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 Lea | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Honeymoon Experience
This was an exceptional trip. I highly recommend Lion King for a safari in Tanzania. The organization for the months before the trip was made easy and nice. Every question always answered quickly and very helpful. We were provided with all the information we needed such as what to pack. Once we arrived everything from pick up at the airport was effortless. The parks were incredible and our guide David made sure we got to see as many animals as possible ! He also always made sure we had a nice lunch instead of the packed lunches like most people had and there was always a vegetarian option for me which I really appreciated. The accommodations were all incredible with amazing views and very nice staff. Unforgettable experience and highly recommend for a honeymoon :)
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Email Matteo Belardi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An unforgettable 11 days Safari
Our 11-day Safari with Lion King Adventures has been something that we will never forget. It has been eventful, funny, beautiful and stunning.
It was an experience that, before going through the details, everyone should make having the chance: in a way it’s a way of coming to the cradle of everything, to see animals so wonderful and panoramas so beautiful that you will lose the track of time simply by being there looking at them.
The Guide
The first thing to review is the guide of our Safari, Mwita. A Safari will be good only as its Guide, and our Safari has been unforgettable. Having Mwita as your guide is like having the parks of Tanzania speaking directly to you in your vehicle, while you drive through Tanzania. Mwita is smart, kind and has an extensive knowledge about the landscapes, of wildlife and its behaviour and of the local culture. His driving is way beyond excellent, and he has helped us in seeing everything we wanted to see during our safari, and even way more! The most important thing to say about him is that we were so sad in having no more day to spend with him.
Lion King Adventures
From the first moments of writing to each other for the initial quote, the entire time spent with Lion King Adventures has been nothing short of exceptional. They have gone way over the extra mile to ensure that everything was right according to what we wanted and wished, answering all of our question with the highest degree of professionalism, correctness and helpfulness. Our only regret is not getting to know them in their offices in Arusha due to a lack of time. They helped us crafting a wonderful adventure and we are so grateful to them for everything they did.
The Safari
The Safari itself is for sure a jewel worthy of a crown. We went from the Tarangire National Park, then through Serengeti (both in the central part and in the northern, which are both beautiful in their own way), Ngorongoro highlands, Lake Eyasi and finally we went to Lake Manyara. We saw every animal we wanted and even more (like a Serval Cat and a Caracal Cat!) along not with not one but two crossing of the Mara/Kogatende river. The Parks of Tanzania, their animals and the people around them are something truly incredible and beautiful.
The Accommodations
Thanks to the expert guiding hand of Lion King Adventure, a final note must be dedicated to the various accommodations. We usually loved them, but a particular note must be written for the various tented camp in Serengeti, and for the wonderful Lodge in Ngorongoro: the accommodations were all paramount in creating our wonderful journey and the people that manage them are all praiseworthy.
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Email Thomas | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfectly organized and awesome tour with a great guide
It simply was a great experience overall.
The tour was perfectly organized and we did not have to worry about anything. Email communication during booking and setup was really good with very fast responses and lots of help.
All drivers were on time for each pickup or dropoff and were very good and safe drivers.
Our guide, Enock, was very friendly and easy to talk to - just a great guy. He knew a lot about all the wildlife in Serengeti and the other National Parks.
So whenever we saw some animal we could not identify, he had the answer and explained stuff like why certain different animals were often seen standong together.
Each day was apent on game drive from morning to evening and our guide was always trying to maximize our experience by adding some extra loops to drive and look for more wildlife.
The guides were often talking to each other on the radio to make each other aware of interesting things going on or rare animals being spotted. That way you see things you would simply miss otherwise because the National Parks and especially Serengeti are so vast. On each day we saw something different, so it‘s definitely recommended to spent multiple days in Serengeti alone.
To sum it up, it was definitely worth the money and a memorable experience from start to finish.
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Email Cris F | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
EXCELLENT service. 5 STARS ALL THE WAY! Do not hesitate, book with this company!
THE BEST TOUR COMPANY! We went with 5 different tour companies on our recent vacation. From Kenya all the way to the Netherlands and we came into our conclusion: LION KING ADVENTURES is second to none. From the communication with Ms. Pendo all the way to them working with our other tour company in Kenya to help us get our luggage across the border late at night right at the doorstep of our hotel, TOP NOTCH SERVICE. We recently went on their 6 day private luxury safari visiting Tarangire, Serengeti, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro in July 2022. Bright met us at the Namanga border and waited for us patiently as we went through customs and immigration. He then dropped us off at our hotel in Arusha. The next day, Ozzie picked us up at our hotel in Arusha in time, bringing with him his wonderful personality and warm Tanzanian hospitality. He spent the next 5 days with us being our guide, our driver, and our friend. He made sure we were comfortable, had enough drinks during our game drive, cleaned the vehicle every day and made sure that we would spot the Big 5 (and the Ugly 5). He also briefed us daily regarding our agenda for the day and with some background regarding each of the parks we were visiting. He also asked us for our expectations on our first day. The accommodations that were selected by them were amazing- we didn't want to leave! From Kitela Lodge to Lake Manyara Kilimamoja, all were fantastic! If you need a trustworthy, reliable and exceptional tour company for your East Africa adventure, look no further than Lion King Adventures! 5 stars all the way!
