SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Known as the Sonoma Serengeti, Safari West is the closest you can come to Africa without going there. "You are in, for all intents and purposes, Africa.

Safari West is ranked #13 out of 14 things to do in Sonoma. See pictures and our review of Safari West.

Safari West has thrived on hosting large groups, particularly from schools. But with COVID-19 restrictions cutting revenue in half, the Santa Rosa-area park plans to use virtual tours, gift cards ...

Despite this, Safari West reopened on Nov. 20, less than six weeks after the blaze. Lang said he and his wife, Nancy Lang, are dedicated to letting the past stay there.

Safari West is a truly remarkable safari park, home to more than a thousand African animals that live and roam on its 400 acre expanse of Sonoma County near Santa Rosa.

Thula, one of the founding animals at Sonoma County’s Safari West’s exotic 400-acre wildlife preserve’s cheetah program, died on Feb. 27, a Safari West spokeswoman said in a news release.

The owners of Safari West, the African-themed wildlife park that is one of Sonoma County’s most popular tourist attractions, are in talks to sell the 400-acre property to a conservation ...