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
Trip of a Lifetime
After doing a lot of research on different safari companies, we settled on Lion King and are very glad we did. Pendo was great helping us plan our trip - we had A LOT of questions and last minute changes - and she was always very quick, patient, and accommodating to our needs. The safari itself was perfect. Our guide, Gilbert, was great, definitely recommend him. He was a great driver and very considerate. He knew his way around all of the parks extremely well, had an amazing eye for spotting animals, and knew what every species of animal we encountered was. We could tell he had a real appreciation for the wildlife and made sure we had a great time on our trip.
Accommodations, which were 100% booked by Pendo, were all great, in a couple of hotels we even had our own villa. The tented lodges are also worth trying out at least once - very cool experience.
In general, we loved going in early November. It's definitely the low season, but the weather is perfect (not too cold, not too hot) and there are significantly less tourists than the rest of the year. In a couple of our hotels we were either the only guests or one of 3-4 rooms!
We had a great time and have already recommended Lion King Safari to family in friends. Will for sure book with them on our next trip!
US
Email Isaac | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Safari you dream of
My safari with Lion King was the safari I've always dreamed of going on. It far exceeded expectations in every sense. There is not a single thing I can complain about. It was perfect. Lion King took care of everything for us. We went during the off-season and it felt like we had the Serengeti and Ngorongoro to ourselves with the animals. We thought we were going to get stuck in the rain, but it only rained briefly on one day and it was honestly a surreal way to experience it. Do not be scared of a little rain on your safari! We were happy to trade a little rain for not spending tons of time behind other safari vehicles.
The accommodations that Lion King booked were incredible: beautiful views and amenities and since it was the off-season, we had the lodges to ourselves as well. It felt like a completely private trip. I highly recommend going during early December, it was a truly magical experience.
Our Lion King guide was very knowledgeable and fun to be around. He went above and beyond in every way. He knew so much about both the Serengeti and Ngorongoro and was able to help us find the elusive leopard up close, which was the highlight of the trip for me. He was fun to be around and went above and beyond in every way to make us feel comfortable and to find the hard-to-spot animals.Spend the extra dollars with Lion King, you will not regret it.
CH
Email Samuel Z. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautifull Wildlife
We did a 7-nights trip mid-range-Safari to Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater and Lake Mayara. The organisation and communication with the office of Lion king Safari was perfect and very easy. As we wanted to stay 3 nights in Serengeti (what we would suggest to everybody), the safari was customized easely and quickly according to our wishes special wishes. The Serengeti where we could see the the "big migration of the wilderbeasts and the zebras" was definitely the highlight of the trip. We were accompanied by our guide and driver David, which was a very pleasant company, showed us many sights and also took us off the beaten tracks.
SE
Email Karoline Wallbeck | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A safari you will remember forever
It could not have been bettet. We saw all the animal, many very close. Our driver/guid took us safely around in Tanzanias wildlife. He was exelent in spoting the animals.
Thank you Gilbert and Lion King Adventures for a life experience!
VN
Email Evan T | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect from start to finish
Having never visited Africa before my wife and I wanted to see the “Big 5” but also wanted an African experience.
Our guide Gilbert took us on a 5 day tour of Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro where everything was taken care of.
Gilbert gave us a clear explanation of what we would be doing each day and what we should expect in terms of driving times, what we would see, food and accommodation.
The three different areas were very different and we were spoiled with a huge variety of animals. Gilbert was well connected with the other guides and took us to the best places for observing wildlife up close. We were continually amazed by his ability to spot animals from crazy distances and took time to help us find them with the binoculars provided. His skills went beyond the big game with an ability to name any bird, tree or plant we we interested in.
The accomodation was comfortable and the food on site was well prepared with great lunch boxes each day.
As a driver by profession I am not generally a good passenger but Gilbert safe driving style and ability to manoeuvre the rough roads and muddy tracks made me feel comfortable. He treated the Land Cruiser like it was his own cleaning it inside and out each day making the experience even more comfortable.
I would highly recommend Lion King Adventures if you want a well organised safari. Make sure you ask for Gilbert!
FI
Email Katrin & Ville | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Expensive, but guaranteed carefree travel were it's easy to enjoy the spectacular nature!
We decided on Lion King adventures according to the good reviews online and as soon as we were picked up from the airport we knew we had made the right decision. Booking was easy, we were given adequate information and our emails were fast responded. We were hesitant at first as the price is very high and we had to pay everything beforehand, but once the safari started everything went as planned. We felt safe during our entire safari, things ran smooth and we did not have to take care of anything. All meals were very delicious and cold beer, coca-cola, water and even wine was served during our safari. All accommodations were high end, with swimming pools, helpful personnel and clean rooms with comfortable beds and mosquito nets when needed. There was plenty of food, fruits, snacks and drinks served at all times. Our quide Mwita spoke perfect English and had such knowledge on animals, culture and politics. He was very considerate and we had mutual respect towards each other. We were able to see spectacular nature and animals, and really felt Mwita was willing to go that extra mile for us. We would definitely recommend this company to others! Thank you Mwita!
Email Lee Mills | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a life time safari experience
I would thoroughly recommend our experience with Lion King Adventures to anyone looking to safari in Tanzania, they were truly excellent!
From our very first contact with Pendo to help us choose our accommodation through to Anna arranging our final logistics and our guide Saleh who was AMAZING!!
The team are very knowledgeable and helpful in adapting their packages to suit you, we preferred to stay in lodges and hotels rather than the tented camps and every property recommended to us was truly incredible!
Though our 5 days we saw so much thanks to Saleh and his great eye at spotting animals and getting us in the perfect location for so many incredible photos.
He was a joy to spend 5 days with and share this experience with us.
We couldn't have dreamed we would see so many animals in their natural habitat.
Thank you Lion King Adventures for making the safari part of our Tanzanian adventure so unbelievably special!
TR
Email Ahmet Isletir | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Professional and Friendly!
Even before we decided to book our safari from Lion King, they shared many information and they were helpful. Their pre-departure document is a plus.
All reservation process was smooth and all of our special requests were covered (like early check-in at our first day because of our flight schedule).
During the trip, we were with Abou (Aboubakar) who is an amazing guy. He tried his best to make us comfortable, gave a lot of information about wildlife and put a lot of effort to let us see all of the animals.
After our trip, we went to company's office to have a short survey with their another staff which made us feel that we made the right choice to make our honeymoon safari with Lion King Adventures.
Thanks to Abou and everyone involved, we had a great start to our honeymoon there in Tanzania!
CA
Email Karen Ziezold | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best trip ever!
I can honestly say that this was the trip of a life time. I have travelled all over the world and done and seen some amazing things, but this was so different. The luxury tented lodges were outstanding with attention to detail that is rarely seen. For instance we had our beds warmed up with hot water bottles which was a really nice and thoughtful touch. Our Lion King adventures safari guide, Good Luck, was helpful, polite, unbelievably knowledgeable, flexible, funny, and just very easy to get along with. He adjusted our schedule to suit our needs keeping in ind that we wanted to see as many animals as possible, while stil, taking some time to relax! He was simply the Best! The food during our trip was also extraordinary. Everything was just perfect! We loved every minute!!
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Email Camilla | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We had a fantastic 5 days safari booked with Lion King Adventures and everything worked out perfect!
Booking with Lion King Adventures went very smothly and they lived up to our expectations al the way. All the accommodations also lived up to their standards, very clean, good food and friendly.
My favorite was Serengeti and the Heritage tent camp, with it's view.
Our safari guide Gilbert did his very best to get close and did not give up before we had spoted all the animals to see : ) Gilbert made us also feel safe during the way.