The Tailormade Africa team - Cape of Good Hope SA
Tailormade Africa
- Located In:
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United Kingdom
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, SATOA, ATOL & Fair Trade Tourism
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $134 to $2,009 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Stephen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very knowledgable and professional.
We had a terrific service from Tailormade Africa. Clyde spent time get to know us and understand what we wanted to experience. His advice and direction with respect to where to go and what to do and see was invaluable. Seamless bookings and the trip was smooth with 'hand holding' from start to finish. The Ikuka camp was superb. Great guide and spectacular views. We will be going again!
Email Paul | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Consistently delivers what we want - without us having to ask!
This was our 3rd trip with Tailormade Africa. In truth, we have never asked Clyde to organise a specific itinerary. He talks to us, listens to our thoughts, understands what we want and then puts together trips that constantly exceed expectations in terms of the safari experience but also the ambience and style that we prefer.
His planning is detailed and prompt. He always explains in detail how he thinks the itinerary will work for us and what we will get out of it. He is never wrong. For example, he knows we don't like crowds and prefer the expansive safari experience so this year he recommended Southern Tanzania, far away from the crowds of the north. We stayed at Laba Siwandu in Selous followed by a bush walking safari at the isolated Kichaka camp in Ruaha. Both were stunning in every way possible.
Clyde tells you he monitors your travels from home 24/7 and we can confirm he does just that. Problems in the Gulf meant we missed our connection in Dubai to Dar. We arrived in Dubai around 6am UK time to messages from Clyde and Josh advising us of our options. By the time we arrived at our Emirates layover hotel, 45 minutes later, they had rearranged our internal flights in Tanzania. We therefore only missed a half day of our safari as a result and, more to the point, relaxed in Dubai knowing that all was good!
An often overlooked point travelling in Africa is the chaos and confusion in some of the airports. Not helpful if you're chasing a connection. On arrival in/out at Dar, Clyde arranged airside help to take us through the terminal as quickly as possible. Invaluable! He always messages at each camp to check in and ensure there are no problems. There never are.
The service that Clyde and his team provide is outstanding. He treats each client as though they were a close relative, ensuring they have the best time possible. His knowledge of Africa and the various suppliers is immense. I always look forward to tapping into his brain and seeing what he suggests.
In short, Tailormade Africa provide an invaluable service and great value.
Email Phil Whitehurst | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An expert in bespoke travel in Africa
A very friendly company to work with, they put together a fantastic trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe and provided us with a great apartment near the marathon start as we we there to run the marathon, then the most amazing trip to vi falls and the zambezi, what an amazing adventure. Couldn't recommend them any more highly.
Email Charlotte | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exception. Nothing was too much and the their knowledge was worth it's weight in gold!
We are so grateful to Rob and team so the most amazing experience! Every detail was thought of when it came to planning our trip and nothing was too small to ask. If you're looking for a company who you can trust with a special trip, Tailormade will exceed your expectations. We spent such a long time looking for a company who really cared about their clients and wanted to share their love of adventure - so look no further in your search!
Email W. Heard and husband | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
We found Clyde at Tailormade Africa to be trustworthy, reliable and professional.
From first getting in touch with Tailormade Africa and talking to Clyde we immediately felt we had chosen the perfect company for us. Clyde listened carefully to our holiday wishes and after discussing different options for our stay and preferences, he put together a perfect itinerary. We felt secure that Clyde was an expert in the way he communicated and also gave us useful advice. Nothing seemed too much trouble. Clyde and the team was always available to reach at any time which gave us great assurance.
We left Africa many years ago and it has always been our dream to go back for a visit. Clyde and Tailormade Africa made that possible with planning and organising our holiday to suit our wishes and needs perfectly. We first landed in Cape Town with breathtaking views and accommodation. All the trips whilst there, including guides and transport was planned with an insight to details that would be suitable for our stay there. From there we flew to Durban for an overnight stay to get picked up the next day to drive to a 5 star safari lodge. It was just absolutely stunning and unforgettable. Wonderful accomodation with breathtaking views and scenery. We also experienced some fantastic game drives and saw the big 5 and more. Again Clyde went out of his way to make sure this was a new and exciting experience for us.. After this we flew to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe (back to what we have always thought of as God's country). We saw Victoria Falls in full flow and we also went up in a helicopter to see it from a different view. Spectacular! We went on a sundowner cruise on our beloved Zambezi river and many more activities which included visiting the Elephant Sanctuary. It was a beautiful experience being able to touch and feed the elephants. We experienced an evening at a typical African environment with dance, drums and barbeque. The name Tailormade Africa describes the company perfect as we felt it was tailormade just for us. We also felt Clyde was with us the whole way making sure we were ok and enjoying our trip. We feel our souls once again have absorbed the love we have for Africa and healed some of the heartbreak we felt when we had to leave this place years ago. A heartfelt thanks to Clyde and all at Tailormade Africa for a once in a lifetime holiday.
