Nick van de Wiel of Tailor Made Safaris
Tailor Made Safaris
- Located In:
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Netherlands
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- FGASA, TKZN, MHCTO & EDTEA
- Tour Types:
- Self-drive mid-range & luxury tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $1,590 to $6,955 per person per day (MXN, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Ellen & Barry Trencher | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible time in South Africa on trip organized by Tailor Made Safaris
This was probably the best vacation we ever had. We hate guided tours but wanted a trip where hotels/cars, etc. was pre-arranged. We couldn't have been more pleased with the accomodations, vehicle, food, safaris and personalized service of Tailor Made staff (thanks Nick, Freya & Claire). Claire met us in St. Lucia and Nick met us at Royal Natal Park.
South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland are great places to visit; people were so friendly, we felt very safe and the scenery is incredible. Favorite spots: Royal Natal Park (the view from our room was incredible), Sani Pass in Lesotho and the 3 days we spent in Little Bush Camp (we saw so many animals including lions, cheetahs & leopards).
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent service and knowledge
Because we travelled with our nearly 2 year old girl we contacted tailor made safaris to see if they had experience in creating tours that included a small kid. Although it didn’t happen often they tried to change the schedule and accommodation in every way we wanted, making proper suggestions along the way. They contacted the accommodation if it was possible to go on game drive and arranged what was within their limits. All the people contacted where helpful in creating our tour.
Because we did a self-drive we received a GPS, cell phone and a very nice tour book. Good service and useful. I don’t know what they could do more to provide excellent service.
Elephant Coast is an excellent destination for those wanting to keep travel distances between accommodations short and have a big diversity of activities as well as accommodation. The amount of game parks all different, kosi bay with its beaches and st lucia for a more touristy experience all within a few hours driving. If we go back we would definitely book with Tailor Made Safaris again.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful, wel organized and magnificent trip with Tailor Made Safaris!
South Africa was on our to-do-list for a long time! Thanks to Tailor Made Safaris we had a super journey!
We had a good feeling from the first time we had contact with them. We spoke to people who also travelled with them. They were very enthousiastic and told us about their experiences. That helped us to make the decision to book our trip with Tailor Made Safaris.
We knew what we want to see and Geert advised us to limit the traveldistances and enjoy and feel the country. After all; we are on a holiday!! The combination of our wishes and their tips made a perfect journey!
We choose a selfdrive tour combined with some guided activities. Travel like this give us a feeling of freedom.
We have seen the best of Kwazulu Natal and ended our journey in Capetown. Walking in Drakensbergen, Whalewatch in St. Lucia, gamedrives in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Tembe Elephant park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, Zululand Rhino Reserve, beach in Rocktail and Capetown for desert. What else can you wish for??
Unfortunately we only saw four out of five. So we have to come back to find the leopard and complete the Big Five.
We had a great journey thanks to Geert, Freya and Angela from Tailor Made Safaris!!!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Above our expectations!
We wanted our first trip to South-Africa to be perfect. You do not fly daily to the other side of the world. Thanks to Safari's Op Maat (Tailer made safaris) we've made our dream trip!
From the first moment of contact they offered advice. Not an e-mail was too much, and every time we got back quickly response. We finally choose a self drive combined with guided activities. We wanted to see the best of KwaZulu-Natal and close the trip with five days in Cape Town. That has certainly succeeded! Even above our expectations!
The accommodations were all very nice and we found ourselves again and again in a new world. A week before departure we received a book with our personal journey. We also received a TomTom, telephone and South African SIM at home. Our personal travel book contained clearly defining information, lots of tips and fun facts about the area.
In Cape Town we had a Dutch speaking guide. He made sure that we have seen and heard everything about the beautiful Cape.
We want everyone who wants to make a memorable journey through South Africa advise to book with Tailer Made Safaris. Thanks to Geert, Freya and Angela.
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Email Maarten en Marianne | Experience level: first safari
A well planned and organized trip.
Our first trip in South-Africa was perfectly organized by Safari’s op Maat (Tailor Made Safaris). During the preparations of our trip this organization advised us not to travel great distances, but instead to stay in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. We have been really happy with their advice and although we stayed in one province, we still saw and experienced many different things during our trip.
Before we left they send us a beautiful bound book containing a day-to-day description of our journey, but it also contained great trips and fun facts. Next to this, we also received a navigation system and a mobile phone, which we really appreciated.
