Safari West was much better than I had expected. Our tour guide, Robert, must have a degree in zoology; he was incredibly informative about the animals. It's so much nicer than a zoo to see animals in an open environment. The zebras were a real treat: we saw about 5 at once which I was told is not common. The... More

Safari West is fantastic! Our driver's name was Dave and he was great! Very relaxed and we never felt rushed. He really seemed to enjoy showing us around. I did not know what to expect heading to Safari West. I was so pleasantly surprised at how fantastic this place is! We also had dinner and it was really good. I... More

I LOVED this place! I will admit I have a slight obsession with giraffes and there are plenty to see here, but unfortunately I wasn't on top of the truck when one came over to say hi :( It was still a great tour and our guide "Terry" was AWESOME. I think this attaction is worth every penny and if... More

We spent last weekend at Safari West, and our experience couldn't have been better. We stayed in the large canvas tents with beautiful wooden floors and a balcony. While it was quite warm during the day, the temperature dropped to about 55 degrees F at night, so it was very easy to sleep. Others have said that they had cold... More

I came expecting a pretty touristy experience, and the result was just the opposite. Rather than a zoo-like setting where you stare at animals in small cages, at Safari West you really felt like *you* were the exhibit, being invited into their homes for the animal's amusement... With 400 acres, they have different fences to keep some of the animals... More

My family took me to Safari West for my birthday. I had heard of it, but was not sure it would live up to the hype. It did!! We we able to see so many wonderful animals from the safety of our guile Alex's favorite truck. Alex was able to answer all our questions and brought some laughter along with... More

I agree with all the good things said about Safari West. We had a wonderful guide named Terry who had spent a great deal of time traveling all over Africa and had worked on game reserves in Africa. Our two-level open-air jeep gave us a wonderful view of the animals. We rotated seats halfway through so everyone could be on... More

Sonoma County offers a ton of attractions for the nature lover but as a former Petaluman who had done the wine country, the redwoods, Bodega Bay and many of the other SF sites, I was looking to do something different for my trek back to my hometown area. Safari West was the perfect afternoon excursion. We didn't overnight in the... More

The staff is courteous and friendly and right from the start made us feel welcome. They even drove us back to our car to retrieve our bags before getting us to our tent. The tents are wonderful and the electric blankets kept us cozy all night. Noise from the floor heater drowned out some of the animal noise, but no... More