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
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Email Dan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely fantastic Safari adventure!
Wonderful, wonderful trip! Lion King made this trip for us. Highly recommend, great group, great staff, well organized, good food and accommodations.
BR
Email Robson Laranja | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lifetime experience
We done the safari tour in Taranguire, Serengueti (2 days), Ngorongoro and Lake Mayara and it was a wonderful experience. The landscape, the animals, the great and polite local people we met, everything was awesome. We are very thankful to our guide Salehe, who made our days much better with patience to search for the better spots, with kindness and a great spirit. Communication in english wasn't a problem. Another highlight was the Serengueti hotel, Nyota Luxury Tented Camp, a real gem inside The wild. I'm really thankful for finding this great agency and for having such an lifetime experience like this.
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Email Bruce | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unbelievably great trip!
I have travelled all over the world but this was my first trip to Africa. Having wanted to go on a safari since I was a teenager, this was my dream vacation. After much due diligence and some really good correspondence with Lion King, I selected to go with them. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. MY TRIP WAS AMAZING, STUPENDOUS, and AWE INSPIRING. Needless to say, I loved it. If I could give Lion King additional stars (say, 8 out of 5), I would. They did an amazing job. From handling a customized trip with numerous changes (including one right before I left) with aplomb, to planning and executing a near-flawless trip despite it being rather complicated (and long), to providing not one but two outstanding guides, the quality of Lion King's work shined.
Bookending the first and last day of my trip was Enock, a terrific person and extremely knowledgeable guide who I believe speaks four languages. For most of my trip, my guide was Richard, also a terrific person with a passion for both mammals and birds. His knowledge proved very useful while we were on safari. I became friends with both of them.
The new Nyota Luxury Camp (owned by Lion King's parent company) in the Serengeti was amazing. The tents, smiling and excellent service, food, and even the pit fire were all outstanding. I strongly recommend this option.
I have been all over the world and set a high bar of expectations and excellence. Lion King to its credit, easily surpassed it.
Based on my experience, I strongly recommend this company. They did great.
CA
Email Ruby | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgeable and experienced
We loved our 3 days honeymoon safari experience. Our guide Shafino was very kind and especially knowledgeable.
Even when I was preparing fir my trip, Lion King Adventures were amazing. They are always so quick to respond to emails and provided me with all the details needed.
I can’t recommend them enough, to anyone who wants to have a peace of mind before and during their safari trip!
Email Christel Kent | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding Experience - Trip of a Lifetime
We had an amazing experience with Lion King and Mwita as our guide. He was incredibly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the animals and their behaviour, always eager to answer our questions and provide fascinating facts about the wildlife. His sharp eyes and knowledge of the areas helped us spot some of the more elusive creatures. Our accommodation was first class, especially at Mt. Manyara Kilimamoja - it literally took my breath away - it was so stunning. The dinner and lunch time meals were delicious, and the family labelled wine was such
nice touch. Mwita is a terrific guide, great driver, great spotter of the animals and his knowledge of where they might be hiding was amazing!! We saw the big 5 and even though Mwita has seen these beautiful animals many times, he was very excited for us to see/experience them for our first time!!! . Overall, I highly recommend Lion King Adventures for a memorable and enjoyable safari experience.
AE
Email Aaron | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience! Trip of a lifetime.
This was without doubt the best trip we have ever had! The process from start to finish was seamless and stress free. The agents at lion king were extremely professional and patient with our personal requests. The tour itself was truly special. Our tour guide Oswald (Ozzie) was extremely friendly, knowledgeable and had clearly built great relationships with staff and other gour guides. This helped on the day of the safari with constant communication with fellow guides to locate the harder to find animals. The amount of animals we saw was beyond my expectations with Ozzie seeming to always find the best spots. I would highly recommend lion king and specifically Ozzie if you want a once in a lifetime trip!
AE
Email Anny | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
Honestly the best trip of my life! We organized this trip with another couple. We saw so many big cats, wild animals and just stunning sceneries. The whole tour was very smooth and we enjoyed every bit of it. We customized a big portion of our tour and lion king made sure we got what we wanted.
Ozzie was our tour guide, he was very informative and helpful! He made the trip very smooth. He was incredibly knowledgeable and were able to take us to the “good spots” to see some of the harder to find animals. No hassle and no problems with any tweak and requests we asked for. Highly recommend lion king and Ozzie!!!
CA
Email Michael | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Responsive, customer focused and great value
From the time we first contacted Lion King they were responsive and customer focused, tailoring a tour to perfectly suit our needs. Ozzy our guide was personable, knowledgeable and make sure we had the best vacation ever. The accommodations selected were top notch with comfortable beds, good food and friendly staff. I would not hesitate to recommended both Lion King and Ozzy for your safari
LU
Email Adriano & Mireia | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very well organised
Great experiences with an excellent guide “Goodlock Luca” which has a lot of experiences about how to handle a safari tour. He gives us a lot of explanations and took care about us. We could enjoy the 5 bigs of Safari and a lot more!!
CA
Email Barbara & David | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well-organized with knowledgeable guide
After 4 years of waiting, due to COVID, our trip of a lifetime began the morning of May 16th at the Ilburu Safari Lodge just outside of Arusha. Our guide, Gilbert was amazing. He picked the 6 of us up right on time and we began our journey to the Tarangire Park. We saw so many animals, we were amazed. The jeep was comfortable for the 7 of us (including the guide). Gilbert invited one of us to sit up front with him and a few of us took him up on that offer. The Serengeti was even more amazing and we were lucky enough to witness part of the Great Migration with the Wildebeest and Zebra. Wow! It did not cease to amaze all of us. We saw 20 lions in one day, as well as 5 cheetah and 2 different leopards. In Ngorogoro Crater, we managed to find 8 black rhino, along with all the incredible water birds, elephants, giraffe, etc. On the final day in the Lake Manyara region, we did not see a lot, but really appreciated the diversity of that area. Gilbert was fantastic with his knowledge of all the animals as well as the birdlife. He could spot a bird we had not seen from far away and was eager to show it to us. The lodges on this trip were all wonderful with comfortable beds and good food. Breakfast and dinners were always buffets with lots of choice of meat, vegetables, potatoes or rice. If I had one complaint about the trip, it would be the lunches. We always had a similar lunch with rice, a vegetable in sauce and chicken. There needs to be more variety and box lunches would be welcomed! Gilbert was great about getting our lunch ready and packing it up neatly, leaving no sign of it behind. The hotels when we got to Zanzibar were amazing as well. They were both luxury hotels. One right on the beach with a beach balcony for all of us, (Nwungi Dreams) and the other right in the heart of Stonetown. (Maru Maru) Both offered excellent meals with reasonable prices for the part of our stay not covered. We would be happy to recommend Lion King Adventures to anyone willing to experience a safari!