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 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 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.
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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 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!
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.
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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
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!
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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.
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!
Email Dominique | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing experience!!
I did a 6 day mid-range safari with Lion King Adventures and our driver Saleh through Tarangiri, northern/central Serengeti, and ngorongoro crater. It was absolutely a trip of a lifetime. Saleh was our wonderful and extremely kind knowledgeable driver and he in an absolute pleasure!! He knew all about the animals and the region and was happy to answer as many questions as you had. He knew where all the animals were and we were able to see the big five, including a rare sighting of a pair of rhinos! He took care of all the paperwork with regards to entry/exit permits etc, he is an excellent driver and the car was well equipped with blankets, snacks, water, sodas, and even beer, as well as cleaned and tidied up on a daily basis. Tanzania is an amazingly beautiful country and it is so great to have a native Tanazanian to show you around. We even learned all the animal names in Swahili! Anna who works in the office and organized the trip was also excellent, and she even came to the hotel to welcome us before our safari and at the end to make sure we had a good trip. Everything was extremely well organized and we didn’t have any issues the entire trip. The accommodations were perfect, the food was excellent, and our transfers to/from airports/hotels were on time and professional. Lion King even organized our trip to Zanzibar after the safari and organied all the accommodation and transfers. The trip exceeded my expectations and I would highly highly recommend Lion king adventures to anyone who wants to go on safari, and request Saleh as your driver!!