DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Experience We’ll Be Talking About Forever!
Our safari with Lion King Adventures through Northern Tanzania was nothing short of spectacular! From the moment we were greeted on arrival to the final farewell, every detail was thoughtfully planned and expertly executed.
Each destination—Tarangire, Serengeti, and the Ngorongoro Crater—was breathtaking. The Serengeti in particular was jaw-dropping: endless golden grasslands and wildlife at every turn.
Our accommodations were equally unforgettable. The tented camps were exceptionally stunning. Falling asleep to the distant roar of lions and waking up to zebra grazing near our tent felt surreal in the best way.
Lion King Adventures delivered an experience that was far more than a safari. It was immersive, inspiring, deeply moving—and incredibly fun. If you’re considering a safari in Northern Tanzania, this is the company you want. We can’t recommend them highly enough.
See you next time, Lion King Adventures — we can’t wait to come back!
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Reliable, Well-Organized and Truly Memorable Safari Experience
Our experience with ASO Global Travel was excellent from start to finish. Communication was smooth and reliable from the very beginning — every booking confirmation arrived promptly, which gave us a lot of confidence that our money was being used properly to arrange the accommodations. This level of transparency and organization was truly appreciated.
Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed by the team at the airport, complete with a sign and a seamless transfer. We received a short introduction to our itinerary, and everything matched exactly what had been communicated beforehand. The drive to our first hotel went smoothly, and throughout the trip all logistics were handled very professionally.
We stayed in several different lodges — two nights in the Masai Mara at Zebra Plains, one night at Lake Naivasha, and one night in Amboseli — and the variety made the experience even more special. We usually left early in the morning to maximize our time on safari, and our guide Richard was always flexible and helpful in planning the days with us.
The safari itself was fantastic. We saw an impressive amount of wildlife, and Richard had an excellent sense of positioning the vehicle — sometimes staying a bit away from the crowds, which resulted in lions walking right past our car. He had great knowledge not only about the big animals but also about many bird species, and the conversations with him were always fun and insightful. We felt very well taken care of.
A lovely extra touch was the personalized picnic basket and blanket we received at the beginning of the tour. Small details like this made the trip feel even more special.
If we were to make one suggestion for future travelers, it would be to consider slightly more relaxed travel distances or possible alternatives. The drives between the national parks can be quite long, and next time we might look into options such as flying from Amboseli to the coast instead of driving back to Nairobi — but this is something you only realize once you’ve experienced the distances yourself, and it may also depend on budget.
Overall, we were extremely satisfied with ASO Global Travel. The communication, service, value for money, and reliability were excellent, and the safari experience was unforgettable. We would absolutely travel with them again.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
extrem reliable and experienced tour operator
Last year I hired Sox for a transfer from Maun to Gwetha. Driving together for several hours we had the chance to talk a lot about wildlife, nature, history, politics and everything. Having been on Safari tours since the late nineties I detected a well experienced guide for wildlife tours.
So me and my friend hired him and his stuff for a camping tour in Kalahari game reserve. It was quiet and experience! Even in the „jungle“ we had delicious meals saw a lot thanks to Sox’ knowledge and long experience in business. And what is more: you find a sympathetic person who adores his country and respects nature.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experienced and enthusiastic guides, fantastic day - exceeded all expectations
Amazing tour with Steve’s team. I was a solo traveller joining a tour. I felt very welcome. And well looked after. We had a most enjoyable day and saw many animals including giraffes, zebra, ostriches, lions, hippos, to name but a few. Highly recommended!
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Sox cares very much about wild life nature , knows uncountable details about flora, fauna,animals
We booked a Safari to Botswana in November 2025. Sox pickes us up from the airport, and later on, from our hotel in Maun. Then we started a 4 nights, 5 days- Safari in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. It was amazing for me to be in Africa, in Botswana , in a tent in between the wild nature of the CKGR. We had delicious meals, cooked and served from Sox 's very friendly team. And with Sox we had a well experienced guide with detail knowledge about african animals and flora/fauna who took us to several Jeep tours looking for oryx gazelles, springbocks, eagles, bat eared foxes and their kids, Gnus, ostrichs and their little babies.... unforgetable for me. Thank you very much, Sox and your team.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
3 Days Luxury Safari from Zanzibar with Serengeti Savanna Adventures
I had a wonderful experience on the 3 Days Luxury Safari from Zanzibar. The Serengeti Savanna Adventure team was very professional and friendly. Everything was well-organized from the flights to the game drives.
Our driver guide was amazing very experienced, kind, and full of knowledge. He made the safari exciting and helped us spot many animals.
The safari vehicle was comfortable, and the lodge was beautiful with great food and excellent service. We saw lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, and many more animals.
