We’ve got some exciting news to share with you all – our brand new accommodations, the Villas at Longneck Manor, are officially open for reservations! Picture this: you wake up in one of our luxurious villas, and as you draw […]
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Longneck Manor’s Great Traveler Reviews Earn it a Place Among Travelers’ Favorites Fredericksburg, Texas> – August 11, 2023 – Longneck Manor today announced it has been recognized by Tripadvisor as a 2023 Travelers’ Choice award winner for being in the […]
This week, we were pleased to host our friends at Fox 7 Austin for a visit to our new Villas and to meet our resident animal ambassadors! You can catch a recap of the visit below!
New at Longneck Manor! We are adding a naturalistic African waterhole with large boulders to the four-acre giraffe and rhino pasture. It will look like the real thing but have a gently sloping, nonslip, concrete bottom. Designed by artist, Mark […]
📣📣 We have BIG NEWS! Coming this summer, a new Welcome Center and four cottages – each with a stunning view of our giraffes and rhinos. Stay tuned for more details and booking information! 🦒🦏..Design and Construction by: Lea Rogers […]
Recently Longneck Manor Founder, Rick Barongi was a guest on the podcast, The Tomorrow Society! In this podcast, he shares stories from his decades long career in wildlife conservation, his work at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and of course, Longneck Manor! […]
by Bill Konstant Our wake-up call came at 11:00 pm on October 20th. That’s right, late that night, not the next morning. Rick and I had barely cat-napped, buried in our sleeping bags inside a tiny, wind-whipped tent. We tried […]
Looking to spread a little extra holiday cheer this year? Don’t forget presents for our giraffes, rhino and sloth this year when you go holiday shopping! By purchasing one of the items on our wishlist below, you can help bring […]
After a 15 month wait, Longneck Manor is delighted to welcome the newest addition to its precious wildlife family; a female reticulated giraffe calf. Arriving at 12:12 pm on Oct. 18, and weighing 140 pounds, Betty’s not-so-little baby girl has […]