hands-on opportunities. The staff are very informative and friendly to teach you. Animals there are happy, they are well loved and pampered. They have variety of lizards and dragons. Snakes ranging from small ones to python. Parking is tight only on streets, so plan accordingly. No food available at location.

Its a large room with a large loop surrounded with animals. The tour goes through all their animals and you get to see them up close. This beats any zoo experience ever and our guide was so knowledgeable about each of the animals. This place is amazing and well worth the cost. The tour is over an hour to see all the animals, but your can stay as long as you like.

Its a very small place, but we spent over one and a half hours there. The guide was really good and she allowed my son to pet and hold so many animals of various sizes, origins and types. They really have a lot of interesting animals. My son loved it.

I love this place as much as the kids! Its great for everyone who loves interacting with animals. They have amazing reptiles from all over. They are all rescues. This place does a really great service for people & animals. Its my favorite thing to do in Escondido by far! Thanks for providing a great experience.

Absolutely amazing place! Friendly and knowledgeable staff and great facility! It’s a once in a lifetime experience that can be repeated over and over! Hands on learning and up close interactions with creatures of all sorts! Check them out!

This is one of our favorite places to take the kiddos! Perfect for homeschool groups, birthday parties or just to visit! Really hands on. The kids actually get to touch and sometimes hold the reptiles! The staff know the animals and love them. Each one of them has his/her own story. We truly recommend this place!

My daughter is absolutely in love with this place! The staff is incredibly friendly and knowledgable about all of the reptiles on display and the best part, for my daughter, is the ability to interact with some or all of the reptiles. Definitely not for the faint at heart. They will hand you pretty much everything on display to hold if you want. I highly recommend this place for those who have a fascination with reptiles and want to learn more about them.

We are members of the Ecovivarium because my children love it so much. The hosts are knowledgeable and very good about helping kids meet each animal they have out. We have been several times and have visited many different reptiles all with different personalities and temperaments, which has prompted my children to be more respectful of the living things around them. My son wanted to have a snake birthday party, so, naturally, we hired Ecovivarium to bring snakes and two experts to our home and they did NOT disappoint! The two handlers kept a group of 5 to 10 year olds interested for an hour, bringing out snakes and letting everyone touch them and then letting them handle the snakes that were amenable to being handled. They were professional, but warm and accepting of any and all questions. I highly recommend their birthday parties for your reptile-loving relative!

My daughter loved that place. We traveled from Los Angeles to go and she was not disappointed. They did the tour and explained each reptile and she even got to walk what I think was a monitor lizard lol. Anyways, really good if you have someone that loves that kind of stuff.

Amazing staff and animals. So educational and fun for the kids. All the animals are rescue and everything goes back to a great cause.

This place is absolutely amazing with their animals! The love and care that goes into every animal and event that they do is out of this world! The museum has also come a long way and looks better every time! A hidden gem in downtown escondido!

Well worth the money. Great place to take your kids for a interesting, fun and educational time. I love that its local.

Wonderful educational experience. The staff was immensely knowledgeable about all the different reptiles and there is tons of hands on learning for the kids. More than worth the admission!$10 per adult, $8 per child

This is a great family friendly thing to do in Escondido. The staff was very nice and knowledgable. Big selection of reptiles for the kids to learn & explore.

Adults and kids love interacting with reptiles and other animals. Docents are knowledgeable and the owner is passionate about what she does. Facility is still being developed. My kids loved every minute they were here. My autistic son has been here twice in 5 days. Looking forward to the final stage of the facility.

This place is awesome. They do a great service to rescue reptiles, teach people and its great for kids.

Amazing staff! Great with all ages. My little guy had his 4th and 5th birthday parties there. I wouldnt be surprised if he asked for another.

Lots of reptiles and lots of facts! Only four stars because they are not completly done building and adding stuff to the place.

Great place to bring kids who wants to learn about creepy crawlers and other cool animals!

Knowledgeable Staff...Reptiles look healthy...Kids had a Blast :) Thanks

Great haven for reptiles and other cool crawlies :)

I love lizards

Very informative and the kids loved it.

They came to our school called rolling hills elementary school.My favorite was magic.