SimonandAlana
11 Apr 2023
WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED OUR 6-DAY SAFARI. WRITE FROM THE BOOKING COMMUNICATION WAS SUPERB FROM PENDO AND NICKSON. WE HAD A SMALL GLITCH, WITH AN 8-HOUR DELAY ON THE INCOMING FLIGHT, MEANING ARRIVING AT 1.30 AM AT KILIMANJARO, BUT THAT WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH PENDO, REGULAR MESSAGES STILL HAD OUR DRIVER, FOR THE TRANSFER, WAITING AT THE AIRPORT TO TRANSFER US TO ARUSHA CHECKING IN AT 2.45 AM, ALL WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. THE SAME MORNING AT 8.30 AM WE MET BY GOODLUCK, OUR EXPERIENCED GUIDE AND DRIVER. HE WAS AMAZING, KNOWLEDGEABLE, FUNNY, A VERY SAFE DRIVER AND ALWAYS EXPLAINING WHAT WE WERE DOING, AND HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE ANIMALS WAS EXCELLENT. COURTEOUS AND PATIENT WHEN WE WERE TAKING PHOTOS, AND ALWAYS GETTING THE BEST POSITION. HE WAS EXCITED, AS MUCH AS WE WERE, WHEN WE SPOTTED THE ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY THE RHINOS, LIONS, CHEETAHS, AND THAT SPECIAL LEOPARD, AMONG OTHERS. WE STAYED AT KITELA LODGE (KARATU) FOR 2 NIGHTS, SAMETU CAMP (SERENGETI) AND THE REMAINING 2 NIGHTS AT MT MERU HOTEL (ARUSHA) AND AIRPORT PLANET LODGE (KILIMANJARO). ALL ACCOMMODATION WERE 5-STAR, AND WE WERE TREATED LIKE ROYALTY. THE SAFARI WAS PRIVATE, JUST THE 2 OF US AND GOODLUCK MEANING THE ABILITY TO MOVE AROUND THE JEEP WITH THE ROOF OPEN TO TAKE THOSE MEMORABLE SNAPS, IS FANTASTIC AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. IF YOU ARE DOING A SAFARI IN TANZANIA AND WISHING TO SEE THE JAW DROPPING NGORONGORO CRATER AND THE AMAZING SERENGETI, LOOK NO FURTHER! LION KING ADVENTURERS IS THE ONLY COMPANY IN OUR VIEW. THANK YOU GOODLUCK FOR SHARING YOUR TANZANIA WITH US, IT WAS A BUCKET LIST MOMENT FOR MANY YEARS FOR US AND YOU MADE IT SO MEMORABLE WITH MOMENTS THAT WILL LAST WITH US A LIFETIME. LOOK NO FURTHER, BOOK LION KING ADVENTURE TOMORROW. YOU WILL NOT REGRET THIS DECISION. HAPPY NEW YEAR GOODLUCK AND THE VERY BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
Wow! What an amazing adventure. This trip was a magical, awe inspiring and wonderous experience. I am struggling for words to describe my family’s time here in Tanzania with Saleh, our Lion King Adventure’s guide. We were a family of 3 adults and one 9 year old daughter
Every moment has been extraordinary and I had to calm down and suppress my ooooohs and aaaahs for significant periods of time so as not to drive everyone totally mad.
Saleh took his time to understand our interests and adapted his guiding in a gentle, kind and perceptive manner. If we asked him questions he couldn’t answer, he would honestly say he wasn’t sure but would find out later. And he did. I felt completely relaxed and trusted him because of this but also because he was a lovely person and an experienced and knowledgeable guide. If I saw an interesting bird, he was able to help me identify it and he was keen to find it in his bird guide and share photos or discuss what we had spotted.
The variety of animals, places and people we saw and met was absolutely wonderful.
The accommodation was all fantastic with hospitable hosts, warm welcomes and big smiles. In particular, we would highly recommend Endoro Lodge for a bit of tropical paradise and wonderful service; Embalakai tented camp for luxury in the Serenghetti where the staff were like a large, warm family and I could have stayed amongst the baboons, zebra and buffalo for many days; and finally Maranboi tented lodge which was next to lake Manyana and had a different but equally wonderful vibe. We could not have asked for more. If there was the option of a 10 star review…I would definitely give this trip 10 and I would recommend Lion King Adventures and Saleh to anyone planning this type of trip.
My only disappointment is that our holiday was too, too short.
Luci and Abdul
We booked a 7 day budget Safari with Lion King to Tarangire, Serengethi, Ndutu, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara. I will never forget this in my life. It was so amazing, so many nice landscapes and sooooo many animals.
Our guide (Mwitu) and cook (Karim) made this all happen. They were a great team. Mwitu has eagle eyes, provides a lot of inside on the animals and their behavior and the Serengethi is his backyard (literally). He is fun, easy going and respects the animals. Karim is a great chef and very friendly.
I would suggest to book a Safari with Lion King and ask for this team. They will really add an extra dimension to this already great trip.