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
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Email Harry Lanooy | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
They made my African dream came true
after visiting the Amsterdam travelfair I came in contact with Geert the owner of Tailormade safaris and after severals visits of my dream Continent (18 times) he said that he could make me a trip to see the animals I want to see (wild dogs). And he made my dream game true; excellent!!!. Wonderfull parks, super accommodation and ofcours the wild dogs he promised me. After 18 trips in Africa this is by far the best organisation I travelled with and they gave me the feeling that I am a sort of David Attenborough.
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Email Kirsten and Sjors | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing journey, African dream coming true
Our trip to south Africa with Tailor Made Safaris was simply amazing.
Everything is so well organized Your holiday starts at home when you receive your personal pre-departure pack (GPS navigation system, South African cell phone and a tailor made book providing all the day-to-day information with beautiful photos).
We had a 3 week self drive journey in drakensberg and kwazulu natal.
Our first 2 accommodations were Tendele camp en Didima camp in drakensberg. Both chalets had great views of mountain ranges form their terraces. We had some amazing walks in the mountains, which started from the parks, so driving needed. And in the evening bbq with a view
Next we went to kwazulu natal, there we visited different safari parks: mkuze, ithala, Pongola, Hluhluwe, isimangoliso wetlandpark and leopard mountain logde.
Ithala is beautiful park ranging from mountains to grassland and some nice walking trails with great views, en new very nice chalets.
In the isimangoliso wetlandpark we stayed in S lucia wich next to the park. It’s great as a in between stop from the safari parks, there are some great restaurants we recommend braza. And also some shops; outdoor- and camera- shop if you forgot something.
Our highlight was leopard mountain lodge. A great landscape, great rangers and guides who do their upper most to find the animals you would like to see (with success). And delicious meals and a very nice atmosphere. And rooms with a great view over the park form the top of a hill. Special thanks to Alden the best guide so far.
We would surely book again with tailor made safari’s next time we go to South Africa
Thanks Geert, Freya and Angela
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Email Veroude family | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great family experience
This summer our family visited South Africa for a three weeks holiday booked with Tailor Made Safaris. Receiving our pre-departure travel book brought us already in the mood. The booking process was smooth, any question was answered quickly and adaptations were taken care of. We visited Mkuze, Kosi Bay, Tembe, St. Lucia, Ithala and Hluhluwe-Imfalozi. A close encounter with elephants in Tembe and snorkeling at Kosi Bay are still moments to remember. Guides Paul and Geert are experts in finding animals, birds , serving lunch at the beach and making a braai. A small glance or sound of a bird and Paul was able to give us all details. They both can tell great stories about any aspect of the environment and African life. We were pleased that also our kids (8, 13 en 15 years) were very comfortable with our guides, having the journey of their life. Everything was well organized and any occurrence of a “this is Africa”-moment, was quickly tackled.
We strongly recommend Tailor Made Safaris to families who seek the Africa–experience.
An excellent trip true South Afrika, tailor made by Safaris!
We had a perfect organized holiday in the south of South Africa. The communication true the web was perfect, clear and quick. Before our leave we received a travelbook with all the details, a mobile phone for the communication and a GPS. During the trip we could contact Safaris with our questions. Overall we had a perfect organized holiday without cares!
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Email Mike, Bozana, Luka & Suzana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very well organised, extremely knowledgable guides, flexible itineraries
Nick was very quick with his response to our needs and questions. The Tailor Made Safari team were very organised and made a huge effort to accomodate our needs and questions. They were very professional but at the same time kept it light hearted, humourous and very fun. We were expecting alot on our safari and the team more than met those expectations. The tour was fantastic. We wanted a bit of everything, not only a safari. Tailor Made Safaris organised and planned everything on very short notice and made sure it was too a high standard
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Email Roel Hartong | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Top trip meeting wild life in South-Africa, perfect accommodations and a superb TMS-team!
This was our first trip with TMS and it won’t be our last. The personalized approach of TMS made our trip unforgettable. We made a guided tour through the Elephant coast and Drakensbergen. With a small group of four and a very enthusiastic guide (also driver and cook). Perfect planned three weeks trip with visits to very different game parks, safari’s and wild life. The experience of this , the accommodations, service and personal contact was above our expectations.
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Email Jannie | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We had a very interesting, perfect organized and not forgetting holiday like our wishes.
The communication bij mail was very fast and precise.
The description of our holiday in the photobook, we recieved before we started by the postman, was a complete surprise. We showed it our friends before we started!
Because all came through, we had a very safe feeling.
The guesthouses were perfect, the people very helpful. They tried to update our holiday as best they could do.
We appreciated the personal contact in St. Lucia on the end of our holiday.
We recommend Safaris op Maat by all our friends who think about a holiday in South Africa.
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Email Ria&Ruud | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Group vacation Elephant Coast and Drakensberg
This vacation was our first group vacation ever, and for us as people who have always organised our own vacations, it was a whole new experience. It has been an incredible experience in every which way: beautiful accommodations in a wide variety of landscapes. We’ve seen and experienced so much, all thanks to our enthusiastic guide! We could have never done this on our own! The knowledge, service and organisation were perfect. In short, the price/quality ratio was excellent. We certainly would recommend this safari to anyone who would like to explore and discover South-Africa, and love to see its variety. Our compliments to the TMS team!
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Email Lissa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tailor Made Safaris is the best operator for your South African holiday!
Everything was excellent and I would recommend Tailor Made Safaris to anyone.
On their website you can find a lot of information which helps you to choose an area and the activities. Tailor Made Safaris will make sure that trip is well put together. The selfdrive pack is also great: they really thought about everything.
And surprisingly I did not find it very expensive. But if you do find it expensive, believe me: it's worth every penny cause you surely get value for money.
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Email ChristinaN | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent value for the money - responsive via email
We enjoyed a 26 tailor made self directed tour - the hard bound book is a wonderful tool. We felt safe and on track the entire time thanks to the book. Coordinates for each stop, great tips for each leg of the trip. All but one of the accommodations were top rated wonderful experiences.
We would strongly recommend using them - you just can not beat the value and the organization that they can do for you. You can tell them how many days, when you can go and then they put together an amazing experience.
You should really do this as the Rand is so low compared to many currencies so once you are there you can eat and live like a king.
Enjoy!!