


Luckily it’s not on the other side of the world, so you can visit again to satiate your safari dreams. Just like on a real safari, you will start feeling sad as you see familiar sights, signaling you are heading back home.
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The drive moves on through the hills for a while as you search out the animals who are free to roam around. For those of you who have never been this close to wild animals in open sided cars, it is exhilarating. Venturing out from grassy plains, you head deeper into the hills where you will find rhino, buffalo, wildebeest, zebras and more. At this point, you are mere feet from giraffe, some of who will come right up to check you out. This is when the fun really starts and what most resembles an African safari adventure. Loading up into the jeep, you soon set off into the gated area with roaming giraffe, impala and other animals. It really is almost Africa, conveniently located just outside of a major metropolitan area. If you have animal obsessed family members, but know that a trip to Africa for a safari is not in your future, this is your next best option. Having been on safari in South Africa, I have to say, Safari West is not the same, but it is pretty close! In my opinion, the biggest thing missing from the experience at Safari West are predators mixing with prey. Read on to find out more and hear all about our experience. Experiencing Africa-esque glamping style tent cabins and wild animals dotting the rolling hills of wine country is pretty extraordinary, especially so close to home.īut I know you are wondering, how can there be wild African animals just outside of San Francisco? Does it feel authentic? Is it really worth it or is it just a glamorized zoo? My thoughts exactly. The Sonoma Serengeti as some call it, is unlike any wildlife preserve you will have visited before. Long before we looked to go to Africa for safari, I had my eyes on a little known place in Northern California called Safari West.
