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

Investigated reviews etc. before booking, but was pleasantly surprised at the entire experience being more than we could have hoped for - that really doesn't happen very often. 9 year old daughter who is aspiring to be a wildlife biologist, loved every second and was in near tears when we had to leave. Every single staff member we encountered was... More

So where do i start... This place is a unique but not run properly. First off you can stay at a 5 star hotel for the same price, so keep that in mind. We booked a special online and reserved our spots. We decided that we were going to do the dinner but to our dismay they called 24 hours... More

Went to Safari West and was pleasantly surprised. Clean and beautiful facilities. Our guide Richard was knowledgeable and friendly. He was funny and was great with the younger guests. We found the sales clerk in the gift shop to be great. Thanks for a great day.

This was a seriously FUN experience! We chose to take our safari in the late afternoon and then take advantage of the cook-out before slumbering in our stilted tents. First of all, our guide (Adrian) was very knowledgeable and it's obvious that he loves his job. We never felt rushed and were able to ask lots of in-depth questions .... More