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 Jeff and Catie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Safari Experience!
We came to Tanzania for our honeymoon and it has not disappointed!
We reached out to many different tour companies and right away Lion King stood out due to their quick responsiveness and willingness to work with us. Pendo was AMAZING with answering all of our questions (no matter how small) very quickly to make us feel very comfortable with preparing for our first ever safari. Pendo also worked very closely with us to help change some of our schedule and accommodations to be exactly what we were looking for with a honeymoon within our budget.
Our Safari guide, Immanuel, was fantastic! He was unbelievably professional and knowledgeable about the parks and animals. He was very kind and patient with us as well as flexible with schedules if we wanted to start earlier in the morning or stay later in the parks. We made a great team and had a lot of fun together as he could spot many of the animals quite easily to help point them out for us. He also would make sure the truck was positioned perfectly for us to get the best view and be as close as possible. Immanuel would constantly ask us about his position to make sure we liked the location to get the perfect shot for our photo.
In addition to the safari itself, we also want to mention how hard Immanuel worked to make sure we had a comfortable experience. Every morning the truck was freshly cleaned, with our favorite drinks fully stocked and ready for us in our cup holders. There were also extra cushions on the seats as well as multiple outlets for charging. The food was also delicious as Immanuel made sure we had a freshly cooked meal for lunch and also made sure if we had special requests the kitchen knew what those were. Many other companies looked jealous of our delicious meals.
We definitely would recommend Lion King to others and can’t wait to come back again someday!
Our trip to Tansania, I will never forget
My family and I went to Tanzania for a 7 day Privat Safari. The pick up at the airport worked perfectly and they brought us to our hotel in Arusha. We visited Tarangire Nationalpark on our first safari day, then we drove through Ngorogoro Conservation Area to Serengeti where we spent 4 days in total. First one day in the central, then 2 in the northern part, where we saw river crossing and drove to the border of Kenia and then to the center again. The next day we visited the Ngorongoro Crater and on our last day we were at the Manyara Lake. On every day our expectations were exceeded! We got unlimited water, many soft drinks and the lunch was delicious. My sister and I are Vegetarians and we never had any trouble finding anything. Our guide Mwita spotted a lot of animals, answered all our questions, told us the history about the National Park and also his to becoming a Guide and made our experience perfect! Also the Lodges were awesome. We were the most impressed by „Into wild africa“ for Serengeti and „Marera Mountain View Lodge“! In total I can say that I had the best time and will never forget this trip thanks to Lion King Adventures and out guide Mwita!
Email Anna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience
Our safari with Lion King Adventures was one of the greatest experiences in my life. We booked a 8-day individual trip including day-trips to Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Arusha National Park and 4 days in Serengeti.
In every national park we were amazed by the amount of animals we saw. Often they sat right next to the road and we could get a really close look. Our guide, Mwita, always knew the best places to watch and has an incredibly big knowledge of wild animals. I’m quite sure, that without him our safari would not have been that big success!
Not only the game drives in the national parks were amazing, the whole organisation was perfect: starting from the food, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, to included drinks and beautiful lodges with WI-FI, everything went really smoothly. Everyone was really friendly and we felt welcome at every place we stayed.
I will never forget those days. Huge thank you to our Guide Mwita and Lion King Adventures!
Email Charlie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent, very accommodating and went the extra mile
Lion king we’re honestly excellent in every regard
Yusuph our guide was fantastic - got us incredible views of a huge range of animals and was very knowledgeable.
The hotels were incredible, we were treated so well and got some fantastic honeymoon treatment
Would strongly recommend
Really minor thing to bear in mind - cost is in dollars so coming from UK we were impacted by changing FX
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Email Chris Schabowsky | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Honeymoon Experience - Thank You Lion King!
The entire experience with Lion King Adventures from beginning to end was both seamless and an unforgettable experience. Anna and James helped plan out the safari and were amazingly responsiveness. Anna even helped secure a next-day hot air balloon excursion when we decided to sign up on a whim.
David, our tour guide, was wonderful. He was knowledgeable, attentive and constantly ensuring that our safari was as fun and amazing as possible.
Without hesitation, we highly recommend that you consider using Lion King Adventures to coordinate your safari!
