Lion King Safari Guides
Lion King Adventures
- Offices In:
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Canada
United States
Switzerland
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $1,115 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
Fantastic experience
Saleh is an amazing tour guide. We saw all the animal we wanted to see. The accommodation was fantastic. Anna met us and welcomed us on the first day. Highly recommended. Dont forget a jacket, it can get cold at times!
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Email Renato | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience
A really excellent experience. We arranged this tour very easily, our personal assistant Anna was extremely kind, available, useful, she has always quickly answered to all our questions and requests and she also was very kind and wanted to personally meet us in Arusha.
During the safari we had a wonderful experience. Our driver and guide Salehe was very nice, ready to satisfy all our requests, funny, kind and polite. The same was our cook Karim, always ready to cook different dishes and very kind in preparing something different when I had some stomach problems.
Super positive experience, very reliable tour agency, kind and highly recommended.
BG
Email Konstantina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari! Every wish was granted!
I travelled with my sister and both our boyfriend/husband. We were a bit complicated case as me and my boyfriend wanted to do budget safari and my sister and her husband - mid-range. Lion King Adventures was the only agency that was able to organize this for us, so that we can be close to each other and make it work! Anna did a great job tailoring our 6 days 5 nights safari to our wishes. We visited all parks we wanted - Serengeti, Ngorogoro crater, Lake Manyara and Tarangire. Tarangire is definitely a must! We saw there the most concentration of animals.
Our guide Saleh was exquisite - he knew where all the animals are and we were able to see the Big 5! Highly recommended - he is a very good driver and excellent guide.
We had a really great time, lots of memories and great pictures. We also enjoyed very much all our meals, thanks to Yusuph.
Thank you all for all the effort you put in our adventure!
FR
Email Julie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable
We did a 5 day safari with Lion King, lodges and tented camp, to 4 people (2 adults and 2 teenagers) in Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire.
The organization was perfect : the accommodations were of good quality, as were the meals. Everything was very well planned without any bad surprises. Even a last-minute lodge change was handled perfectly by Anna.
All our requests during the preparation of the safari have been satisfied. Anna, has perfectly met our expectations. She even welcomed us on our first evening in Arusha, to introduce our program.
So we went on a 5 day safari with our French speaking guide Salim. We could see a wide variety of animals, scenes of animal life, landscapes and lights. The 4 * 4 was comfortable, big, clean and well driven by Salim. We always had fresh drinks available.
Salim accompanied us perfectly during this stay. He allowed us to see as many animals as he could immediately recognize. He was very friendly, smiling, available and had answers to our questions about animals and about his country. It has adapted to our demands, especially to achieve morning game-drives or at sunset, and to allow us to take pictures in the best possible conditions.
We are fully satisfied with the services. We therefore strongly recommend Lion King Adventures and our guide Salim for all French speakers who are uncomfortable in English (like us!)
Thank you all for this unforgettable trip
Email Meg | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible 5 Day Safari, could not fault it
We have just finished a 5 day 'budget safari' with Lion King Adventures and loved every minute of it! The staff were welcoming, friendly and very accommodating. Even though we had difficult dietary requirements, we always had plenty of incredible food and didn't need to worry about going hungry! Our guide, Salim, was very nice and knowledgeable, he was able to answer any questions we had and tell us exactly what the animals we were looking at were. We were lucky enough to see so many amazing animals and Salim always ensured that we had the best view of them. We saw all big 5 as well as a very close view of cheetahs. Our guides always seemed the best prepared out of all the tour groups around us. Lion King Adventures arranged pick up and drop off from the airport, which was very helpful. They also helped us to arrange a day tour to a waterfall and markets with Amani cultural tours, this was a great way to experience the local people and environment. We are so happy with our experience and can't wait to recommend Lion King Adventures to our family and friends.
FR
Email Aline | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing guides for the Safari you expect
Our guide Sudi ans driver David were wonderful! Always smiling and happy. Sudi was explaining many things about the animals and the places visited. They were both very patient when we asked them to stop to take pictures (even if we already saw 260 zebras haha). They really let us enjoy the parks and we felt it was definitely our own safari. They never rushed us and that was so pleasant. On the camp, during the diner, they always were nice and teaching us some swahili and song. Wonderful atmosphere! And what to say about the cook, Yussuf. Amazing food very well prepared, even the lunch boxes were delicious !
Anna was always available in case of any trouble.
To finish, i highly recommend Lion King Adventures and would organise my next tour with them if i had to!
RO
Email Tiberiu | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
more than i was expecting...
The communication with the operator was very good from the beggining of planning the trip, to the final breefing at the hotel before we left. On their website they have some predetermined trips, that tourists can mix and get the optimal trip they desire. At all time we felt safe (especially from bugs and locals as well), welcomed, well informed. The lodging places were good on both location and services. Our guide (Good Luck by his name) was incredible. He made it all possible for us the see the big 5, and we got to see them plus all the types of animals one can see in Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Lake Manyara,Tarangire Park . Great company, Lion King Adventures, for the 5 days we were with them. Highly recommended. They send us an long list of precautions, that we found mostly unnecessary. Hope to make it back someday for another trip.
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Email Anne yim | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing!!!! Lion King Adventures is highly recommended.
Everything was perfect. The safari was an amazing experience. We saw tons and tons of animals, many of which were so close you could practically reach out and touch them.
Our guide Good luck was awesome. He knew all the parks like the back of his hand. He could spot animals from miles away. He's extremely knowledgeable about animals, Masai culture, plants, birds, everything. He's also got a heart of gold. He cares so much about the animals, the environment, and people who are less fortunate. He took great care of us.
