I have been researching safaris for a while now, and the NATGEO tours are more expensive then many. But I see they also get you access to talk with national geographic photographers, and just the name itself intrigues me. I'm wondering if anyone has had experience and knows if it is worth such a high cost or if there are other reputable safaris that give great tours for an amateur photographer wanting to someday make it to the next level.

Thanks very much.

Brian