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 Katerina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lifetime experience
We chose the safari for our honeymoon. It was an amazing experience that we will never forget. Everything was perfectly organized, and we felt completely safe at all times. On top of that our driver could spot animals from miles away. Gama was the best driver we could ask for!
Definitely recommended!
NL
Email Herman & Trudy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable, punctual, excellent
The safari was fantastic, the driver/guide very good in his job, a lot of experience and knowledge about the animals.
Communication was a little less, but after a discussion about this, we was working on it directly.
AT
Email Andrea | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari! Perfect trip thanks to Lion King and Salehe!
We did an incredibly amazing 8-day safari (Tarangire,Serengeti, Ndutu, Ngorogoro and Manyara National Parks) in February 2023. Looking for a local agency, we finally chose Lion King Adventures. From the planning to the end of the safari everything worked so well. The office staff replied very fast to all our questions in preparation of the safari and our guide Salehe did an extraordinary job on the spot. We can definitely recommend this agency.
Salehe not only showed us many hidden animals, but he told us a lot of interesting facts about nature, people and culture of Tanzania. We saw the Big 5 and many more. We'd like to especially highlight his careful driving (on and offroad) always felt safe on the bumpy roads of Tanzania. At the same time he was always friendly, funny and caring and that in perfect English. Thank you so much!!
CL
Email Maria & Filipe | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING EXPERIENCE 1000/10
Incredible agency to do safari, their attention from the beginning was excellent, having fluid and fast communication by emails. In addition, the attention of David, who was our guide, was very good, always being aware of our needs and making us feel very comfortable and happy to live this experience.
Email Nicci M | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exceptional
In truth, I was a bit nervous about booking this sort of holiday over the internet but I needn’t have worried. Rose and the office team were great at answering questions and incredibly helpful when Precision Air (AVOID!) lost my luggage prior to arrival at Kilimanjaro airport.
Mwita my driver/guide was awesome! A careful and law-abiding driver, a knowledgeable and informative guide….and a really friendly and pleasant person! As a solo, female traveller, I felt safe throughout.
I chose the ‘mid-range’ accommodation option. All the hotels were spotlessly clean and very comfortable with delicious food and friendly staff.
The game viewing was superb! So many animals and birds and most really close to the vehicle.
The hot air balloon was amazing - one item off my bucket list! I’d definitely go again!
If you are wondering whether to book with Lion King, I’d say “Go for it!” I certainly had the holiday of a lifetime. I just wish it could have been longer.
NO
Email Solbjørg | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic accommodations, great food, adventurous safari and an experienced safari guide
Lion King Adventures were professional from our first communication and planning, to the safari itself. The accommodations they had picked for us were really great. Especially Maraboi Tented Camp is highly recommended. Our guide, Salehe, was very pleasant and experienced. He could spot animals like no one else and he had much knowledge about them. We ran into some car-trouble, and he was a mechanic too :) . Calmly he fixed our vehicle with no interruption to our trip. We are very satisfied with our safari trip and I would highly recommend Lion King Adventures.
FI
Email Anna | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply amazing!!!
Choosing Lion King Adventures was the best thing! We recommend it very highly. From the planning to the end of the safari everything worked so well. The office staff replied very fast to all our questions.
Our guide Huruma is a gem! He is so passionate and talented in spotting the animals from far (without binoculars). A real eagle eye.
We felt safe all through our adventure, and he is a great driver too. He is also ethically the kind of guide we appreciate. He does not harrash the wildilfe and he does not waste food. The untouched food from lunch, that we could not finish (hot lunch, which was always very good and served on plates at the picnic areas with wine and beer if you want), was always given to the people working at the national parks (eg.toilets). These are the kind of little things that matter to us a lot!
We had some issues with our health; I am very bad with heat and my spouse had some stomach problems, and Huruma was so kind and understanding with our special needs. Always found a restroom when needed (the restrooms in the parks are good btw.) and turned the ac on in the jeep, when the roof was down, so I could tolerate the heat better. Drinks in the jeep's fridge were always cold which made my life with the heat a lot easier.
Jeep was always so clean in the morning eventhou after the safari day it was covered in dust.
The advantage of taking a private jeep, is that you can really tailor your own adventure. Huruma was very flexible when we wanted to change some plans due to our health issues and we also trusted him making some changes of plans based on his knowledge. Eg.instead of heading straight to Central Serengeti, we did a detour to southern Serengeti and that ended up being a great call.
Huruma is a guide that knows a lot, tells interesting things and answers all our questions, but can also enjoy the silence when you just want to feel the nature around you. The balance is everything. He has great sense of humour and he became like a friend to us in 5 days. We feel like we were lucky to get him as our guide.
Lion King is Tanzanian owned with Tanzanian bank account, which is what you should be looking for. We want our money to go to the locals not to Europe or US. We owe that to the locals when we are so fortunate that we get the chance to enjoy their nature and wildlife.
Also most of the accommodation we booked (Kubu kubu, Eileen's trees inn, Karatu Simba lodge) are Tanzanian owned. All this made us very happy travellers. The above accommodations were all great and atmospheric! (Midrange-luxury)
We were very lucky with the wildlife, spotted even the big five! So many zebras, wildebeest, elephants, lions, giraffes and some leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, hippos, buffalos. We could not be happier with what we experienced.
If we went back, we would choose Lion King again and request for Rafiki (a friend) Huruma to be our guide again!
Email Maddie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I would 100% recommend Lion King to help you plan the trip of your dreams!
Caroline and Pendo did an excellent job of preparing the itinerary and were very flexible to accommodate changes and parts that I had already booked myself. The communication and professionalism made things very easy.
The safari experience exceeded my expectations. We had a great Guide, Gama who used his special powers to locate any animal we asked! We saw all the big 5 plus many more. We even managed to spot lions everyday and even saw a a rhino on 4 separate occasions (very rare!). Gama was super knowledgeable about the animals and local people so he made sure we learned a lot!
IE
Email Patricia, Clare & Sean | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent 36 hour adventure
Goodluck could not have done more to help us experience all there was to witness - he really made sure it was the most incredibly special short safari - there was a cheetah, a lion kill with cubs and a mourning elephant - honestly it was magical.
DE
Email Davide | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Safari
I had an amazing time on my private safari tour with Lion King Adventures! My girlfriend and I were blown away by the incredible experience we had on this 6 day tour, which was organized to perfection and led by the exceptional guide, Lucas Goodluck. From the moment we set off from Arusha, we were captivated by the breathtaking beauty of Tarangiri National Park, Lake Manyara, South Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and the banana and rice Plantage in Mto Wa mbu, which included a visit to the local tribes that carve ebony wood.
Lucas was the perfect guide - extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and competent. He went above and beyond to ensure that we had a great time and that we saw all the animals we wanted to see. And what animals we saw! We were lucky enough to spot 2 leopards, more than 20 lions, a group of 4 cheetahs, 2 black rhinos, giraffes, elephants, several hippopotamus, and a whole host of different species of birds and other mammals. The whole experience was truly unforgettable.
I would highly recommend Lion King Adventures to anyone looking for an unforgettable safari experience. The whole tour was very well organized, with excellent communication throughout, and the professionalism of Lucas made the experience even more special. Thank you so much, Lucas and Lion King Adventures!
