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 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!
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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 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.
Excellent service
The tour was amazing. I did a 5 day tour in Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Manyara and Tarangire, the guide was knowledgeable about animals and we managed to see the big 5. I recommend Lion King adventures.
PL
Email Waldemar | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dream of Safari turned into reality
7-Day Premium Luxury Tanzania Safari All-Inclusive.
We spent with my wife a wonderful time experiencing the Safari time. Special thanks to Ms. Pendo who is not only a saleslady genius but also an excellent advisor for tailoring our trip, especially but not only by adding an unforgettable the balloon flight. Same to our guide Mr. Goodluck, who shared with us his enormous knowledge and safari experience, presented a high level of organizational skills and hospitality.
SE
Email Jasmine Tamok | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We are so glad we booked with this company!
My husband and I did a 7-day safari with Lion King Adventures as part of our honeymoon. We have nothing but amazing things to say about our experience. I did a lot of research before choosing a safari company (since there are many to choose from) and went with Lion King Adventures due to all the amazing reviews that I read.
Communications with head office (mainly with Pendo) was professional and thorough. We were given different options to stay within our budget and be able to get the experience we wanted. We chose a 7-day midrange safari (and we happily found that the accommodations while on safari were above a usual midrange). Day 1 and 7 are airport drop-off/pick-up days so we had a full five days ok safari which was perfect. :) We visited Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti National Park. While on safari, we stayed at 1 night at Eileen’s Treehouse, 2 nights at Embalakai Camps, and 1 night at Rhino Lodge. All these places went above and beyond to make our honeymoon special.
We had Immanuel as our guide and we were extremely pleased with his level of service and professionalism. He was very friendly and easy to chat with and was extremely knowledge about all the animals and plants while on safari. We saw everything that we wanted to see and more! We saw VERY many lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos, antelopes, wildebeests, zebras, baboons, buffaloes, hyenas, and vervet monkeys. We also saw 5 cheetahs, a leopard, a hyrax, a serval, banded mongooses, and 2 black rhinos! We were very pleased to see the Big Five as well as all the other amazing animals! We also saw very many birds and lizards. There are too many things to name—we saw them all!
We found that our safari stood out compared to others. Instead of boxed lunches, we had warm fresh lunches while on safari every day. The tables were always nicely set and we really appreciated the luxurious touch of eating with real crockery and silverware. The food was always tasty and plentiful. We also really appreciated that Lion King Adventures made an effort to make our honeymoon special. Not only did they inform the accommodations about our honeymoon, but we were also greeted by Immanuel with a beautiful welcome present. We also had bottles of red and white wine for our lunches with a sticker wishing us a great honeymoon. I found that they did a great job to make sure that our trip was specialized. The vehicle was comfortable and always very clean. We had lots of drinks—water, sofas, beers, and wine.
I think that Lion King Adventures really stands out by its level of service. Everything was service-minder and done to ensure that we had a great trip.
We really enjoyed all the information that Immanuel gave us about the biodiversity within the national parks and also about Tanzania. He was extremely knowledgeable about a lot! :) We also liked learning about his family and the Pare tribe.
I’m so glad that I read so many amazing reviews beforehand and made a good decision to book this company. We are extremely pleased with the level of service and professionalism by head office as well as our guide Immanuel.
BR
Email Cloves | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They are the best!
The service was extremely amazing. My first impression was very good. They shared all details about the trip, even before I closed the deal with them. They support was great until the end of the trip!!! About our guide, David, he is the greatest ever!!!! He was more than a guide, he was our friend and partner. He drives very careful and knows how to find all animals. Very respectful guy and keep the schedule. The Serengeti stay was the most amazing one. However, the service is definitely THE BEST!! Be ready to sing and dance Jambo !!!! I got the 7 days safari trip. Actually, it is about full 5 days since one you arrive and leave and specific days. The company could handle and book PCR for us.
The trip is one of the best and I was more than lucky to be part of Davi’s tour. Our car is called Simba!! So guess what?! This is the best! Go on!!!
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Email Cathy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dream come true!
We booked a 7 days premium luxury safari, for Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro & Serengeti, all inclusive, the lodges that we got are all beautiful, and with a pool each time, food are delicious, instead of have picnic box for lunch, we had nice warm dishes prepared everyday during our safari.
Talking about safari, we are very lucky to have Seleh as our guide, he is an expert for animals (feel like we have so much to learn after this trip). He is not only explaining us about the animals, as well for local cultures, and teaches us many many words in Swahili.
Something I must mention, our guide Seleh is someone paying attention into every small details, such as cleans the dust from our bags every afternoon when we arrive in hotel for check in, and bring the food that we could not finish (untouched) to local people who works around, and he always gives us serval different angles for taking pictures of animals, which other guide does not always offering the same.
Most important: he has very good eyes, he always find the hiding cats for us! many many times, he is the one who found the leopard, cheetah, and lions, then he communicates with other guide from different tours through the radio, for them to come over and check out.
So yes, we had the chance to see the big fives with Seleh, not only once but many times, as the first one who discovers, and that experience is totally unforgettable!
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Email Mary & Charles | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lion King was excellent from planning to execution!!! They deliver what they promise without fail.
My husband and I were interested in Tanzania due to the presence of the great migration and Ngorongoro crater in close proximity. We reviewed many safari companies. We have experience with high profile international tour companies. Because of the unique features of Tanzania we chose a local company personally knowledgeable with our interests. Lion King delivered in a huge way.. Ozzie our wonderful guide provided us the experience of a lifetime. We did an 8 day safari. We were in awe each day with the wildlife. Ozzie delivered spectacular opportunities for us to view wildlife and the emergence of the wildebeest during the great migration. We were also saw the Big Five. In additional to a wonderful safari experience our guide looked after us and insured our every need was met.
Pendo was the woman behind the scene. She designed a seamless program including wonderful lodging in optimum locations. Ngorongoro is a view not to be missed. If you’re looking for a wonderful safari experience in Tanzania Lion king Adventures will insure you get it!
BE
Email Stéphanie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Efficiency, flexibility for a extraordinary trip!
Lion King safari was an extraordinary adventure. We were in Zanzibar and we asked for an offer for a 3-days safari and we received it a few hours later. The trip was possible very fast and we could litteraly chose the departure date a couple of days later. All the information were clear and we were able to choose freely the accomodation we wanted. The first day of the safari, we were warmfully welcomed by Peter who was waiting for us at the airport in Arusha. He explained everything and drove us to our hotel. He is very informed about biology and geology and we knew from the beginning that we will have a wonderful time during the safari. And we weren’t desapointed. It was the first time he had to guide also our children (4 and 9) and even they didn’t understand him, he was very joyful and careful with them. First day, we did the Tarangire Park and second day the crater of Ngorongoro. Amazing!!! The two places are very different and so it was a very complete experience. It was beyond our expectations! We saw the big five and more! Peter made that possible, always trying to find the best spots and angles to take pictures. We can feel he’s passionate about his job, he marveled with us seeing all the animals. I would highly recommand Lion King Safari for the professionalism, efficiency, safe organisation and top staff!