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:
- $93 to $407 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Absolutely Fabulous
I'm local born but have been away since forever. We chose Tailor Made Safaris for their lopcal knowledge and personal service and boy did they live up to expectations. They really helped us chose the best locations and places to stay and their info packages is one of the best I've ever had (and we've been on many safari's).
Really helpful and friendly staff so that we could focus on what we came for: The Safari
NL
Email Angela & Wieger | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing trip with TMS
We had a two week holiday and wanted to go to South Africa.
After that our friends booked with TMS for their trip to South Africa, we got also in contact with TMS to see if we could meet each other somewhere in the Elephant Coast. The email contact was very good and quick. TMS made a nice self-drive trip for us. And than just two weeks before we left, we got a beautiful self-drive pack! Amazing.
First week we stayed in the Drakensbergen and St. Lucia and the second week we met our friends in the Elephant Coast and spend 6 days with them at 3 different accommodations. All the accommodations were great! And we have stayed at places we would never have found alone if we didn't book with TMS.
Normally we travel around on our own and do not book any place to stay. But this was really wonderful! We will recommend anyone who want to go to South Africa to book with TMS. It's worth your money. Thanks TMS that you made us an unforgettable and wonderful holiday in South Africa. We will see you again in a few years to see another part of this great country.
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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!!
NL
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.
NL
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!
NL
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.
NL
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 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
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!
NL
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.