How do Safari operation company is registered?

It is difficult to know if a tour company is registered or not. If you are looking to travel to Tanzania and you live a thousand of miles away. Then you must have come across multiple tour-operators and companies proposing their services and offers via WhatsApp and E-mail. When they offers such a list options of booking, prices, accommodations and tour packages. How can you be certain, and know that you are dealing with a legitimate safari company in Tanzania?

It is important to know this for your safety safari and the smooth running of your trip to deal with a registered tour company in case of any accidents to occur during your trip.
To know this you may ask for him or her to send you their registration certificate via WhatsApp or E-mail. After they send you a copy you can verify by matching the name on the certificate to the name they hold on their website and other documents they have been using to stay in touch with you.

The following are some of the few factors to know whether the company is registered or not

Know their office
Try to identify their physical presence of the company you are looking for. You can do this by searching their physical address via the Google map or Google locater. Most of the companies has only website without the office and most of this they are scammers they can steal your money and most of them they demand higher deposits. Companies with only a website and no physical store or office are to be avoided or dealt with carefully either by requesting them to pay on arrival. When the internet is filled with testimonies of online frauds and disappearing operator web pages. It is safer to put your trust in a company with a physical location as it ensures transparent and accountability and also their professionalism.

Online presence
Make sure the company you came across with has different online social medias which are active. I mean they post an updates daily. Some social medias page such as Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest pages such have become an effective business promoting tools facilitating communication between the company and its clients. It is an easy and valuable way of promoting a company by showing what they do and they have and what are their expertise through pictures and posts.

In this digital market the companies which do not have a social media presence can be considered as red flags. A genuine business is more likely to have a well-managed online presence with a regularly updated feeds. Moreover, even if the company has social media pages, also is important to judge the authenticity of their content. Some factors which would help prove they are legitimate could be in the form of regular consistent posts, company watermarks and the company logo appearing mostly and frequent in photographs on uniforms, vehicles and more.

A license and affiliation
Another way of finding a genuine safari operation companyis to go through the webpages for the company you are interested with which show their work license and their registered certificates membership in recognized tour operator associations. These documents can help you to know the registered tour company and the trustfulness of the safari if you will book with them. Safari companies with one or more memberships are considered to be safe than other. A safari company must be registered with TATO, IATA and other associations.

The quality and availability of services
The quality and availability of services provided by the company is another factor to consider when you need to know if the company is registered or not. The professionalism of the company should be determined from the first stage of booking If you see the company go against your or if you feel hostility from your tour operator, you may start looking for another company.

The methods of Payment/ Making deposit
Making payment online has been one of the trickiest parts of bookings for many years. When booking your Tanzania safari tour it is safest to use recognized online payment methods such as credit card payments or bank transfers to the company’s account. Don’t make payment to a company that use personal bank account. Make payment to a company that use the name of the company to make transfers of money All legitimate tour operators will have a registered Company Bank Account.

Review the company / background reviews
Before making payment pass through different social medias such for a company you want to book and read their reviews to confirm yourself if the company exist or not. As Africa Natural Tours, our ratings and reviews explain itself and our staff always willing to go the extra mile to offer you the experience you dream of in a carefree and relaxed atmosphere. We are here to demonstrate transparency, professionalism, accountability and adaptability in all aspects of our work.