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:
- $86 to $374 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Party of 8, A.H. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Truly amazing experience for both parents and kids!
A self-drive tour through South Africa’s Elephant coast with 4 adults and 4 children (6, 7, 8 & 9). This could possibly be a recipe for disaster, but it turned out to be the best holiday ever!
We did not want to visit the standard parks, but wanted a somewhat different experience, without putting too much of a burden on the children. After consultation with ‘Tailor made safari’s’ we decided to trust them with our wishes. They appeared to have so much knowledge and they did a truly amazing job!
Everything was well taken care of by them. The route, with help of the navigation device the company provided for us, was well described in the itinerary. We even received a phone call from them in order to guide us when the road was temporarily blocked. What a service!
The accommodations were simply amazing. They made sure the lodges-tents-house where child friendly: there was a pool for the kids to enjoy themselves and room for them to play. So thoughtful! Because of this the kids were able to keep up with two game drives almost every day we visited a game park. They absolutely loved it! And off course, we did also.
What is left are some fantastic memories that will last a lifetime. Although, we might want to come back… that’s how much we liked this experience. Thank you, people from ‘Tailor made safari’s’ for making this possible.
Email Julien | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
It was an unknown area and we felt looked after and very well taken care of.
Communications were always prompt and especially on a self drive we always felt there was someone we could contact if we needed to. Fortunately we did not. but the comfort factor was good.
GPS phone and coordinates worked well, always accurate especially where road signs were lacking.
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Email Lisa | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tailor Made Safaris were able to make my plans work, where I couldn't do it on my own.
Tailor Made Safaris put together a tour package with exactly the places I wanted to go. They were able to provide all the transportation between camps and to and from the airport. I knew where I wanted to stay and they put it all together for me. Every thing went as planned. I would recommend them without hesitation.
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Email CORINNE ET PASCAL | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
EXCELLENT TRIP
My husband and I had an excellent trip to KwaZulu Natal. Everything was well organized, the hotels were superb, the safaris incredible. Very good rental car. We had no problem. Thanks to Léa.
Email Jules | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent tour company who do as their name suggests and 'tailor made' our holiday to suit our needs
Excellent tour company who do as their name suggests and 'tailor made' our holiday to suit our needs. Communication was always prompt and all questions answered. We were provided with all the information we needed to ensure a wonderful and well organised holiday. Self drive was easy with clear instructions and coordinates included with a sat-nav phone. Highlights were Tembe Lodge, in Tembe Elephant Park and Didima Camp in the Drakensburg Mountains. Wonderful trip.
Email Mark Lawry | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Self-drive wildlife tour of KwaZuluNatal
Truly, genuinely excellent - and I promise you I am difficult to please - I guess I give 5 stars at most once every hundred reviews. They took on board and understood exactly what we wanted as a family and organised a trip that fitted this perfectly with a variety of experiences and accommodation, all of them excellent. The information provided was 100% accurate, useful and informative. I wish I could use them for all my travel anywhere in the world.
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Email Remco & Angelique | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great trip!
We have made a fantastic tailor-made trip to South Africa! Everything was well arranged, exactly as we wanted it. We recommend this travel company to everyone.
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Email Toine Dam | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Another great experience with Tailor Made Safaris!
For the second time we booked a tour in the Northern part of South Africa. Together with friends, we decided to go this time for the 'Kruger Tour'. Two years ago, we did the tour in the north-eastern area (Durban region to Mozambique). Like two years ago everything went smooth; we had some extra requests in our trip and Claire took care of that in a wonderful way. We are very grateful for that. In almost three weeks we've been to nine different places and lodges or tents and they all were fantastic. We had a great time!
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Email Mieke & Pim Sanders | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tailor Made Safaris brought us beautiful accommodations and a nice program during our stay in SA.
Tailor Made Safaris brought us beautiful accommodations and a nice program during our stay in SA.
Tailor Made Safaris made us a beautiful tour through the East coast of South Africa, starting in Johannesburg, Drakensberg, IMfolozi, St Lucia, Kosi Bay, Mozambique, Tembe and Swaziland. All the accommodations were beautiful and in beautiful places. A GPS system and a nice travel book helped us to get where we wanted. We could always rely on the help of our travel assistant during our trip due to the telephone in our travel package. We really enjoyed our tailor-made trip.
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Email Erik | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime ***** - Experience
Once in a lifetime ***** - Experience. Our self-drive tour with Tailor Made Safari’s (TMS) was from the beginning to the end an amazing experience. Due to our daughter’s internship at the Bethesda hospital at Mkuze we decided to plan a 23-day tour through South Africa. She was going to join us for 7-9 days. We e-mailed our expectations (of activities, accommodation, the vehicle) to TMS and got a quick response with a proposal for our tour. We used Skype and the e-mail to communicate (even a last-minute change was no problem); the booking process was personal and was tailormade to suit our requirements!
Our tour brought us to Durban, Krantz Kloof, the Drakensberg Mountains (Royal Natal National Park), Piet Retief, Swaziland (Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary) Ubombo, Mkuze Game Reserve, Tembe Elephant Park, Kosi Bay, Ponta d'Ouro (Mozambique), Zululand Rhino Reserve, St. Lucia, and back to Durban again. All Highlights, with the beautiful scenery at the Drakensberg as our favourite. Our stay at the Tembe Safari Lodge and the Rhino River Lodge was superb. We really enjoyed the horseback riding, canoe and boat tours, cultural tour, elephant interaction, snorkeling, and our swim with the dolphins was amazing. We had various game drives and they were always exciting: We were all wondering which animals we would get to see again (and tick off our list!).
Thanks to the entire TMS team for this once in a lifetime ***** - Experience,
Lieze, Shana & Dries, Monique & Erik.