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:
- $83 to $365 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A amazing experience
Well organized . Our wishes are realized. The book was incredibly convenient and a nice souvenir afterwards.
The team was always open to questions. The trip has met our expectations. It was a great experience which is partly made possible by Tailor Made Safaris.
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A fantastic holiday in South Africa!
In July 2014 we booked a tour with Tailor Made Safaris. The tour was well organised and went smooth, and we still had the freedom we were looking for.
We didn’t have a good start though; Our first flight was cancelled and our luggage was not there when we arrived in Johannesburg (it was still in Amsterdam). After lots of phone calls with the airline company and airport, Tailor Made Safaris came to the rescue and took over this hassle, even though we booked our flights ourselves. In times of need you get to know your travel agency: Tailor Made Safari’s did everything they could to make sure we had our luggage back as soon as possible!
After a day in Johannesburg we went to Thendele and Didima, both wonderful destinations at the Drakensberg Mountains. What a views and beautiful resorts! We did some great walks (in between the baboons). Make sure you lock your chalet, before the baboons are inside…
After visiting Kloof and Durban, with the Moses Mabhida Stadium which is worth visiting, we went to St Lucia. You can do lots of nice activities there. We did the hippo and crocs boatcruise and went on the Wetland Game Drive (where our guide also teached us some Zulu).
Rocktail Beach is a superb resort. They pamper their guests in a beautiful environment. We booked the Ocean Experience (with whales!), snorkeled and drove around on quad bikes.
If you want to have a close look at elephants, you must stay at Tembe Elephant Park!
After Tembe we went to Kosi Forest Lodge. A nice lodge where you can bath yourself under a sky full with stars. The manager has two African Wild Cats, which were just like our cats at home. We snorkeled and did some walks.
Our next destination was Ithala Game Reserve, where we had some guided game drives. Our car was too small to go for a drive on our own. We were told that the elephants in this park are bit unpredictable, so we kept our distance. Besides the game drives we also made a safari walk with an armed ranger.
After Ithala we went back to St Lucia. We saw lots of whales during our whale watch trip. We also booked the Cultural Village tour. Our tour was on a saturday, so the school was empty during our visit. But the Sangoma predicted our future and we took part at an impressive church service with lots of dancing and singing.
We would recommend The Elephant Interaction at Bayete and the Cheetah Rehabilitation Centre also!
Our last destination was Leopard Mountain, Zululand Rhino Reserve. Geert-Nick recommended this destination and it was definitely worth visiting! This resort has lovely chalets, faboulus views and the staff makes sure you have a great time.
We saw lots of animals at this stunning park: Lots of lions with their cubs, buffalo’s, elephants, white and black rhino’s, giraffes, zebra’s, etc
On our last morning in South Africa we saw an African Wild Dog. The chance of seeing one is rare, according to our guide you have more chance to see a leopard!
There was no better way to end our tour!
So, Geert, Freya and the Tailor Made Safari’s team, thank you for organising this fantastic trip!
DE
Email A. Faerber | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An intensive and awesome Landscape Photo Workshop in Namibia
I did have an absolutely great time in Namibia. For what reason? Here, I would like to refer to the reviews from my co-travellers Mark Weaver and Mick Rust. Their comments did hit the spot. Nothing more or less I could add.
Thank you very much for these wonderful days, Nick, Freya and Emil.
And thank you very much for my great companions: Mark, Marc, Mike, Selwyn, Sue and Tony!
NL
Email Sjors | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour of the elphant coast.
In september 2014 we made a 3 week self drive “tour of the elephant coast” witch was a great safari/ holiday
The journey was well organised, we received our book with the description and planning of our tour, a few weeks before we left, together with a South African phone and tomtom (navigation).
When we arrived we picked up our car, and our journey began. With the book as our tour guide. Our first destination was Mkuze game reserve, were we spent 2 days on self drive safari’s. we saw allot of wild life, with all the time we wanted to take pictures and enjoy the scenery.
We also visited Kosibay, then we went to Tembe elephant park. Tembe is great luxurious park with perfect service and staff, It had a little les variety of wild life in comparison to the other parks.
From st. Lucia we visited the wetland parks, especially the boat tour and the night drive are recommended. Also the roads in the parks are very well maintained, so self drive safari is very easy
Our last park was Hluhluwe. This a great park if you want to see rhino’s, it also has a lot of hills with some great views over the park.
We had a great Holiday, we saw al lot of animals up-close and made some great pictures.
If we visit Africa in the future, we wil certainly book with tailor made safari’s again
Thanks for the great holiday.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing
We were travelling to St Lucia with an 6 month old baby. I can recommend that to everyone of you. In the first place everything was perfectly arranged by Tailor Made Safaris. We really liked the book with the itinerary. The welcome package was nice, accommodations were great, the safaris were wonderful (as we saw a lot of different and beautiful animals) and the service of Tailor Made Safaris staff was excellent. Even if it was a quite short stay in South Africa, we really enjoyed it and would like to thank Tailor Made Safaris for their wonderful job!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had a great time in South Africa, all big 5 and many more
Last februari we went on a self drive holiday to South Africa with Tailor Made Safaris.
We got a beautifull road book with the hole trip, every acomodation and all voucher in it. We coud'nt go wrong.
Gps and mobile phone in case off... We did'nt use it. Everything was fine. We saw the big 5 and many more animals.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A wonderful introduction to Kwazulu Natal
Booked with Tailor Made safaris following a recommendation and were very pleased with the service. I have mobility issues but a plan was made to help with this so we could experience wildlife, the battlefields and some of the Drakensberg. We loved the Zululand Rhino Reserve, St Lucia and Huhluwe-Omfolozi. The tour of Isandwala and Rourke's Drift with a Zulu guide was inspiring and fascinating, and the Drakensberg were everything we had expected. Great accommodation, good catering and a comfortable vehicle, all at an affordable price. We would happily use them again and indeed hope to do so in the not too distant future.
NL
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An excellent tailor made safari holiday
Whenever you decide to book a safari in KZN, in Tailor Made Safaris you will find an excellent partner, who translates all your wishes into an adventurous and beautiful experience. You will feel at ease traveling in SA with a complete set of information and documentation and a TomTom and cellphone provided (for free) by TMS.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lots of animals and great service
Through tailor made safaris we were well prepared for travel. With a GPS, telephone and a full-collor book containing the itinerary it was fine to do to travel independently through South Africa.
We had game drives in lovely small game reserves. Overnight in good accommodation varying from self catering to all inclusive.
Highlights of the trip were the exciting night game drives and elephant interaction.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome safari experience with Tailor Made Safaris!
Perfect 5 stars experience! Tailor Made Safaris showed great initiative in interpreting our wishes. Nick, Freya, Angela and the rest of the staff were very helpful and know exactly how to make your trip unforgettable! The result was a fifteen-day self drive trip that included Sabi Sand Game Reserve in Mpumalanga, Hluhluwe-iMfolozi, Mkhuze and St Lucia in Kwazulu Natal. The accommodations ranged from good to outstanding. We enjoyed all the different game reserves, but Sabi Sand was definitely our highlight! The guides and trackers are real experts and within two gamedrives we saw the Big 5! Fantastic!
If you are planning a trip of a life time to Africa, we would highly recommend Tailor Made Safaris! They really make your dreams come true!