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:
- $3,470 to $19,346 per person per day (MXN, 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
Email Anthony (Tony) | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, friendly, efficient, and adaptable to both the clientele and conditions.
Dr. Livingstone, I presume, would applaud the services provided by Lion King Adventures. From Caracals to Africa’s Hunting Dogs, Lion King provided the means to an ultimate end – seeing the vast sea of grass punctuated by a pulsating living systems of animals.
From Baboons to Zebras, the quality of services provided by Lion King Adventures was first world providing experiences that rivaled those encountered by the turn of the century treks taken by adventurers from Europe.
The outstanding experience began with the vast herds of Gnus and Zebras followed, of course, by the predators—Caracals, Hunting Dogs, Lions, Cheetahs, and Leopards. Numerous song birds water-birds and raptors. All in a good day’s viewing.
As conditions changed, James, our guide, informed our group and helped plan for the upcoming events. The events and experiences outlined were delivered with knowledge and courtesy. Our guide was a master of birds, and outstanding in the identification of all animals encountered. When asked to explain something, he provided both the basic information and in-depth concepts relevant to the situation. It was a pleasure to listen to a knowledgeable expert.
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Email Sander & Fani | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Experience!
Everything was very good and very well organized. Good hotels and lodges. Our guide Saleh took very good are of us and worked hard to show us all the nice spots. The company was very fast responding to our questions and changes (thanks Anna!). Really recommendable!
Email Maddie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Trip of a Lifetime - they really are King!
We just got back from a trip of a lifetime. During our nine-day safari with Lion King, I could not help but have a constant smile on my face. Whether it was seeing the sun rise over the Central Serengeti as a pride of lions hunted or Hippos lounging around down the river from some serious Crocs in the Western Serengeti or even just sitting and enjoying a delicious meal cooked by our chef Yousef, every minute was truly magical. Our safari guide, Salim, or as everyone calls him “Director”, made sure we saw every animal and landscape that the parks had to offer. He kept us laughing and caffeinated, always asking me what animal I had slept like the night before. To which my response was always a baby elephant, unless we were camping which he said a baby hyena because I did not seem to sleep well when we were camping. Even so, he kept me in high spirits, making sure to find some of my favorite elephants and giraffe as soon as our game drive started. Salim also knows every guide and ranger in every park, so you are guaranteed to see all the big game if you don’t find it first. Trust me this is unbelievably valuable. Salim never tired throughout our long safari and always kept it interesting. When we needed to make a last-minute change to accommodation, he handled the processing with the office staff with ease. We would definitely recommend a safari with the great Director!
Our chef Yousef easily handled my gluten allergy, making us delicious meals throughout the trip. He always greeted us with fresh juice, fruit, popcorn, and a big smile after a game drive. He was so kind and also knows a thing or two about the animals. He wants to open a restaurant someday – Arusha will be lucky when he does!
When you go with Lion King, you will be in the trusted hands of Anna while deciding how to customize the trip. Anna is a wonderful Brit living in Tanzania who has been there for us before, during, and after the trip. She made sure that we were happy with the plans, guaranteed our chef and lodges could handle my gluten allergy/ celiac condition and helped when we needed a change on the trip. She came and had a drink with us the night before and the night we got back and was very receptive to our concerns and feedback. We felt at ease in her direction.
Thank you, Lion King, for a King of trip to Tanzania!
AT
Email T&B | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Why Lion King?
There are 500+ operators listed here operating out of Tanzania. By and large, they all have rave reviews. What are you paying for? Why should you choose one over another? What differentiates LK (or for that matter, any operator)?
No operators holds exclusivity to any parks or routes. More or less the same goes to the accomodation. All of the listed safari 'packages' or 'tours' are just a template. You can request any sort of routing staying in any kind of place (budget, luxury, tent, lodge, etc) you want, provided it makes logistical sense.
Essentially, you are paying for a guide and a vehicle. The costs of lodging and entrance fees and etc are baked into the price.
Our GUIDE Mr GOODLUCK was a very professional and affable man. We spent 4 days with him and found him to be a person who is *genuinely* conscious and caring about conservation, his community, etc etc etc. In terms of tracking skills, it seems to me that pretty much all guides are experienced and good at their job. They also share tips via the radio, and speaking to one another along the road. So you're probably gonna see what you want to see. We were pleased with our "finds". He was knowledgeable when we asked questions. And he was also very sensitive/conscious to when we wanted to view or photograph stuff, so he was able to properly dictate the pace of the safari even without our asking so.
The VEHICLE we had was more or less the same as everyone else. Everyone operates a Landcruiser. None looked substantially better than others. But there were a few that looked in worse shape. Also, some were the short-wheel base version, and also with only 3 doors. As a party of 2 in a 5 door, we were happy to have the free space to ourselves. I suggest going for a similar private tour, as being lumped together in a packed vehicle driving for 3-4-5+ days must not be comfortable. Our vehicle had extra customization for additional storage (to hold sunglasses, cameras, accessories, snacks, binoculars, etc) + power strip. I observe other vehicles did not have this luxury. Lastly, we had a huge roll-down window, whereas most everyone else had a sliding window where only half of the aperture was open to stick a camera out.
