I've fallen in to safari research h*ll.. Help me choose the BEST Tanzania safari company/operator for our honeymoon!
My fiance and I are in the early stages of planning our honeymoon. We have decided on Tanzania in late August 2027 to early September- hoping Serengeti and Ngorongoro for approximately 6-8 days and ending with relaxing beach trip to Zanzibar for a few days (open to other options with peoples raving reviews)
We are leaning towards a local Africa/Tanzania based company for 1) keep costs down and 2) help plan a more intimidate trip than majority of these copy and pasted itineraries that I'm seeing online.
We're looking for:
- Incredible wildlife viewing (Big 5 and hopefully some tail end of Great Migration action)
- Private Safari
- Mid-range to low luxury (I don't like the thought of a pool being in the middle of wildlife- seems fake, manufactured, and commercialized to me)
- ability to add hot air balloon sunrise ride/other activities
- GREAT Guide experience/communication during planning! (I have only been looking at TATO affiliated companies)
I want to hear everyone's BEST or WORST experiences with a company. Someone that is raving about a company, is one worth us considering! :)
Note: we are seeing some online have that Zanzibar add-ons, but they are very hotel/resort-ish. We are thinking we like the Zanzi Resort as it looks more private and relaxing.