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
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Reviews
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Email Myra | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
8 Day Camping Spectacular Serengeti Migration
We had an amazing safari with our guide Steven (Mayawalla) and chef Kareem. The office staff in Lion King Adventures, especially Pendo were excellent in communication and arranging every detail. First stop was Tarangire National Park - saw so many elephants and beautiful landscape of baobabs and rolling hills. Steve was a very skilled driver and has many years of experience working as a safari guide. He shared his local knowledge and explained about every animal, plant and interesting location we saw. Our first campsite was Panorama Safari Camp - stayed in comfortable concrete igloos. Our chef Kareem prepared delicious, local food with a new dish every day. He even baked his own bread that was delicious with soup. Everyday for lunch we had a full lunchbox freshly prepared that morning.
We stayed in tent campsites in Serengeti National Park. The night sounds of the Serengeti were unforgettable - we heard hyenas, leopard, jackals. We spotted buffaloes, giraffes, elephants, dikdiks, marabou storks, jackals, and hyenas from our campsite. Facilities at the campsite were clean and well maintained - a cold shower was appreciated at the end of the day. Serengeti is beyond words - vast plains with millions of animals grazing. Saw so many lions - witnessed a buffalo charge a family of lions and watched dozens of lions spring out of hiding in the tall grass to run away. Early morning game drive, two lionesses resting in the swaying, golden grass gazing silently at the horizon - reminiscing a primal memory in the human consciousness. Leopard resting on a tree branch - the only movement a flick of a hanging tail. Evening lioness hunt. Silent predator patiently stalking prey.
Our guide found every hiding feline. We watched two cheetahs eating a fresh kill in the distance. With the advice of our guide, we waited and the two cheetahs crossed the road next to our vehicle to rest in the shade of a tree. We also saw a mama cheetah with 2 babies. Everyday was something new and incredible. Beautiful sunrise and sunset everyday and feeling the primal energy of the Serengeti. Serengeti national park and Ngorongoro conservation area form a huge expanse of wilderness. Much appreciate Tanzania and its people for taking care of this treasure for the world.
Next, we camped in Ngorongoro highlands - enjoyed the cool nighttime temperatures. Buffaloes and zebras wandering through the campsite. The descent down the lush green crater wall into the crater was otherworldly. Down in the crater - grasslands, wetlands full of birds and hippos. Every scene ringed by the green hills of the crater walls.
We ended our trip at Lake Manyara park - watched a family of playful elephants feed and then disappear into the thick jungle. Thank you Lion King Adventures for an unforgettable trip! We are already planning to come back with our 2 kids.
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Email Anna R. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best experience - thank you Shafino!
We did the 5 Day Mid Range Safari with Shafino and couldnt be happier!
The entire planning, the transport and the accomodations were just perfect!
Shafino was our driver and guide and we never experienced somebody who has more passion in his job, experience, knowledge about the region and the animals and a great sense of humor. It didnt matter what wishes we had, how much time we wanted to spend at some places, Shafino was patient and always helpful for us and all the people around us. He did everything in his power that we could see every animal on our bucket list. He helped us with every question, with the best food for lunch and with finding the best foto spots in the safari.
For me Lion King was just the perfect choice for our honeymoon safari. Thank you for the great planning, the best lodge experiences, the comfortable car and the best driver! We couldnt be happier!
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Email Robin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wish that has come true
I did the safari with my wife and a couple friends. From the first contact to the end everything was super organized and you felt safe in every situation. Every staff member on this tour was very accommodating and not only took care of everything for us, but also put a smile on our faces. It has always been a dream of mine to get to know the heart of Africa and my dream was fulfilled by our tour guide Shafino. His 25 years of experience was felt in every moment. Chasing the Bug Five, he told us everything about the nature, the animals and the land. We could not have had a better man at our side. In addition, the luxury camp in the Serengeti Park is absolute madness. The quality is outstanding and unforgettable. The private dinner is incredibly romantic. I can only recommend to everyone to do this tour.
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Email Laura | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unique safari Lion King Adventure
We had a wonderful and unique safari Lion King Adventure was. The guide, Shafino, is the definitely the best! We enjoyed every minute and learned so much with him. Our highlight was definitely the Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti Park and Nyota Lodge. We are grateful to have met Shafino and learned so much about Tanzania with him.
100% recommendation :)
Many thanks to the whole team of Safari King Adventure
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Email Tobi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Stunning, amazing and a special experiences!
We are still impressed by the 5 day safari with Lion Kings. Starting with a great organization, lixurious vehicles and beautiful accommodations. I would especially like to single out our guide Sharino who made our stay on safari special. With his extensive experience and exceptional knowledge of wildlife, he impressed us time and time again! Furthermore, I can also recommend the Nyota Luxury Camp, newly opened in 2023. The stay there in a unique environment with special people is a dream. We were certainly not the last time on site and are already looking forward to our next visit.
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Email Jose Moreira | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
It was one of the best experiences ever. Everything was great since the people that organized out trip (Edward Elias & Kabwe ) and David our guide.
Thanks for all moments
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Email Jacquelyn mott | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Extremely experienced, kind and attentive to all our needs. Highly recommend Shafino
Everything went extremely smoothly from booking to accommodations, food and our tour guide., Shafino. Even the food in the wild was great, shafino is kind, a great animal photographer and extremely knowledgeable about the animals, birds, history, terrain and all things Tanzanian. He has 23 years of experience and it made a huge difference. Great communications with main office and friendly staff throughout the whole 9 day safari
CA
Email Ela Polan | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Simply the best!
Just came back from an amazing safari with Lion King Adventures.
Not our first safari, but the best by far!
The company – Lion King: great itinerary, the extra touches: hot picnic lunches (while others carried brown bags), diligence in catering to individual customer’s needs, extra cushions to make the driving over bumpy roads a lot less painful and the list goes on…
The guide – Richard: passionate about his job, highly knowledgeable and competent, pleasant to be around (which is very important when you spend many days together), always goes the extra mile for his customers.
We experienced so many fascinating encounters with animals, stayed in great hotels, it was the trip of our lives!
Will always recommend Lion King Adventures and Richard to anyone interested in an African safari.
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Email Connie | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our safari was incredible, thanks to Lion King Adventures and its guide/driver, Shafino.
We like everything about Lion King Adventures, and are thrilled with our choice. My friend and I chose the 9-day safari to the northern Serengeti, and we were guided/driven by an excellent, experienced guide, Shafino. We loved the lodge, camping and glamping accommodations, the meals, the entertainment, and the genuine feeling of welcome at each location. We also much appreciated the built-in converters for charging our American-style electrical plugs. Shafino was the highlight of our safari, and his years of experience and knowledge and his passion for the animals and birds of the Serengeti were evident all along the way. We would happily travel with him again.
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Email Jeffery & Emma | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgable about the animals. Great host while driving us around.
Went from late May to early June, would recommend this time, very little rain and the weather was perfect. Not during peak season so nothing was overly busy. Great pick up from the airport. Hotels were all very nice. Food was better than expected and had nice chicken/beef with rice and sides everyday for lunch.