Safari was founded in the 1980s by Mat Perlot and Curt Lawler, former employees of Beaver Motorcoach Corporation.

Safari bought Beaver in 1994 for $7.6 million after outbidding Country Coach.

In 2002, Monaco Coach purchased Safari and Beaver brand names.

Safari also shared ownership in Beaver's Bend assembly plant.

The following year Navistar International purchased Monaco, but Navistar did not purchase the Safari Coach brand name, the Safari and Beaver brand names were no longer used.