First time safari ideas + tips

[chickenwings00]

My DH has a special birthday next year and to celebrate we’d like to do a safari and beach holiday - just the two of us. We’ll be travelling in early September and budget of £6-8k (total, not pp unfortunately!).

I’ve heard some good things about South Africa but understand that’s one of the more child friendly destinations so would like to save that for further down the line. Where else would you recommend for safari newbies?

Any tips on how / who to book with as well would be much appreciated - have had a look at Virgin and Kuoni websites but not sure how they compare to other methods.

[tryingtorun]

We've just come back from safari in kenya. Absolutely amazing, we booked through trailfinders, we visited maasai mara, lake nakuru and amboseli national parks.. We also did a balloon flight over maasai mara, which was stunning. We then had a week in Zanzibar.