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 Allan & Rhea Feldman | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional in every way!!
Just back from our Safari with this great company! Everything about our trip exceeded our expectations, the planning, the lodgings, and especially our driver/guide Salehe !!
Email Mark | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The perfect safari
Lion King Adventures gave us the perfect safari experience. We emailed Anna with what we needed, and she crafted the trip to include exactly what we asked for... even difficult things like being picked up from Kilimanjaro Airport late at night, a night's accommodation in Arusha organised for us on the night before we started and a drop-off in Moshi at the end, which is much further than Arusha, all of which was incredibly helpful.
The safari itself was wonderful - we visited Tarangire, Lake Manyara, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater. We saw all the big 5, including two kills, and a whole host of other wildlife. Our guide, James, was great. He was funny, friendly and very knowledgable, keeping up the fun energy in the jeep from start to finish. He was also very flexible to our needs, asking us how long we wanted our days to be and taking us to where he thought we had the best chance of seeing the animals we wanted to see. He was a real expert on the wildlife, answering all the questions we had and more, teaching us local vocab and even saying "I smell lion" about 2 minutes before finding a lion! A master of the plains!
The facilities were wonderful - big, tasty lunches, speakers and wifi (!) in the open-top jeep, lots of water, beer and soft drinks in the jeep and the accommodation was all very comfortable and came with brilliant customer service too.
We did a private, mid-range, 5-day safari, but I'm sure that Lion King Adventures offers a great service no matter which type of tour you choose. It really felt tailored to what we asked for. Me and my friend were both really happy we chose them for our safari adventure, and we would both recommend them to anyone for an amazing experience in Tanzania.
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Email Molly and John P. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lion King is Simply the Very Best! Choosing Lion King was the best decision we could have made!
From the moment we requested a safari quote from Lion King, we were treated like royalty. Anna responded to every question and itinerary request quickly and graciously. Booking a safari from 5,000 miles away (with an 11-hour time difference) for a family of four was a daunting task but Anna’s incredibly courteous demeanor and prompt responses made the process not only painless but enjoyable.
Our flight to JRO arrived over an hour late, at close to 11:00pm. Even so, we were immediately greeted by a friendly Lion King representative who drove us to our hotel in Arusha and checked us in. The following morning, we were greeted promptly at the planned time by our guide, James. We could not have dreamed up a more incredible, kind, knowledgeable, and overall fabulous guide and human being than James.
Our 4-night, 5-day safari included: Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara. We stayed at Outpost Lodge in Arusha, Eileen’s Trees, Heritage Luxury Tented Camp, and Ilboru Safari Lodge. All exceeded every expectation. At every turn, we were left with jaws agape at the scenery, the up-close encounters with unreal wildlife, the accommodations, the people, the food — everything. James proactively shared interested facts about the flora and fauna, the animals, the culture and customs of Tanzanians and the Masai tribe. He knew shortcuts and people along the way and handled every moment of our safari like an absolute pro. To watch him navigate these roads is a site to behold in and of itself.
When our safari finally came to end and it was time to say goodbye, we were delivered for our last overnight at the fantastic Ilboru Safari Lodge in Arusha. Anna even met us here for a debrief and hosted us for drinks and lovely conversation.
Now, as we wait at Ilboru for our Lion King-hosted ride to the Arusha airport to catch our flight to Zanzibar, I write this review hoping others out there, probably miles away and struggling to find the right fit for a safari company, take great comfort in reading this review, knowing you will not find a more genuinely amazing company than Lion King. There aren’t enough stars available to adequately rate Anna and James and the Lion King team. Without a doubt, they are the cream of the crop. They made every step of our African safari even more magically than we’d ever dreamed it could be. We are ever grateful for them.
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Email Nicole, Katie and Connor | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari all around
Everything about the organization and execution of our Safari was wonderful. Anna was very helpful with planning from half way around the world and we cannot say enough good things about our guide Saleh!! He was so knowledgable and lovely and funny! We even had a request about our hotel in Arusha and they handled it wonderfully. We saw more than we ever expected and can highly recommend this company.
