Why book with Gosheni

How to choose a Tanzania safari operator

Choose an operator that is licensed in Tanzania, runs its own vehicles and guides, and can show you independent reviews and awards you can check yourself. Those three things decide how your safari actually runs once you land. Here is what to ask any company, and how we answer.

Ask this	Why it matters	Our answer
Are you licensed and based in Tanzania?	Licensed local operators answer to Tanzanian tourism law and are on the ground if plans change.	Yes. We are a Tanzanian-owned company based in Arusha, operating since 2009, and members of the Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO).
Do you own the vehicles?	Operators that subcontract cannot always say which vehicle or guide you will get.	We run our own fleet of more than 50 Land Cruisers with pop-up roofs, driven by our own guides.
Who are the guides?	The guide makes the safari. Ask about experience, training and languages.	Every guide is Tanzanian and employed by us. Our founder, Peter Robert, started as a guide and driver himself. Meet our guides.
Can I check your reviews and awards?	Anything that matters should be verifiable outside the operator's own website.	Read our traveller reviews. Our World Travel Awards include Africa's Leading Tour Operator 2024, each listed with the year and title so you can check them on the awards' own site.
What happens if something goes wrong?	Flights get delayed and roads wash out. You want a person who answers.	Our team in Arusha is on call 24 hours a day from your arrival briefing until your flight home.

Whoever you book with, ask for the company's Tanzania tour operator licence and a written itinerary that names the lodges and says what is and isn't included. If an operator won't put those in writing, keep looking.