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 Laure | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Made all our dreams come true
Best trip ever! I highly recommend it. It was worth every penny.
I booked a 6 day 5 night safari with lion king adventures back in January for august 2022. From beginning to end the service was great. Pendo assisted us to make sure we were able to stay at the accommodations of our choosing. Our tour guide was Good Luck. When meeting us, he asked us what our favorite animals were to make sure that we could spend time seeing them. Every morning he would start the tour by telling us where we were going and a little about the area. He was extremely knowledgeable about the animals and was able to explain to how to differentiate between males and females, tell us about the cubs, food the animals eat, their prey, and so much more. He made sure we were able to see the big 5 and spent extra time finding the animals we were interested in. He would also move around so my fiancé could get the best pictures possible. Additionally, Good luck was able to tell us about the different tribes and cultures in the area. I highly recommend him.
We stayed at the gran melia Arusha, Gibbs Farm, and Melia Serengeti. Each place was great however Melia Serengeti is pretty far in central Serengeti and therefore you have to drive a while in order to see animals during the game drive. If you would like to get up and just see animals I would not recommend staying here. Gibbs farm was absolutely amazing. Everything you eat here is from their farm and they have so many activities for you to do.
Lastly, I will mention we had no problems with communication. Everyone spoke English very well.
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Email AB | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceeded our expectations
Wonderful experience from pick-up at the airport to drop-off five days later. Actually, organizing everything beforehand via email was already a great experience.
I had compared a few tour operators before booking, and Lion King Adventures stood out in their quick and very detailed responses and the additional information they offered, which was very helpful for people like us who never traveled to Tanzania before and had never been on a Safari before.
We had an amazing five-day Safari (four days with game drives in Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti, and Lake Manyara). David was such a friendly and helpful guide (and great driver in these tough conditions), experienced and knowledgeable. He made sure to be in the loop about where which animals were sighted and brought us there. We had seen the Big 5 on the morning of our third day, including two rhinos in the Serengeti.
The cars seem to be well-maintained since ours brought us safely through our four days without any troubles. Based on the many cars that we did see who were not that lucky, I assume it has something to do with how well they care after the vehicles and/or how they drive.
Since we were traveling as a couple, we had it very comfortable in our car (6 seats) and always had more than enough to eat and drink. Luckily, the leftovers were not binned but shared with local workers or friends of David.
Oh, and the accommodations were all amazing and comfortable, while also unique. The Embalakai Tented Camp/Lodge in the Serengeti was a highlight, but we also very much enjoyed staying at Eileen's Tree in
Everything was planned nicely and the tour allowed us to see much more than we had expected. Would I recommend and book with them again? Definitely!
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Email Carrie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Adventure of a Lifetime
We’ve been home for almost a week now, and we are missing Tanzania. It just doesn’t feel right to not have Oswald with us for breakfast, talking about all the fun things were going to do for the day. We were absolutely spoiled on our trip. Oswald was a wonderful guide — we loved him.
We stayed in some amazing places, travelled all over the Serengeti, saw so many beautiful animals, and had the adventure of a lifetime.
We’ve had a few friends already interested in an Africa trip themselves, and we’ve told them that Lion King Adventures is definitely the company to book with. Everything from the initial setup all the way to dropping us off at the airport was stupendous.
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Email Irfan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great value and detail oriented
From start to finish, Lion King's team was detail oriented and made sure that our experience was exactly what we wanted. We had an amazing time at the various national parks and lodges during our trip, and the lodges that they work with are of very high quality. The value provided relative to the cost exceeded our expectations -- it was well worth it.
Our guide, Abu, was professional, accommodating, and very experienced. He was incredibly knowledgeable about not just the wildlife but the ecosystem that they live in. He was very much our own personal encyclopedia about any questions that we had. He went out of his way to make sure that we saw every animal that we wanted -- even managing to find a black rhino on the final game drive.
We plan to recommend Lion King to all of our friends, and would highly recommend them to anyone who is planning on visiting East Africa.
Email Hannah | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgeable, friendly and professional
We took this trip for our honeymoon and it was absolutely incredible - our guide Oswald was very friendly and knowledgeable about everything, helping us with anything we needed through the trip and packing the days with safari. Pendo and the Lion King company were incredibly helpful and went above and beyond at every opportunity, including helping sort out baggage that was delayed at the airport. The safari itself was amazing, full of loads of different types of animals and the lunches they provided were always delicious (proper rice, chicken, beans, veg lunch, not a sandwich in sight!). The accomodation was stunning every step of the way - if you are done with a game drive I recommend getting back slightly early for a day or two to enjoy the pools at the camps. A fantastic trip!
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Email Bernard | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Outstanding bespoke service, top notch guides
we recently completed a 10 day safari with Salehe and Gilbert as our guides. Our group was a complicated group of infant/children and 80 year old grandparents with a wide mix of interests and personal comfort with "roughing it". Gilbert and Salehe were incredible from the moment they picked us up after our long voyage Tanzania, to our sad goodbyes many days later in the northern Serengeti. Key strengths of our guides included, great flexibility, emphasis on safety and comfort, and constant positive and professional attitude. Our guides were very knowledgeable about local culture and animal life, while also making sure we never felt pressured or pushed to do doing certain things or shopping. For my parents (both folks in their 80/70s), they said our guides were the highlights of the trip and we couldn't agree more. If you want a professional tour that will give you a taste of the wonders of Tanzania, we would strongly recommend Lion King and Gilbert and Salehe!
Email David | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari - would recommend
Just finished the most fantastic safari with Lion King adventures. The booking process was straight forward and we had great communication. The lodges were superb and the game drives were amazing, getting very close to the animals.
Our guide, Mwita was brilliant. He was eagle-eyed, very knowledgeable and knew the Serengeti like the back of his hand. He went to every effort to give us the best experience possible. We would definitely recommend Lion King Adventures and would request Mwita as our guide if we came again
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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.
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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 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.
