Filming lions in East Africa can be done in all four (04) Countries; Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania. For crew intending to film in any of the above locations, Permits (Press Accreditations) and location filming permits ought to have been pre-arranged ahead of the start of your shoot. Realm Africa Safaris™ through her specialized film fixer arm East Africa Film Fixers™ can assist you all through the procedures of applying and successfully securing your Filming/Media Permits and location permits to Film lions in a Location of your choice.
Which is the Best Place to Film Lions in East Africa?
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Uganda:
Uganda has three (03) Lion filming Locations; Queen Elizabeth NP, Murchison Falls, and the far-flung Kidepo Valley NP.
- Filming Lions In Kidepo NP.
- Filming Lions In Murchison falls NP.
- Filming Lions in Queen Elizabeth NP.
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Rwanda:
In Rwanda, there is only one known Lions Filming location – Akagera National park.
Rwanda’s Akagera National Park located 2.5-hours outside Kigali city is the only savannah National Park and also the only place where one can go search, find, and film lions in Rwanda. Lions were only reintroduced in 2015 after seven lions (two males and five females) were flown in from private reserves in South Africa by African Parks an organization that oversees the management of Akagera National Park. Two Additional males were brought into the park in 2017 and the number of lions in the back has since been on the rise with almost a dozen Cubs Being born in Akagera National park.
Learn More about filming lions in Akagera NP.
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Kenya:
Kenya is most definitely the best place to Film Lions In East Africa. There well over twenty Lion Filming locations; Maasai Mara National Reserve, Tsavo West and East National Parks, Nairobi National Park, Meru National Park, Kora National Park, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Mwingi National Reserve, and Samburu National Reserve.
Click on a destination of your choice:
- Filming Lions in Masai Mara.
- Filming Lions at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.
- Filming Lions In Tsavo NP.
What More is there to film in East Africa?