To summarize, we were very happy with our experience with our guide and our vehicle. The last part of the equation was the BOOKING. Many companies I contacted were slow to respond, or really just unsatisfactory and not-reassuring in their response. PRICING was all very competitive and similar. For us, it was down to SHADOWS OF AFRICA and LION KING, and we were very happy having gone with L.K.
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Email Julia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable adventure with the best guide and chef
Just came back from a seven day Safari in Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro crate and lake manyara. Already in the process of booking Anna and Coleman did a great job with replying very quickly and changing the itinerary to our wishes.
From the start of the safari to its very end our guide Oswald (Ozzi) made the adventure perfect for us. He was very caring, a experienced and good driver and shared all of his knowledge about the animals, land and culture with us. Also we had a great and funny time together with him. Completed were our days by the delicious meals of our chef Karim (mr. Delicious) who managed to surprise us every day with typical Tanzanian and special dishes.
All together the experience with lion king adventures was way beyond our expectations. We totally recommend the comany their guide Ozzi and Karim as the chef.
Thank you very much for making our trip an unforgettable adventure!
Email Jim | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic 3 Days
Great interface prior to and after the safari with Anna. Our Guide James is the best. Great at finding and describing wildlife as well as great at taking care of us during our time with him. The vehicle was great and really fit the needs for this trip.
Email Kev & Chris | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our safari with Lion King Adventures was excellent from start to finish & met all our expectations.
From the very beginning of our enquiries with Lion King, Anna was fantastic to deal with. She was clear, honest & efficient in her communications with us & understood our requests regarding a 10 day Northern Circuit Safari. She has a great knowledge of the parks/reserves, as well as the accommodation options in or near them. Her suggested itinerary covered the areas we wanted to see but also provided ideal amounts of time to capture the essence of the northern circuit. Overall, she gave us confidence to choose Lion King & we were never disappointed. Everything ran smoothly & we were very impressed with the efficiency of the organisation as a whole, particularly in a country where efficiency is not a priority. Just the two of us in the 6 seater Toyota Land Cruiser was fantastic, as there was plenty of room to move around & spread out. Our driver/guide Salehe was magnificent to travel with & showed lots of patience with our numerous questions. His knowledge about his country, its people & its wildlife was amazing - we learnt so much! He was organised, thoughtful, courteous, polite & easy to get on with. We managed to see the Great Wildebeest Migration in the Western Serengeti, as well as the Big 5 plus a magnificent cheetah, as well as lots, lots more. We would advise other visitors not to rush their trip to the area, but allow a reasonable amount of time - basically, there are no guarantees about what you'll see from one day to another in this magnificent wildlife area & each day reveals unexpected surprises. We have absolute no hesitation in recommending Lion King Adventures to other travellers.
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Email Tiberiu | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
more than i was expecting...
The communication with the operator was very good from the beggining of planning the trip, to the final breefing at the hotel before we left. On their website they have some predetermined trips, that tourists can mix and get the optimal trip they desire. At all time we felt safe (especially from bugs and locals as well), welcomed, well informed. The lodging places were good on both location and services. Our guide (Good Luck by his name) was incredible. He made it all possible for us the see the big 5, and we got to see them plus all the types of animals one can see in Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Lake Manyara,Tarangire Park . Great company, Lion King Adventures, for the 5 days we were with them. Highly recommended. They send us an long list of precautions, that we found mostly unnecessary. Hope to make it back someday for another trip.
Email Meg | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible 5 Day Safari, could not fault it
We have just finished a 5 day 'budget safari' with Lion King Adventures and loved every minute of it! The staff were welcoming, friendly and very accommodating. Even though we had difficult dietary requirements, we always had plenty of incredible food and didn't need to worry about going hungry! Our guide, Salim, was very nice and knowledgeable, he was able to answer any questions we had and tell us exactly what the animals we were looking at were. We were lucky enough to see so many amazing animals and Salim always ensured that we had the best view of them. We saw all big 5 as well as a very close view of cheetahs. Our guides always seemed the best prepared out of all the tour groups around us. Lion King Adventures arranged pick up and drop off from the airport, which was very helpful. They also helped us to arrange a day tour to a waterfall and markets with Amani cultural tours, this was a great way to experience the local people and environment. We are so happy with our experience and can't wait to recommend Lion King Adventures to our family and friends.
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Email Julie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable
We did a 5 day safari with Lion King, lodges and tented camp, to 4 people (2 adults and 2 teenagers) in Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire.
The organization was perfect : the accommodations were of good quality, as were the meals. Everything was very well planned without any bad surprises. Even a last-minute lodge change was handled perfectly by Anna.
All our requests during the preparation of the safari have been satisfied. Anna, has perfectly met our expectations. She even welcomed us on our first evening in Arusha, to introduce our program.
So we went on a 5 day safari with our French speaking guide Salim. We could see a wide variety of animals, scenes of animal life, landscapes and lights. The 4 * 4 was comfortable, big, clean and well driven by Salim. We always had fresh drinks available.
Salim accompanied us perfectly during this stay. He allowed us to see as many animals as he could immediately recognize. He was very friendly, smiling, available and had answers to our questions about animals and about his country. It has adapted to our demands, especially to achieve morning game-drives or at sunset, and to allow us to take pictures in the best possible conditions.
We are fully satisfied with the services. We therefore strongly recommend Lion King Adventures and our guide Salim for all French speakers who are uncomfortable in English (like us!)
Thank you all for this unforgettable trip