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 Win Wehrli | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding service from start to finish
Pendo acted as our LKA liaison and the experience was efficient, professional and worry free. She made numerous suggestions and welcomed our own. This lead to an outstanding adventure where everything that could go wrong did not. Our first day was a hike beginning at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Marangu Gate, up five miles to Mandara Hut and then back down. Our guide, Abdi, had summited many times but was still patient and helpful for our scaled back excursion. He pointed out many of the plants and animals which otherwise would have been missed.
Gilbert took over guiding for the next several days. At our first stop we stood awestruck atop the Ngorongoro crater. From there we entered Serengeti National Park and spent four days in a nature coma. The park works so well because it is a closed system. Nobody can permanently reside in the park and all vehicles follow strict protocols staying on roads and keeping passengers inside. This results in very close contact with elephants, lions, monkeys, and water buffalo to name a few. The accommodations at Embalakai Masai camp were monumental, combining culture, wildlife and comfort. Our last several days were spent in Zanzibar. A walk through Stone Town is a must. Four days at the Z Hotel ended a journey which to this day we are still processing. Lion King exceeded all expectations. Their Five Star ratings are legit.
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Email Treena | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome safari with Lion King
Just finished an excellent safari prepared by Lion King Adventures. The communication with staff setting up this trip was easy. They planned a safari specifically designed for me- including a special pick up from a park I was already at. Mwita was an excellent safari guide. He was very knowledgeable about the parks, the animals, and the area. He was also genuinely interested in the animals, which makes a huge difference in the type of safari you have. He would even ask for my phone to take pics/video while I was using my big camera. The full lunches in the bush with wine were an excellent special treatment! The lodges they booked me in were top notch. I would highly recommend Lion King and Mwita as your guide!!
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Email Marko & Tanja | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A fabulous safari experience!
We had a fabulous experience with this perfectly organised safari. From the start it has been easy to communicate and organise the trip with Nick who was very responsive and happy to modify the itinerary according to our wishes (as we landed in Arusha in the morning we decided to transfer directly to a lodge rather than waste time in town, and we also extended the itinerary to 8 days staying for an extra day in Serengeti).
At the airport we were greeted by smiling Abu who was our driver guide for the trip. In all my travels I have never met such a well trained (he is a fully trained Ranger Guide) and high spirited guide as Abu. He was always in high moods and always passionate to show us more animals and to make us comfortable. He speaks excellent english and has a superb sense of humour. In the end thanks to him we were able to see all of the big 5 not to mention numerous other animals along the way.
The lodges we stayed in were superb, especially worth mentioning are the KubuKubu Lodge in Serengeti and Kitela Lodge near Karatu. I cannot recommend this trip with Lion King Adventures and especially Abu as a guide high enough! For us it was a dream come true and more!
Email Tom | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari perfection - take me back!
We have just finished a 7 day Safari with our guide Ozzi and it was perfect from start to end - very sad it’s over!
Communication was exceptional from the point of enquiry up until when we arrived at the airport, the main office was on hand to answer any questions we had over WhatsApp. When my wife’s bag was lost on the flight from Europe they took care of everything - nothing ever was too much!
Our guide Ozzi was amazing and his care, attention to detail, friendliness and knowledge of the parks and wildlife was second to none. We couldn’t of hoped for a better guide - he let us set the pace and made sure we saw the big 5 (and every other animal)! Ask for Ozzi when you go (I’m sure all the other guides are amazing too!).
The accommodation Lion King picked for us was all amazing as were the staff working at each place. Food was varied and delicious - for lunch each day Lion King provide an amazing hamper lunch, often served in the middle of the Serengeti surrounded only by zebras!
We are very sad our experience is over but honestly would recommend to anyone this once in a lifetime opportunity with a 5* company!
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Email Remo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Just perfect!
Tour guide: Our tour guide Abu was polite, funny, and a very good driver. We always felt safe and sound. Moreover, he knows a lot about the cultere and all the animals. He took us to places where he expected the animals to be and surprisingly he was mostly right. We saw so many different animals and of course all the big five!
Places: Lion King Adventures takes you to places depending on the month you travel. Which makes absolutely sense to spot most of the animals. Every day was different from the other which makes this journey even more special.
Accommodation: We have choosen the luxury tour and we would do it again. The accommodations were very different and the villas/tents were huge! The surroundings were absolutely great and completely different. Beautiful views on lakes or gardens. Food was very good but the variety could be improved. Especially the breakfast was almost everywhere the same.
Email Ulla | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent operator in every way
We booked a 8 day safari tour through Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara and Tangarire National Park. Our guide Salehle was very knowledgeable and a very good driver too. Accommodations were perfect, food always very tasty. Lion King Adventures is highly recommended. It couldn’t have been nicer!
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Email Wolfgang | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience
Thanks to Lionking, their office and the wonderful guide and driver, our 8 days of Safari have been a once in a lifetime experience!
The itinerary has been carefully aligned with us upfront. All lodges have been selected wisely and contributed to our overall experience. The car was always clean in the morning - even after a day of muddy roads and heavy rainfalls.
We could see all of the big five from a close distance (except the group of rhinos in Ngorongoro) - thanks to Salehle’s experience and very sharp eyes.
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Email Kimberly | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unmissable!
For us, this was a once-in-a-lifetime trip. Since coming home, it's been difficult to explain to folks at home how amazing it was. Gilbert was our guide and is fantastic at it. He literally went to college to become a guide and it shows. He got us in front of all the Big 5, and we got to see a ton of animals besides. He also answered all of our obscure detailed questions about the animals, and we loved learning the details about all the amazing creatures we saw. The creatures and landscapes in Tanzania are really unlike anything we've ever seen; stunningly beautiful and awe-inspiring.
Gilbert also really smoothed the way for our entire trip. I don't know how we could have traveled through Tanzania without him. As it was, everything was seamless and perfect, but it was definitely because he made things seamless for us. 10/10 and I would ask for him again if we make a return trip (and we might, thinking about doing a bigger family trip, we want to share this incredible experience with our family).
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Email Nina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical experience
We had a wonderful time. Our Guide Mwita was great. He works in this business for a really long time, so he is really experienced. He always knew the best places to spot the animals (especially the bit cats), and took his time to find them. He made our trip perfect, by implementing our requests. We spotted so many lions, we hadn‘t thought this would be possible. He told us a lot about the animals, the nature and also the people, so we never got bored. Also our acommondations were very wonderful and magical. The office is also perfect. Our contact person was Pendo, she replied to every question so quickly and it was very easy to speak to her. Over all I only can recommend Lion King Adventures!
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Email Jenna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience!!
We did the 8 day 7 night wildebeest migration tour. We had an amazing experience and our guide, Goodluck, was extremely knowledgeable and got us to see some amazing animals! Goodluck cares about his clients and made sure we had an amazing time. He made our safari!! We saw the big 5, lions, cheetahs, leopards, etc. The accommodations were incredible and had great food. Everyone was so nice and we would HIGHLY recommend Lion King Adventures to anyone thinking about doing an African safari. You won’t regret it!!!