This safari was truly special, and I enjoyed every moment. I highly recommend Serengeti Savanna Adventures for a great safari experience in Tanzania.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Safari tour operator in Tanzania
We surely recommend safari guide Leonard. His patience, experience and professional knowledge about animals were incredible. We have spent 4 day safari suited for our needs. Leonard was always open for every change in the plan. Our game drives last whole day from early morning till the last moment when we can stay in National Parks. We decided to take a flight from Zanzibar directly to Serengeti which was incredible experience from start to end. We spent 2 days in Serengeti looking for Great Migration. Then we drove to Ngorongoro for one day trip and end in Tarangire. We have seen whole Big Five. Everyday we have delicious meals and two surprises through the trip when we eat a lunch surrounded by wildest nature in the world.
We will always remember best moments like watching lions walking through Serengeti in the sunrise lights, sleeping in the luxury camp surrounded by sounds of nature and wild animals, staying inside the big heard of tousands of Wildbeest and Zebras.
From the beginning we plan everything directly with Lion King Adventures by ourselves.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
extraordinary
Going on a safari in Tanzania with my sister was truly the best choice we could have made. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and every moment felt magical. Everything was arranged perfectly—from the accommodations and transportation to the knowledgeable guides who made us feel safe, excited, and inspired throughout the entire trip.
The landscapes, the wildlife, the atmosphere… it was all breathtaking. I honestly can’t wait to book another safari. I recommend this experience to absolutely everyone. If you are considering it: do it. It will be one of the most beautiful decisions you ever make.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good but many hiccups
Overall we had a great safari and were able to see all of the big 5. We went on a safari at the beginning of November 2025 for our honeymoon. We began the planning process over a year before, and communication during the planning process was smooth and easy. We booked a luxury safari as we wanted to splurge for our honeymoon. Our trip was confirmed by October 2024, one year before our arrival. We planned to stay in Arusha one night then go to Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and then Zanzibar. We did a private tour.
However there were a few hiccups during our safari that made us feel that Brilliant did not live up to the expectations we had or would expect to receive from a tour provider.
We understand that there were political events that happened on October 29, 2025 during the election process in Tanzania. The internet was shut down by the government and we had not heard from Brilliant prior to our expected arrival on November 3. We understand that this was out of Brilliant's control and so we made the long distance phone calls to contact the company to ask whether continuing our safari would be safe for both our safari guide and ourselves. We did hear other tour providers did call their guests to inform then of the situation unlike Brilliant. However this was a very unfortunate and unforseen incident so we could understand that perhaps our information was not available to Brilliant to reach us. So we did not hold it against Brilliant that all communication the couple days before the safari was on us to call. I would say it would have been appreciated that maybe a week before arrival that it would have been nice for Brilliant to contact us and provide us information prior to the safari and that would have been prior to the October 29 election incident.
Now during the safari. We had several different incidents that made us feel that perhaps Brilliant was not as experienced of a tour provider or one that does luxury safaris. We were greeted by our safari guide in Arusha and had a telephone call with Julieth to go over our planned itinerary. Our driver did not have our plane tickets for our flight from the Serengeti to Zanzibar, which they said we would have to stop in the office to get a copy of but then once we got into the car, our driver said it wouldn't be an issue and we could get the tickets later.
On arrival at Tarangire park, you have to complete registration with the park to enter. At this point internet had just been restored to Tanzania after the election incident so we were prepared that there may be some delays with checking in. However, we were left to wait 2 and a half hours before getting in. It was very disappointing to see literally every other tour group, even groups that arrived after us, be let in and not us. We were not informed what was happening but that there was some issue with the registration. We felt that Brilliant dropped the ball with our park fees or registration given that literally every single vehicle got into the park except us. If this was an internet issue then all tour groups would be delayed and it would not have been just us left to wait over 2 hours before getting in.
The next issue arose on our second day in Tarangire. We booked a night game drive and around 430pm, Julieth text my husband advising that the night game drive (scheduled for 7pm) had been cancelled as the tour operator for the night game drive had been affected by the election incident and did not have any petrol. Julieth advised we would receive a refund. We were disappointed but understood the situation. Then when we were eating our dinner, at our camp Lemala Mpingo Ridge, the Lemala staff asked us why we cancelled our night game drive when it was paid for. We told them we didn't cancel and showed them the WhatsApp message from Julieth. Then the Lemala manager came to discuss this with us. He said that the night game drive had been arranged with Lemala and that the vehicle had been prepared and there was no petrol shortage and they did not know why we were cancelling. They told us we could make the night game drive since we already paid but had to go now as it was leaving. So we rushed to finish dinner and rushed to go on the night game drive. Nobody from Brilliant called us or messaged us to clarify why they told us it was cancelled supposedly because the tour operator had no petrol, when Lemala the operator of the night game drive said the exact opposite and said they never cancelled it. This lead us to believe that Brilliant didn't know who they booked the night game drive with and no communication was made to us, and we almost missed this except for the lovely staff at Lemala catching Brilliant's error. Had it not been for the Lemala staff we would have missed the game drive because Brilliant tpld us it was cancelled. We were disappointed that nobody contacted us after to clarify what happened.
