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
Email Ryan Wheeler | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We couldn't have hoped for more from our safari adventure!
We went on a 4 night, 5 day safari trip across Lake Manyara, the Serengeti & Ngorongoro crater with Lion King adventures.
When spending roughly 10/14 hours a day with people on a tour it can be an intense experience, the success of which is dictated by the attitude of those that you're in the company of.
Luckily for us, we were blessed to have Salehe as our guide and Yussuf as our chef.
They were both a complete joy to be around, even in the sometimes long and hot days. We had such a great time with these guys. Our days were filled with good food, insane safari experiences and jokes and good humour aplenty!
Salehe was knowledgeable on a vast range of the animals and birds we encountered. How he was able to spot the location of some of the animals, often camouflaged and way off in the distance as we drove, is still beyond me. It was by no luck that we saw all of the big 5 and then some on our travels.
Yussuf's cooking was tasty and plentiful, especially his soups, and seasoned with his wit and humour was a delight to have at the start and end of each day.
Aside from our final night when a herd of buffalo grazed cm's from our heads, surrounding our tent (it proved too much for us - so we relocated to a "safer" sleeping spot) we couldn't have hoped for more from our adventure.
We strongly recommend and if you're lucky enough to get Salehe & Yussuf - you're onto a complete winner!
Asante Sana!!!
SE
Email Simon & Liz | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had a very nice time!
We had a very nice experience with Lion King adventures. Communication before the trip was super. The airport transfers and accommodation in Arusha was great. The Safari itself was also an experience of a lifetime!
Big thank you to Salehe for guiding us and Karim for preparing all the food :)
I only have good things to say about Lion King Adventures
BE
Email Cécilia et Antoine. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great guide, available and attentive.
Guide always able to inform us, tell us what to look at. Smiling and involved. Also able to tell us the stories of the places visited.
The cook was very competent, too.
They took great care of us.
It was a pleasure to travel with Lion King.
KR
Email Heeeun Kang | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautiful memories of honeymoon in Africa with Lionking adventure ^^
Thanks to the Lion King Adventure Travel Agency, we were able to enjoy our first African honeymoon in comfort.
We will remember forever the memories of beautiful moments we have experienced in Africa.
And that was also really good for fixing the schedule we wanted.
Thank you Lionking Adventure ^^
US
Email Sara K | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
As my teen sons both said, "the best week and the best experience of their lives"
I had no idea what to expect, but the Lion King team delivered more than I could have imagined. We had a spreadsheet of 15 options and choice to contact a few that were headquartered in Tanzania and rated by the national tour board. We then compared prices and mid-range options, and went with LKA because they had the best communication and most flexibility. We were a bit nervous sending $ overseas to some unknown group, but when David appeared at the airport to collect us, we were relieved, and then embarked on the trip of a lifetime. The accommodations in Arusha and Karatu were better than we could have imagined. Eileen's Trees Inn in Karatu may be my favorite inn on any trip ever. The hosts were welcoming and went above and beyond to make our stay enjoyable. Our tour guide, James, contacted ETI in advance to arrange a cake for our 12 yo son's birthday! James - what can I say. He was patient, professional, informative. He knew where to go, how to time our travels, and patiently adjusted our travels to suit our requests. He knew a ton about the animals, the botany, and the Maasai culture. We peppered him with questions and he always had an answer. Plus, he was a fantastic driver, navigating crazy rocky dirt roads and fording streams. Thank you Anna for providing us a perfect itinerary, thank you David for transporting us to and from the airport, and THANK YOU James for fulfilling our trip of a lifetime!
FR
Email Clémence et Jeanne | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible
We can only advise you to let Lion King guide you during your stay !!!
Despite the last minute, they organized a dream trip, made to measure, according to our desires and our expectations and know that we were not disappointed, quite the contrary!
Very responsive, very good advice, attentive, effective, available and very professional!
Nothing to say, we had an unforgettable trip and this, thanks to Lion King and especially, a huge thank you to our duo: Gilbert and Ali!
Thank you a thousand times and I hope to see you soon because we hope to come back soon
FR
Email Delay Antoine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing and secure!
All days, everything was ready to make us happy and enjoy this beautiful trip.
Big UP to David and Sudi for they kindness and professionalism.
They have been doing their best to explore all the parcs to show us the maximum of things.
DE
Email Julia & Max | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Safari with amazing people
We booked a 5 day Safari with LionKingAdventures and we loved it!!!
But lets start from the beginning...
After we decided to do a Safari we really had some difficulties to find the right tour operator. With LionKingAdventures we had a good feeling from the beginning. The communication was easy and prompt and Anna gave us a good feeling for transferring so much money to foreign people in a far away country.
A few weeks later we arrived at the Kilimanjaro Airport and our personal driver came to pick us up. The first night we stayed at Outpost lodge, which is really nice and cozy. Then in the morning of our second day we started our Safari. Our driver Swahele came to pick us up. Our luggage was safely stored in the car and the journey began. The first day we did a game drive through Tarangire national park, where we already saw a lot of animals. In the evening we stayed outside the park in a tent village. Our personal cook was already waiting for us with a prepared meal. In general the food was really great. But unfortunate for us a bit too europeanized. If you talk to Anna in advance you can organize with her that you get more local food (or veggie etc.).
The next days on our trip were just as amazing as the first one with our personal highlight of being two days in Serengeti. On all days we were taken care of just perfectly. We have seen the big 5 and plenty of other animals. All we can say is go and check it out yourself, it is definitively worth it!! And with LionKingAdventures you have the best choice of a tour operator as you can have.
All the best from Julia and Max
Email Anna | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great mix of local knowledge and attention to detail
We recently had our first African adventure, which comprised of a five day safari and time in Arusha. We traveled with extended family and my 4yr old son. We were equally excited and apprehensive about our trip to Tanzania, we had no experience of Africa previously and weren’t sure what to expect.
Lion King delivered an experience that far surpassed our expectations! Anna’s attention to detail before we got there and during our stay meant we didn’t have to think about anything. She requested things for us that we hadn’t even thought we needed, she checked and double checked things were in place. The accommodation/transfers/safari intenery were all tailored made to meet our interests and wishes.
While on safari James and Ozie were the most fantastic guides. They amazed us with there ability to spot things that seemed invisible to us. They picked up quickly what animals we loved and made sure to point them out. They also suggested a great variety of game drives which took us to a real selection of sights. The found us the big 5 which was amazing but they also showed us the migration, the secret watering holes and the very changing scenery. We kind of followed their lead in terms of ideas of places to visit and I’m so glad we did.
The overriding thing that stuck us about both Lion King and Tanzania generally was how welcoming everyone was to our 4yr old son. He was like a superstar for the duration of the holiday, nothing was too much trouble and people were so welcoming and kind to him (and all of us). He, like us, had a holiday of a lifetime thanks to the efforts of Lion King.
CH
Email Joel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had an amazing and unforgettable 3-day safari with our Lionking-guide David.
The organization of the safari was very easy. Our E-Mail-contact Anna was very helpful. She always answered within one day and could provide us all the information we needed.
We visited the Lake Manyara National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater and the Tarangire National Park during our 3-day safari. We saw all the animals we wanted to see (except the leopard). Lionking booked mid-range hotels, which were on a good European standard and fully sufficient.
David was a very friendly, communicative and interested tour guide. When arriving in Arusha, he was already waiting at the airport, picked us up every morning at the hotel on time and accompanied us until the entrance of the airport at the end of the trip.
He was part of the probably best holidays we ever had. We definitely recommend David and the Lionking-Team.