Love, Katie, Connor and Nicole
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Email Quirin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect
We have been on a 5-day Trip (Lake Manyara, Serengeti (2 nights and Ngorongoro) with Ozzie. The booking process with Anna was perfect. She responded always very fast.
We had a really great time and ozzie fullfilled all our wishes. He was really attentively and showed us every single animal we wanted to see.
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Email R & D Moe | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Using Lion King was the Perfect Choice for our safari honeymoon
Our Safari was amazing. We did a 4 day safari with Goodluck through Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater. He was very knowledgable of the area and was willing to answer our hundreds of questions. This provided us a cultural experience as well as nice Safari. His amazing life stories about the area and the local culture touched our hearts forever. There were so many animals and seeing them close up was crazy fun! It was an experience we will cherish forever. Anna was so helpful and nice. She told us what to expect and do at every step of the trip. Everyone we met was so friendly and made us feel comfortable, start to finish. Although we were only in Tanzania for 4 days, we felt at home instantly and we already miss it. That makes us realize...we had an experience of a lifetime. We definitely recommend this company. Thank you Lion King!!!
An experienced, dependable tour operator with incomparable service and passion for their work.
Lion Kings innovative itinerary vastly exceeded my expectations. Having visited Tanzania just 6 months prior to this tour they attempted and succeeded to introduce me to new and thrilling adventures. My tour guide was attentive to my every need such as confirming my request for a vegetarian diet. He had incomparable knowledge of the flora and fauna and had interesting stories having been born and raised in Tanzania.I could not more highly recommend Lion King Adventures.
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Email Shelley | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The guide was fabulous!
Communication was good in emails. However I requested no beef and the first meals had beef. We were told we would have cots in the tents, and we did not. Toilet paper was hard to come by.
The cook was friendly and prepared good meals.
The guide - Saleh - made the trip phenomenal. His experience, his patience, and his willingness to search until we found what we were wanting to see made this a special trip. He knew where the animals would be and was able to predict accurately. We saw the big 5 plus plus plus. I would definitely want to have him as a guide again. I don't think there could be anyone better!
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Email Keri | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Driver/Guide
Communication with this company was good with questions responded to in a timely manner. Booking and payment was easy. We had such a terrific time on our Safari and were taken care of from sun up to sun down. We were well fed (Yusufu kept our bellies full with delicious food!) and felt safe at all times. A special 'shout out' to our driver Saleh, who truly made our trip an unforgettable one. He answered our questions, was respectful, kind, and patient, and he worked really hard to make sure we saw as many animals as we did. He anticipated where animals would be found, how they would move, and managed to get us into positions where we could view them and take the most amazing photos! I wouldn't hesitate to book another Safari with Lion King...and would insist on having Saleh as driver/guide.
Email Laurien | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari Experience
Lion King Adventures was a fantastic company to book with. As three women, we always felt well taken care of, safe, and like our best interests were always being looked out for.
The tents felt secure and safe, and were always put up for us. The food was delicious, and our cook Yusefu was such a lively and pleasant person to be around. He kept us so well fed with the yummiest meals.
Our guide, Saleh, really made our safari as phenomenal as it was. He was so patient and kind, answered all of our questions, and got to know us and tailored our safari to suit our interests. Not only did we see an extensive range of incredible animals, but he made sure we saw plenty of big cats (our obsession), we got to see an extraordinary number of lions, leopards, and even a cheetah that Saleh worked hard to find for us. He searched high and low for our favourites, and anticipated where they would move so he could follow them and put us in a prime position to view them and take absolutely amazing photos. I would recommend Saleh to anyone looking to plan a safari, and would insist he be my guide if I were to ever book another.
Thanks so much, Lion King Adventures! We had an amazing time.
