Gorilla trek and wildlife safari made great family memories!
Emile was helpful and responsive as we planned this once in a lifetime adventure. We chose Lion based on that and what previous travelers shared about their experience with this tour operator. Joel, our guide, was a great fit for the three young adults in our group. We appreciated his positive energy and his knowledge of Rwanda’s history, culture, and wildlife, particularly on safari in Akagera National Park.
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henrikjQ4353HD
May 17, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Fantastic trip from first to last second!
We were in very good and competent hands from the very moment we first contacted Emile/Lion Safaris. All questions were answered very fast, all wishes met and a fantastic plan laid out for us. On arrival, we were met by our wonderful driver, Joel, who took extremely good care of us every single hour until we were back in the airport and on our way home again. The tour was remarkable, all the places we stayed in amazing and we had a trip we will never forget. We can highly recommend Lion Safaris to everyone!
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pezerilc
March 18, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Brilliant expérience, but...
We did the tour in the Akagera Park first with our guide Joël. A few days later, we went to the Nyungwe forest with our guide Alyssa. Both our guides were perfect: kind, helpful, very professional. Unfortunately, un like their boss, Émile. We couldn t but notice that once we had paid for the 1st safari, the Akagera one, that he simply ignored our messages asking for information about the organization of the 2nd one, which was not satisfactory. Safaris are an extremely expensive experience, and the least the company can do is answer their customers requests. The highly professional services of both elyssa and Joel indeed added value to our trip, we most sincerely thank them for that.
事業者からの返答
Dear client, kindly, normally our nature and speciality to all our clients is to respond fast, client satisfaction and is our main focus, but if you did not consider it as fast enough, we shall analyse that then improve a little bit.
Thank you so much once again for using us for your tour!
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timsH6824EY
February 20, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
An unforgettable experience. With so many wow moments
We thoroughly enjoyed our experience as a family of four. We had the jeep to ourselves and a friendly experienced driver named Dany.
It's a lot of driving to find the animals in their natural habitat so be prepared to be patient.
The most memorable experience was an elephant crossing the road right in front of us.
But there were lots of wow moments.
The night safari was fun but we didn't see many animals, however there was a big storm brewing and it has already started raining so this likely had an impact.
During the day we saw, hippos, crocs, white rhino, baboon, giraffes, elephant, lion, warthog, waterback deer, and zebras ( others too)
The hippos are plentiful and fun to watch
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keithx2025
August 13, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
20 Stars - Lion safaris
Lion Safari’s,
Let me start by stating that my wife and I have traveled to many places including Africa, this being our second trip to the Continent. And yes, we have been on safari before. Yet nothing we have experienced prepared us for the excellent service of Lion Safari. They took care of everything, permits, pick up drop off, we had nothing to think about except seeing animals. They did all of this with NO hidden fees, everything was up front and exactly as they presented it to us. Our guide, Emile has vast knowledge of the animals at Akagera park. He also provided information on local culture, agriculture, bee keeping etc. On previous safari(in another country) the guide was also quite knowledgeable, however he let us know how much education he had and gave us such n elevated explanation of everything that it was somewhat intimating. Emile answered all of our questions in an unassuming manner, really felt like I was talking to my best friend. He would stop often to give us a briefing as to what the plan was, where we were going and why. Emile created a fun comfortable environment, we truly enjoyed his company. Emile understood when and where the animals would move, furthermore he made alliances with the other tour operators so that if we wanted to see a particular animal he would network with them, to find out where the animals where that we wanted to see. Yes we saw the “Big Five”. Later we booked with Lion Safaris to see the golden monkeys, needless to say it was just as amazing.
We are only giving five stars because they will not let us have any more.
Lion Safaris is a 20 Star outfit!
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juliahpv
June 21, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Overnight safari at Akagera
I had a wonderful experience from start to finish being picked up at my hotel in Kigali then driven to the park by Peter where we met our guide Eric. It was my first ever safari and was a fabulous experience. Eric accommodated my birding and we stopped frequently so I could take photographs from the jeep. The boat trip was fantastic too seeing huge crocodiles, more hippos, elephants and 100s of roosting birds. Ruzizi tented lodge was incredible as was watching the moon rise over the lake and the micro bats. Thoroughly recommend.
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199francf
July 25, 2024 · via Tripadvisor
Amazing Lions Safari
Amazing guiding Akagera Safari Tour with Emile from Lions Safari. To be fully recommended. Emile knew the best tracking Road inside the park
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675AliS
June 11, 2024 · via Tripadvisor
Great 2 day trip to Akagera!
Went on a two day safari in Akagera National Park with Emile, and it was fantastic! Emile has so much experience in Akagera and I believe that is why I was fortunate enough to see lions, hippos, zebra, elephants, giraffes, and more. Emile made the booking process incredibly easy and all logistics were swiftly taken care of. I would highly recommend.