Then in the Serengeti when we checked into the Lemala Nanyukie, we were advised that there was an outstanding balance that needed to be sorted before checking in. We advised we paid in full to Brilliant and to please sort it with them. The Lemala staff said they would let us go to our room and would call Brilliant. Once in the room, the Lemala manager called me in the room to advise that I needed to contact Brilliant as they were saying we had a balance. Luckily Julieth answered my call and she said that she would sort this out. I asked for her to call me after this was sorted to update me. We then went for dinner and after 2 hours still had no update. So we went to talk to the Lemala manager who said his head office was sorting it with Brilliant. Again I would have appreciated if Brilliant contacted me to advise an update instead of me waiting a few hours and getting the update myself. I sent Julieth a message advising her I talked to the Lemala manager and that he said they were sorting it. After that I never received any explanation as to why there was an issue with the booking, but it was not pleasant being told I owed a few thousand dollars upon check in and not even getting a call from Brilliant to explain the situation.
Then upon check out from the Serengeti, we had our flight from the Serengeti to Zanzibar at 11:30am. The day before we discussed with our driver that our flight was 11:30am (last time for check in is 40 minutes before the flight time) and discussed that we would check out at 9am to arrive at the Serengeti airport for 10am. That morning our driver did not show up until 930am saying there were car problems. However he never called or messaged us, we just waited not knowing why he was late. However during the drive I started to get worried as our driver kept stopping and was driving very slowly and I said its almost 1030am and we need to be at the airport by 1050am to make our check in. Our driver was shocked and said I thought your flight was at noon and I said no. He then had to drive like a maniac to get us there in time. I don't understand why our driver would not verify our flight time (when he sent us a copy of the flights) and why I had to clarify this with him when it was planned the day before but this was very stressful especially not knowing the airport rules or how strict they are. We barely made it to the Airstrip to make our flight.
Then in Zanzibar, when we were dropped off by our transfer driver at the resort, he was confirming our pick up time to go to the airport when we leave and said I will get you November 12. We said no, we are not checking out until November 13. He showed us the email from Brilliant telling him to pick us up on November 12. We were confused again why it would say November 12, when they booked our stay and our check out was November 13. This was again another mistake in the process and made us feel that although our trip was planned a year before that somehow Brilliant did not fully plan our trip before arrival.
I left a comment card with Brilliant before we left the Serengeti and advised of some of the communication complaints and the manager for Brilliant emailed me but again nothing was explained. The Tarangire delay was blamed on the internet, when clearly that was not the issue. They said the night game drive proceeded as scheduled, and that there was a petrol issue that caused the confusion but again that is not what we were told by Lemala. Then for the Lamala Nanyukie issue they said that it was a short delay in check in with the payment but that it got sorted. But what we were looking for was some accountability and the truth. We felt we were not told what actually happened by Brilliant and that the excuses they were giving were not truthful.
I did not want to leave a bad review for our driver as he was a lovely individual however we did have a few issues as well. In Ngorongoro he did not know where our camp was and we drove to the wrong camp for him to ask directions. I would expect a driver to confirm camp locations beforehand. Also in the Serengeti there was an issue with gas. Our second to last day we finished our game drive at 2pm and planned our last day to do a game drive from 7am to 12 and then again from 4 to 6pm. When we were picked up at 4pm on our last day in the Serengeti we were told by our driver we needed gas, so he spent 1 hour driving to the gas station to get gas and then the last hour driving back to the camp. I am not sure why our last game drive was just to drive and get gas. A good driver would have gotten gas the day before, when we ended at 2pm or gotten gas during the break from 12 pm to 4pm, it was very disappointing to have our last game drive not even be a game drive but just a drive to get gas.
Although we did ultimately enjoy our time, I do not believe that Brilliant provided a flawless tour. I am not sure if I could recommend them given the number of issues we experienced.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Responsive, kind, punctual, friendly, safe
This was a fantastic and unique experience. Enjoyed it so much! We felt safe, very well served, and very privileged to be able to do this. The hike was fun, connecting with nature and not so challenging. The time with the gorillas was truly magical. Our driver was John, and he was careful, kind, punctual and a gentleman overall. Thanks John! I highly recommend Rwindi voyage, and John as the driver. I hope to be able to do it again!