Sometimes we traveled with our own car through the safari parks and sometimes we went on a safari tour with a guide. We also spotted whales, went snorkeling and went with a guide to the beach during the low tide.
If you want to know more about our trip and everything we experienced, you are welcome to read the daily online blog of our trip, although it is written in Dutch. http://maartenenmarianne-zuid-afrika-2014.blogspot.nl/
Geert-Nick and Freya we want to thank you for making our first trip to Africa an amazing experience! We highly recommend you to anyone who wants to have a great experience in South-Africa.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great travel service with excellent staff
We had a 4 weeks honeymoon with Tailor made safari. Everything was perfectly arranged. Started from the first contact when still planning the holiday untill the last day of our stay.
Would definitely travel with them again in the future!
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great private trip experience
We had a wonderfull time in South Africa due to Tailor Made Safaris. Especially the small group experience made it possible to visit the best spots; from Cape Town to secluded lodges, and from hiking to diving in the Indian ocean. We had a great guide; thanks to Nicolaas we had a beautiful trip.
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Email eric thijssen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Last minute safari
We suddenly decided to go on a safari. Received the contact details of tailormadesafari via a colleague and sent them a mail. Received answer right away asking what and how we wanted things planned. We received an offer for a self-drive safari combined with severall guided game drives and it fit perfectly with our whishes. Because it was last minute, phone and gps were delivered personally by Geerts father on the day before our plane left. Disregarding their advice with respect to getting a hotel at Johannesburg in between flights to Durban (we should have listened but will be a lesson for the next time) arrived in Kwazulu Natal. Trip was everything we wished for. Wonderful B&B very good choice of guided game drives and an exceptional place for the last 3 days of our safari where we got pampered (great food and drinks included) and were driven around twice a day to spot the animals on big 5 territory. Can only recommend tailormadesafari to anyone planning or just decide doing a safari in South Africa as their knowledge of the area offered something extra's. Great job and thanks for a onforgettable holiday.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A really tailor made safari holiday with outstanding services and places to stay
Tailor Made Safari's really has succeeded in delivering us an outstanding holiday. It all started on the Holiday Fair in January 2014 in The Netherlands were they had a very well organized stand. On basis of our wishes Tailor Made Safari's worked out very quickly a very well balanced trip to make in the Kwazulu Natal province of South Africa. One week before leaving the Netherlands we received a mobile telephone for emergencies, a navigation device and a fotobook with description and gps locations of places to stay and places we were going to visit. All pre-prepared for our trip to make by ourselves in South Africa. This made it posible to start directly our trip in a very relaxed way, directly after arrival at the airport. The rented car, the places to stay overnight and the host services were of a very good quality and the people we met were very friendly. With the mobile telephone we had received we kept sms contact with Tailor Made Safari's. They always reacted promptly and this gave us a very save and secure feeling. Tailor Made Safari's made it possible that we were able to make this trip on our own without their help, just as they had told us.
We thank all the teammembers of Tailor Made Safaries for this unforgetable trip. Lambik (53), Sandra (52), Tanja (20) and Daan (18)
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Email Ger, Marlein, Sarah, Wouter en Maureen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A memorable trip to KwaZulu-Natal
A memorable family trip to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary.
Through our acquaintances we got in touch with Safari’s op Maat. Directly after our request Geert contacted us by phone to discuss our preferences. Very short after his call he sent us, within budget, a proposal of several pages including pictures through email.
The service Freya and Geert gave us was excellent, hospitality is their middle name! They arranged everything perfectly and gave us a lot of personal attention! We will never forget the first day. After a long flight Freya arranged a abundantly lunch in the middle of the wild park surrounded by animals, and this was just the beginning…
We visited several wild parks and every time we were surprised by the wonderful locations and beautiful lodges, a separate little camp of four huts with a cook, just for us, truly amazing!
The parks, all with their own charms, from which we started several (super exciting!) walking safaris and game drives with wonderful sights. Geert and Freya, with four eyes for detail, recognized the animals by sight and gave a lot of new information about the animals and their living area. Between the safaris, park visits and game drives we snorkeled in Kosi Bay, which was also a wonderful location, and interacted with elephants and a cheeta, amazing, to approach these animals so closely with the ultimate bonus to touch them!
This trip is certainly one we will never forget!