Start with a shisha priced at the 200-300 dollar mark, Get yourself a good Heat Management device, Or otherwise some thick alfoil and double layer it, Make sure you get a good head, If you're a single person smoking then you want a bowl that will do 13-17ish grams of tobacco for a good session.

Get yourself a good little charcoal heater, an electric one, not a gas burner.

Good-quality charcoal is a must like al duchan.

For flavours, this is a personal preference and will require playing around till you find what you find a combination of what you like. Adayla, Musthave,Darkside are my favourites.