Christine Bobko
Director of Rhino Programs32 years at the Denver Zoo before Blake. She runs the briefing, the contact, and the clock.
Stand close enough to hear him breathe.
A rhino keeper opens the gate on Blake’s afternoon, and the wine follows him out.
Everything here happens
on Blake’s terms.
These are not tours. They are standing invitations Blake is free to decline. His Rhino Keepers read his mood, set the distance, and bring the wine to wherever he decides the afternoon happens. Most days, that is a few steps from Blake.
Fifty-five acres. One rhino at the center.
Keeper-led · up closeOur rhino team
The Rhino Keeper team, 50+ years combined
Kristen Rockey
Rhino KeeperShe can tell you which of the five surviving rhino species is the loudest, and she will, with Blake standing right there.
Mary Fields
Rhino KeeperA keeper since 2014. Blake is the tenth Southern White in her care, and her favorite to say goodnight to.
The rhino leads.
The wine follows.
Every program is built around an hour of Blake’s day: his afternoon graze, his morning enrichment, his bedtime routine. Parties stay small, a keeper stays with you, and a flight is poured along the way.
The Pinnacle
Ninety minutes at the habitat pavilion, close enough to hear Blake pull grass. Your hosts are the Rhino Keeper team, among them Christine Bobko, 32 years at the Denver Zoo, and Mary Fields, for whom Blake is her tenth Southern White. Once he settles in beside you, the Reserve flight arrives: each wine matched to the field program it funds, the Reserve Cabernet to Care for Wild’s patrols, the Keras Pinot Noir to Sumatran rhino care with the International Rhino Foundation.
$150per person
Two programs that
follow the season.
One belongs to long spring afternoons, the other to the dark of a winter evening. Both take reservations all year. Book the one you want and we will seat you in its season, whether that is this month or the far side of the calendar.
In season now
Sip & Paint with Blake
Blake’s protective skin is the canvas. A Rhino Keeper stands at your elbow while you work rhino-safe paint across his side, and he stays exactly as long as he cares to. You leave with the “Blake Skin Painting” you made together, then settle into the tasting room for a guided Signature flight. Two guests at a time.
$150per person
Booking ahead for fall and winter
Goodnight Blake
Have you ever wondered what happens in Blake’s crash pad once the gates close? His keepers walk you through the end of his day, the evening feed, the settling in, the quiet honor of saying goodnight to a Southern White Rhino. A tasting opens the evening. Add the take-home blanket at booking and the evening comes with you.
$180· Feb 2027
Special member access.
The Conservation Circle was built for the people who keep coming back to the same rhino. It changes what an afternoon here costs you, and what the keepers tell you while you are with him.
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Your tasting is on us, every visit
Complimentary flights come off the check whenever you come, so the wine beside the habitat is part of the membership rather than a line item.
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Member pricing on rhino experiences
The keeper-led programs, the Pinnacle and the seasonal two, come at a member rate. The hour with Blake is the thing worth discounting.
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Talk to your server
No codes and no portal. Say you are in the Circle when you sit down and your server sorts the benefits out at the table.
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Invitations that never reach the calendar
Keepers open doors for members that were never on a schedule: a pedicure morning, a training session, an hour nobody else was expecting. You hear about it because you are on the list.
- Enthusiasts 2 complimentary flights a visit
- Advocates 4 complimentary flights a visit
- Collectors 6 complimentary flights a visit