In what can only be described as a heart-pounding experience, a traveller on a self-drive safari found himself in a face-off with a lion, capturing the attention of millions on social media.

Many people dream of someday getting to go on one to see lions ... Tourists in the truck ducked between seats as the incident occurred, and the safari guide can be heard screaming at the elephant ...

Some people who saw the video were amazed to see lions in a UK safari park. A male and female lion calmly walked past the car and other vehicles in front. The TikTok user captioned his post ...