We stayed at several tented camps (aka glamping) which were great. They are inside the parks. You can hear (and sometimes see) all the animals around you, but have the comforts of private toilet and shower in your tent, comfy beds, thick blankets, and full service meals.
Everything was perfect with our trip. From the beginning they were great. I had tons and tons of questions. They were all answered promptly. They organized pick up and drop off at airports (even at 3am) . Pricing was very competitive. Lion King is the company to go with.
Email Kev & Chris | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our safari with Lion King Adventures was excellent from start to finish & met all our expectations.
From the very beginning of our enquiries with Lion King, Anna was fantastic to deal with. She was clear, honest & efficient in her communications with us & understood our requests regarding a 10 day Northern Circuit Safari. She has a great knowledge of the parks/reserves, as well as the accommodation options in or near them. Her suggested itinerary covered the areas we wanted to see but also provided ideal amounts of time to capture the essence of the northern circuit. Overall, she gave us confidence to choose Lion King & we were never disappointed. Everything ran smoothly & we were very impressed with the efficiency of the organisation as a whole, particularly in a country where efficiency is not a priority. Just the two of us in the 6 seater Toyota Land Cruiser was fantastic, as there was plenty of room to move around & spread out. Our driver/guide Salehe was magnificent to travel with & showed lots of patience with our numerous questions. His knowledge about his country, its people & its wildlife was amazing - we learnt so much! He was organised, thoughtful, courteous, polite & easy to get on with. We managed to see the Great Wildebeest Migration in the Western Serengeti, as well as the Big 5 plus a magnificent cheetah, as well as lots, lots more. We would advise other visitors not to rush their trip to the area, but allow a reasonable amount of time - basically, there are no guarantees about what you'll see from one day to another in this magnificent wildlife area & each day reveals unexpected surprises. We have absolute no hesitation in recommending Lion King Adventures to other travellers.
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Email Sam Girouard | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
No need to look any further! This should be your Safari company!
I will begin with my main takeaway first, as to not bury the lead. Lion King Adventures IS the safari company you want to book your next safari with. I am giving them 5 stars and would give them 6 if I could. We did the private budget safari (was around $1100/person – 4 in our group) that got us 5 days and 4 nights in Tanzania’s finest parks and conservation areas. We spent time at Tarangire, Serengetti, and Ngorongoro Crater. I would recommend this particular type of safari too if you are looking to not break the bank and are OK with sleeping in a tent for most of the trip.
I will break my review into the below categories for your reading pleasure.
Service – Service was top notch. Lion King had someone drive up to the Kilimanjaro airport to pick us up at 5AM when our flight landed and took us directly to our hostel. The airport is small and cabs were few and far between. Having this arranged as part of our package was extremely helpful and valuable to us. They also took us directly to our flight in Arusha after our safari with plenty of time to spare! Our tour guide Ozzi (who is incredible…James, hopefully Ozzi wins your prizes) met us at our hostel the day before our safari started just to greet us and welcome us to Africa! He then picked us up bright and early on Sunday morning (7:30) to get going. They were able to take all of our bags in the jeep and even packed us a cooler with water, soda, and beer! Phenomenal service from this group…not to mention all of the questions they answered for us via email in the months leading up to the safari.
Transportation – The safari vehicle was perfect for our group and we had plenty of room. It was fun to have the pop top so we could look out into the wild, but the car was not open on the sides like some other cars had (which would have scared me). We only had one hiccup where we broke down for a few hours because of a gear box issue. These breakdowns seems to happen frequently across all companies. Lion King did a fantastic job however of getting us a backup vehicle and guide while our previous car was getting fixed. Ozzi did his best to make up for this breakdown in several ways (took us out very early 2 mornings later, was very apologetic, and bought us a special drink for our last out there…Lay him down!). The roads are pretty bumpy out there…so just be aware of that if you get carsick easily.
Food – The food was incredible and we owe it all to Yousef! Yousef is an incredible chef and everything he made was delicious. He makes you breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day and there is always more than enough food to go around. We looked forward to each meal when Yousef was preparing it. He is also an amazing guy and is fun to talk to and will even teach you some Swahili if you ask!!
Accommodations – 3 out of the 4 nights were spent in a tent and one was spent in a small hut with actual beds and a bathroom. You will be camping in the middle of the Serengetti and right outside the crater and live animals will walk through your camp! I came in close contact with a Buffalo on an evening trip to the restroom, so be careful out there. The tents were always set up for us and there were places to shower at each campsite (I would recommend bringing a towel and some soap). At night it got pretty cold in the tent so I would also recommend warm clothes and possibly a small pillow if you’d rather not rest your head on a pile of t-shirts and shorts. The tents were pretty big and Lion King also provided mats, a sleeping bag, and a few Maasai blankets.
Expertise – Ozzi was extremely knowledgeable about all the wildlife in the parks. He spotted a rhino probably a quarter of a mile away for us! He knew the answer to almost any question and was well connected to the other drivers and found us a lot of action on the safari. Don’t be shy! Ask lots of questions!
Intangibles – Ozzi and Yousef (As well as James and Anna) and the whole Lion King crew made us feel very important, very welcome, and like Kings in our own right. We felt like a small family during our 5 days and we genuinely miss Ozzi and Yousef and were sad to say goodbye. We had a lot of good laughs on the safari with those two and the rapport was something special that I don’t think all safari goers (with other companies) experienced. Some of the people at the campground chose to hang out with us and our guides because we were having so much fun!
I can’t wait to do another Safari with Lion King Adventures and I can’t wait for you to get to do one either! Thank you Lion King!