African lions have no specific habitat preference so they can be encountered anywhere, except in forests.
African lion habitats include -
open plains,
woodlands,
thick bush and
semi desert.
The good news for the African lion safari tourist is that this means that they are not that difficult to find.
They are abundant in large reserves.
You will often find them lying in the open field and see that they are mostly very tolerant of vehicles.
This liion is so cool.
Range
African lions formerly ranged from northern Africa to southwest Asia, west into Europe, and east into India. Due to population declines, their current range is sub-Saharan Africa.
Fact: To avoid the heat of the day African lions are most active at night.
Lions sleep away most of the day because it is usually too hot to hunt.
Sunlight also foils most efforts to sneak up on prey.