Great! For a while it looked like we might never track the lions down but all of a sudden there they were. We spent over half an hour with the pride who like cats just like to lie around. Occasional they would get up to move into the shade. It was a young pride but in beautiful condition and allowed... More

Not many people get the chance to experience the close proximity of lions without trepadation and if you had dreams of animals in the wild in your youth, then ths is a must, we were lucky enough to be in a small group of 4 and this made it more pleasurable and with more opportunities to touch these wonderful creatures.... More

Spent two full weeks interfacing with the everyday needs of this group. More

Its for real! Lions are real, the problems are real More

We weren't sure what to expect, perhaps we should have done our homework - but after a safety discussion you move on by bus to the park where you are split into groups and then are off to find your lions. Some things to keep in mind 1) these aren't 2 month old lion cubs who want to play -... More

A great experience - it was most enjoyable and we've always wanted to do it. Very worthwhile doing it as it is associated with ALERT, the organisation working to save the lion population which has dwindled to just over 16,000 in Africa. Our two lioness cubs (at stage 1 out of 4 in the programme) seemed eager to get off... More

A great chance to walk and pet young lions. They say that the walk in the morning, the lions are more playful . This a worth while program, More

During our first Africa journey we have visited Zambia and South Africa. Almost every day we have had at least two different types of activities offered by tour agencies. This one, named “Walking with lions” in Thorn Tree Lodge was the most expensive and the most terrible one. Transfer was organized in such way that we have spent 1h 30... More

We really enjoyed the lion encounter though felt like more of a walk with the lion cubs. The guides were good but felt we had to ask questions to find out more. The volunteers were really interesting and told us more about the conservation efforts. Whilst the trip was good I felt it was over priced. More