Category: Goings on

Introducing Campfire Chats!

An Evening Around the Fire After a day of exploring the Sonoma Serengeti and dinner at the Savannah Café, you might find yourself feeling a bit sleepy. The evening cools and...

August 16, 2017 by Jared Paddock

An Earth Day for the Ages!

Earth Day 2017 certainly turned out to be one for the record books. Across the nation, concerned citizens and scientists of all stripes came together to March for Science. At...

May 10, 2017 by Jared Paddock

Tea Time with Giraffes

Safari West’s Mother’s Day Extravaganza sold out early this year but we’re so excited, we wanted to talk about it anyway. This year’s event includes a new exciting component we’re calling...

May 10, 2017 by Jared Paddock

Celebrate Earth Day with Safari West!

Earth Day comes around once a year and it’s our chance to put our planet front and center, to reflect on how it’s doing today and how we’d like it...

April 12, 2017 by Jared Paddock

April Fools

Join Safari West on April Fools’ Day as we put a different spin on our Safari Tours. We just couldn’t resist the opportunity to clown around and have some fun,...

March 7, 2017 by Aphrodite Caserta

Bats, Bones, & Walking with the Dead

This year for Halloween you could stick with the same-old-same-old. You could go snag a cheap costume from Wal-Mart, make a lap around the block and retire with a sad...

October 6, 2016 by Jared Paddock

Bats, Bones, and Walking with the Dead

Halloween has always been a big deal here at Safari West, and this year may be the biggest yet. We’re really pulling out all the stops this time around and...

September 20, 2016 by Jared Paddock

Nail it for Rhinos!

We are extremely pleased to announce that Safari West is now home to a brand new chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers! The AAZK is a fantastic organization...

September 20, 2016 by Jared Paddock

Join us in Celebrating National Zoo Keeper Week!

The third week of July is National Zoo Keeper Week. This annual celebration of the hardworking professionals who make zoos, aquariums, and conservation preserves like Safari West possible takes place...

July 13, 2016 by Jared Paddock