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 Sebastien | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Truly a five star company!
Choosing Lion King is one of the best decision we made during our first African Safari! The company is really flexible with our request and last minute changes. They replied to our messages and emails quickly and made sure everything is clear. Our guide Khalifa is truly outstanding! He gets to point out animals from a distance that only we could see through our binoculars, and with that we were able to see majority of the animals we wanted to spot on this safari trip! He is super kind and is always full of energy through out the day! We never encountered any single problem during our trip. Never have a second thought of booking this company to do your safari, you would never regret it!
CA
Email Nicole | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent tour with amazing sightings!
From start to finish, Lion King Adventures was spectacular! Nick and Pendo were so helpful and accommodating while we custom designed our experience. Pendo even went above and beyond to shop for a camera battery and charger in advance of our arrival because mine wasn’t working. Mwita was our guide/driver and he genuinely wanted us to enjoy our trip, he was always enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the animals and areas we travelled. We ended up seeing 70+ lions, 2 river crossings and many many more amazing animal sightings! The vehicle was clean and spacious and even included personalized wine bottles with the complimentary beers. Highly recommend this company!
Nicole and Kim
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Email Ivana Stojanovic | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Life changing experience, highly recommended
Life changing experience, highly recommended. The company is owned by a local Tanzanian ex-guide (support local businesses and people!). Lodging throughout the safari was so cool - from big comfortable tent-houses in the wild to luxurious local hotels. Food was awesome and delicious. We saw all the animals (except rhino from the close up) and had fun waking up at a crack of dawn to catch animals when they’re most active. Kilimanjaro base camp hike was pretty cool and unique. Our guide was the best and made the safari experience that much more enjoyable. Truly lucky to have had him (Goodluck is his name). Very knowledgeable, pleasant, funny and a good person. Booking experience was excellent, Lion King people are very accommodating.
Tanzanians are friendly, hardworking, polite and fair people - enjoyed every single person I met and will definitely be back for other safaris and experiences!
Great value for money. Reliable group of people.
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Email Colby Colarossi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Knew Everythinf!!
What a trip! We worked with Goodluck as our guide. Pendo assisted in our booking. She is incredibly organized, even when I wasn’t! The tour was amazing, Goodluck answered all our outrageous questions - how long are elephants pregnant for? Why do lions roar? What animals eat what animals? You name it! He knew all the answers. We are so glad we decided to go on this trip. And, it’s the perfect way to travel during covid!!! It’s just your group and the guide - totally safe. Ugh! I can’t say enough, such an eye opening experience - one of the best trips I’ve ever been on (avid traveler, 47 countries) this is one for the books! Thank you, thank you, thank you Lion King Adventures!
JO
Email Noor A | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our tour operator was very knowledgeable
Hello! After extensive research on which agency I should book my honeymoon safari with. I followed my gut and decided to go with Lion King Adventures for their great support and efficiency throughout my booking process. “Nick” whom arranged my itinerary was extremely accommodating to all our requests; he respected our budget and planned everything accordingly. Our itinerary was one of the best!
No Regrets, whatsoever, Lion King Adventures were up to our expectations. Our safari guide “Gilbert” made our trip unforgettable, with his great knowledge in the surrounding and landscapes of the chosen areas, in addition to his ability to spot various animals from afar, Gilbert made our trip one to remember!
I truly thank Lion King Adventures for this 5* experience. Honestly, much much recommended!
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Email Lindsay C | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lion King Adventures is top of the Line
Lion king adventures is top of the line and surpasses the other Safari companies on service and experience. The communication prior to booking the Safari was easy and everyone was very quick to respond to answer all of our questions regarding coordination with James through WhatsApp or email to the details and payments with Pendo. It can be difficult to coordinate a PCR covid test in Tanzania in order to fly back to your country or transit through another that requires it, but Lion king made this process stress free and we were able to take one in the middle of the Serengeti and when we arrived our last night in Arusha the test certificates were already printed for us.