A word of advice. Take an extra day or two at one location to relax and give yourself a respite from roadside travel. For example, we wish we took two days to enjoy everything Gibb’s Farm had to offer. You’ll be glad you did!
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Email Melissa and Tony | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Experience!!
Booking my Safari with Lion King Adventures was an excellent experience from start to finish. The team was very responsive and patient with all of my questions. They were very accommodating when we ran into issues with Covid restrictions which we really appreciated. Our guide was Meshack and he was fantastic! Very welcoming and helpful, and so patient! always looking for ways to make our experience even better. He is truly amazing at what he does, the encounters we had with the animals will be cherished always. we will never forget our Safari experience thanks to Meshack and the team at Lion King Arventures!
Email Carlotta | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent
We've had a wonderful safari with Peter, he knows biology very well and he've explained us everything about animals in Tanzania. We've seen lot of them, for example very near lions with their puppies eating a warthog or a group of four cheetas lying down in the shade of a tree. Even the accomodations were excellent and everything settlet in perfect time organizations.
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Email Amanda & Carl | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime
I spent months, yes months, searching for the right tour company for our honeymoon. Seriously, we couldn’t have found a better company. Organization and communication were top-notch. We always felt like we were in good hands. From the first email exchanges with Nick sorting out our perfect itinerary to Pendo (who we can’t thank enough) taking care of every question, concern, and a very big last-minute rearrangement - like the day before arrival situation, and finally, to our guide, Khalifa, everyone and everything was absolutely AMAZING.
Khalifa’s good eyes and eagerness to spot animals brought us lots of good luck. Of course, our jeep, Pumba, also deserves a shoutout for getting us through those bumpy and rain-soaked roads! Khalifa is very knowledgable, personable, and funny. He is also very respectful of nature, the animals, and the regulations/rules. He pointed out so many different plants and animals to us, and we’ve come home with tons more knowledge than when we arrived. We saw the Big Five and many other animals. But, the absolute highlight of the trip was witnessing a crazy morning hunt by two different prides of lions!! Which Khalifa told us is rare to encounter! We wish to be back in the jeep with Khalifa trying to spot an elusive leopard or a lazy lion.
Asante Sana to Pendo, Khalifa, and everyone at Lion King Adventures for making this trip one for the books. Truly a trip of a lifetime.
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Email Karen | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely the best possible choice for a safari in Tanzania!!
Amazing trip!! Anna helped us with the planning and she was great. Very patience, thorough and knowledgeable. Abu was our guide and it is hard to imagine any guide that could be better. He added so much to our trip! We had our 12 year old grandson with us and Abu was constantly engaging him in the experience in new ways. He knew so much about the animals, the birds, the plants, the customs and cultures - every question that we asked. Loved him! Highly recommend Lion King adventures!
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Email Andrew S | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great times, great places, great sights, great people
Words are insufficient to describe the trip. My wife and I had a great time. We went to Tarangiri, Central and North Serengeti, Ngorogoro, and Lake Manyara. We saw everything we were hoping to see and more. We saw the wildebeest migrating across the Mara River, cats hunting prey, zebras fighting, gazelles running for their life, hyenas breaking down the carcass of a wildebeest and an elephant, the most beautiful sunsets, and a Massai village.
I would say the Central Serengeti is the absolute best place. Going in the dry season was spectacular and the game drives were a great adventure. Seeing a cheetah hunt was the highlight of the trip. The lion hunts were also incredible.
If you are uncertain about the tents in the Serengeti, they are wonderful. All of our accomodations were great with the tents in the Serengeti and Sarena's in Ngorogoro being our personal favorite.
Our guide, Immanuel Chamboa, was perfect. He is a bastion of knowledge, an expert driver on the rough roads, was courteous and polite, and always brought a positive attitude and ready laugh. He would review the next day and ask what we wanted to make sure our trip went as we wanted. I would recommend him to anyone going through on a safari in Tanzania. Plus, he can help teach fine Swahili to you.
If you are on the fence, jump off and have an adventure. The food is good, the accommodations welcoming, and the animals and sights second to none. This is my first safari but it won't be my last.