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Email Rui | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We definately recommend
This was our first Safari experience and Lion King provided us with an experiencie that fufill our expectations. We always felt well supported from the time of arrival to the airport until our departure as their team provided all the clarificatications swiftly. Our guide during the visit, Salehe, was always on a good mood and ready to respond to all of our queries. He made us fell that we could always decide when to move or to take a bit more time to experience the magnificient nature sorrounding us. We were able to watch closely all the animals and enjoy the beautifull landscape. It was one of the best turistic experiences of our life.
Email Patricia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Increible experience, 100% recommended!
We have spent 10 incredible days in safari thanks to Lion King Adventures
The experience we've had is amazing especially because we have been accompanied with the best guide Goodluck
They even prepared wine bottles with our names, it was a nice detail.
Goodluck really made our trip the best we have had, thanks to him we have been able to see all the animals, his vision to detect animals from distance is incredible.
Very friendly, responsable and always pending that we are having a good time on our trip.
I really recommend this incredible experience, and super grateful to our guide for making it incredible.
10/10
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Email Kendall | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari and Mt Meru climb
We had a great 9 day safari and 3 day Mt Meru climb with Lion King. Everything was well organized and went very smoothly.
Safari - Visited Tarangire, Manyara, central and northern Serengeti, and Ngorongoro over 9 days. We saw all the animals we wanted to see and then some. We were especially fortunate to see several wildebeest crossings of the Mara in late July, and some unfortunate wildebeests getting eaten by crocodiles. There was a lot of flexibility with choosing the schedule, and we were able to spend most of each day on game drives. A safari doesn't have to be this long to get a full experience, but we still saw new and interesting things every day.
Our guide Saleh was exceptional. He was knowledgeable about the animals and birds and good at driving us into a good position for viewing. Most importantly he was friendly and easy to talk with; his personality made the experience especially enjoyable.
We stayed at mid-range accommodations, which were always nice with friendly service, and seemed fancy to us considering the remote locations. We always had plenty of food for every meal, including lunches while on game drives.
Mt Meru - After the safari we spent three days climbing Mt Meru with our guide Saladini and a team of porters. The first two days were a little slow, but the summit day was absolutely beautiful and made the trip worth it. Saladini had a more serious style and was focused on getting us to the top, and he did that job well. We also really enjoyed our assistant guide Ben, who was especially friendly. Note that doing the climb in three days might be challenging depending on level of fitness, we had to get a ride from the last hut to make it down in time.
In summary I would highly recommend a safari in northern Tanzania, and I think Lion King Adventures is a safe bet to do it with.
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Email Olesia and Joe | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Going far above expectations .
Staff went far beyond any expectations. On the planning stage, we exchanged great many emails, when all questions were answered in a timely manner. The safari itself was excellent. Our tour guide was very persistent in finding all the best places to observe animals. He was very friendly, helpful, knowledgeable. The amount of animals we saw exceeded our expectations. We even were lucky to observe two wildebeest crossings.
We are very grateful to Lion King Adventures for organizing such a great safari and providing us with a knowledgeable guide. We highly recommend this tour operator to anyone who is planning on a safari in the Serengeti.
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Email Chris J | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tanzanian Safari done right
We did the 5 day safari (family of 5) starting in Arusha, Tarangire, 2 days in Serengeti, Ngorongoro and out. Experiencing a Tanzanian safari is something I wanted my family to have because that was something that I had the privilege of as a boy.
There are many unknowns just getting ready to do a safari - planning, funding, booking air tickets, logistics and simply the unknown unknowns of doing the safari itself. Lion King and its representatives made it possible to execute on this adventure - mind you, this was executed over a 5 month period.
Rose - who did the logistics, answered every question and made itinerary changes essentially over the wire, she made it possible to assuage little doubts here and there.
Gilbert who was our guide - knowledgeable, funny and well connected with other guides, who went out of his way to make sure that we saw the big 5, all but one of the ugly 5 (we think we saw the Maribu Stork but not sure), witnessed a lioness stalking gazelles, saw a pair of male lions, cheetahs eating their kill, stopped in multiple places for souvenirs, made sure we haggled, worked with the lodges on timings and food, even other incidentals here and there - can’t ask for a better guide and safari.
That’s really the crux of the matter - you have lots of questions before you begin, money changing hands essentially into the unknown but the safari is a matter of execution between the plan, what the animals give you and what the guide orchestrates - Lion King, Gilbert and Rose made it all possible.
Many thanks to Lion King and its fine people
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Email Mikayla | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very resourceful, helpful, respectful, and nice
My experience with Lion King Adventures was very good. It was very reliable and a great experience. It was very much worth the trip I took to get here. It’s something you’d never forget.