Our guide was Salehe (definitely request to have him). He knows all the national parks very well (Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater), so knows where to find the animals and is an expert at properly placing your Safari vehicle to have the best viewing and best spot for photos). He took care of everything…once he picked us up from the airport he dealt with all the logistics of hotels and national park permits etc. and we just went with the flow and got to enjoy ourselves. He pays attention to detail and would set up a special picnic lunch for us on the Safari days equipped with tablecloths, table/chairs/ wine bottle with our names engraved on it, kept the food hot or cold, it was amazing. We would see other people from safaris walk by and make comments about how they wished their Safari company would do that. Salehe also made us feel very safe which was important to us as two female travelers.
Our favorite accommodation was Tarangire Treetops- definitely request to stay there. It’s a magical place. Also the Lion King Safari vehicle is very comfortable. There’s even charging ports for your phones and devices and many spots for the drinks they provide for you. All the safaris are private too, which also adds to the best experience. Two things to make sure are in your itinerary are visiting the Maasai village and the sunrise hot air balloon Safari in the Serengeti.
If you are trying to decide on a Safari company, this one takes care of all the logistics, provides you with the best experience, is very affordable, has impeccable service and pays attention to detail, is a private Safari, and is simply THE BEST.
DE
Email Thomas | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very nice experience
The communication was excellent. Fast answers all the time. We paid via wise bank transfer which worked fine and safed us money with the exchange rate.
The pick-up was on time and everything was done as planned. David was a good and experienced guide which drove us quickly to see all the big 5.
The luxury accomodations and rooms were exactly those you see on their website.
All in all a great experience!
Thank you very much!
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Email Alison Troff | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Tour Operator
It's hard to put into words exactly how incredible Lion King Adventures is. I had originally planned our safari for 2020, but had to cancel due to the COVID pandemic. Pendo was so lovely during the initial trip planning and the rescheduling for 2021. In fact, we had to adjust our dates a few times to accommodate travel in other countries and she was quick to respond and very thorough. She made planning this portion of our trip a breeze!
Once we arrived, our guide Richard was wonderful. He picked us up from the airport and was with us for the next week! We saw so many animals. Richard instantly knew every animal including the hundreds of different birds we saw! He also spotted so many animals that we would have never seen. With his help we saw all of the big 5 plus so many more. He was also able to answer all of our questions about the animals. I truly cannot say enough good things about his guidance or about the trip.
I would highly recommend Lion King Adventures for a safari.
BE
Email Jean-Michel & Marie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Choose Lion King, you won't regret it ! A true once in a lifetime experience !
After nearly two years of preparation (thanks Covid !), I have never regretted to choose the Lion King company for my 9 days safari in Tanzania. They provided high quality service from their very first response (Pendo was just AMAZING) to our many questions we had. I took the time to contacts many differents tour operator but with Lion King, it was different. We had such a good feeling about them from the beginning and we where not to be disappointed, trust me ! Everything went as planned, perfectly executed and I would not change a thing!
Our guide Ali Fa and our cooker Karim were just amazing at their work. But they were even more amazing as person and we will miss them as for us, they are part of our unforgetable memories which they filled with joy, knowledge and humour all along the way. I will never thank enough the Lion King company for making this trip such a wonderful and unforgettable experience!
Also, for my french speaker companions, coming from Belgium I wanted to have a guide that would be able to speak French, don't miss out to ask for Ali Fa our guide who has been to the Lycée français in Dar Es Salaam and his french is just perfect!
In short, do not look for another company in terms of quality/price you won't find something better! Trust me, it took me 2 months to compare at least 50 companies and I have never regretted my choice!!! Once again, thank you Lion King,
HK
Email Jules Bottlaender | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Safari of a lifetime!
Having done quite a few safaris already, I must say that Lion King adventures exceeded by far all my expectations. After contacting more than a dozen agencies I wisely decided to go ahead with them.
The guide Sifael proved extremely experienced through his intuition, eyesight, patience and knowledge. As a result we managed to spot 9 cheetahs, 2 léopards, over 30 lions, 2 spectacular wildebeest river crossings, and numerous actions (lions copulating, eagle and jackal hunting..) to name but few.
Nick the contact through which we booked the tour have been very listening to adapt and advise this program to best suit our dreams.
Thanks a lot Lion King adventures and Sifael for those unforgettable memories!