Personable, communicative, authentic and real attention to detail.
Very hard to fault Tailormade, extremely happy with their support from start to finish. Having planned lots of trips ourselves, I was blown away by how much time and stress was saved by working with them.
Extremely communicative from start to finish and truly felt looked after. Had full trust in everything booked and found that every part exceeded expectation.
Was also very nice to feel like we had a safety net, on hand immediately whenever we had minor hiccups whilst travelling. The support continued well after we returned, with Tailormade securing funds for trip unforeseen amendments and checking in to ensure that we were satisfied with our trip.
Truly feels as though you are working with a travel partner invested in you as a long term customer, not just a short term one off sale. This is where the true values lays in my opinion.
Email Elisha Guilfoyle | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our Dream Tanzanian Honeymoon
My husband and I got married in September 2025 and were toying with many locations for our honeymoon. We are from the UK which is renowned for its damp weather; this was our only specification for our honeymoon at this point… somewhere sunny and hot!!! Europe in September is pleasant, but not as warm as we would like for our honeymoon. In came the wonders of Chat GPT… “where should we honeymoon in September if we want sunshine and heat?”
“TANANZIAN SAFARI”
We had never thought of a safari. The closest we have been to wild animals is at our local zoo. We were up for a huge adventure and something totally different so thought, why not?! However, we were totally overwhelmed with where to start. We had so many questions. Is it safe? Where in Tanzania should we go? Who is going to be our safari tour operator? Where are we going to stay? Imagine if we arrived and everything we booked was all a scam? What if we are 4500 miles away from home with no where to stay?! We rapidly went off the idea. The most we had ever planned was a trip to NYC!! But there was an itch we could not scratch with the idea of a safari… it was such a big trip and would be very fitting for our honeymoon. I said to my husband “I’m going to Google ‘luxury safari honeymoon’ for ideas, but we obviously won’t go with anybody as it’ll be too expensive”. That’s when we found Tailormade Africa. Their website seemed too good to be true… a UK-based company would actually plan our whole trip for us?? At no extra cost?? This must be dodgy. We looked at the reviews and my goodness, they spoke for themselves. In hindsight, they were all so accurate too! We scheduled a chat with Rob, just to ask some questions and see how feasible it could be.
Rob’s confidence on this topic was obvious from the get-go, which put us at great ease. Nothing seemed impossible and Rob was full of amazing ideas and suggestions. We ended the call feeling excited and reassured. We went away and had a think about what Rob had told us and scheduled another call to start organising our trip. The conversations we had whilst organising our trip with Rob were in-depth, never rushed and easy to understand. We didn’t feel overwhelmed at any point of the process. Rob’s confidence started to seep into us and with the help of Rob’s suggestions and own experiences, we organised things that were way out of our comfort zones and would never have booked for ourselves if it wasn’t off the back of Rob’s recommendation. Thank god we listened to him because we now have the experiences of a lifetime under our belt.
A few highlights of our trip that pushed us out of our comfort zones included:
- staying in tented camps as our accommodation, as opposed to lodges
- hot air balloon over the Serengeti
- staying on a remote island (Pemba)
- entertaining the idea of going somewhere with no wifi!!!
We totally relied on Rob’s recommendation for everything and very much went with the flow. Rob put together a document of all our different options and with that, we tailored our trip around cost and level of luxury. Rob has some amazing contacts and the places that we stayed were just incredible. The views were amazing. The food was very, very good. The people were sensational. The rooms/tents were perfect. We ranged our accommodation from tented camps, to bungalows, to luxury rooms at Four Seasons, to seafront Villas in Pemba.
Our itinerary included:
- 10 nights on Safari (staying in Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Highlands, Central Serengeti)
- 1 night in Stone Town, Zanzibar
- 7 nights in Pemba
Whilst we were in Tanzania, Rob was contactable at all times should we need him. 9 times out of 10, we only made contact to show Rob what we were up to and that he was right all along… that we were going to have the best time!!!
We had so many questions in the run up and all the team at Tailormade Africa were patient, more than helpful, and very understanding.
I could go on and on about our experience with Rob and Tailormade Africa. All I can say is that Rob and his team designed the perfect trip for us and made our honeymoon exactly what we dreamed of and more. We put all of our faith and trust into them and they did not disappoint. Our photos speak for themselves and show just a smidgen of the amazing experiences we now have. What a way to start married life!
Thank you Tailormade Africa. We always said “we will go big with this trip as we will never do it again”… and now, we are thinking, shall we visit Zambia or Botswana next?!
Email Jenna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best way to experience Tanzania
We booked this as our dream bucket list holiday and it did not disappoint. The team at Tailormade Africa were fantastic and really got to know us and what we liked before recommending itineraries and accommodation etc. We really appreciated that personal touch versus other tour companies. We loved every moment of our trip and it was made so seamless from start to finish. The communication was so easy and even when the internet went down in Tanzania for a week, Rob managed to check in with us to make sure we were ok and that our flight was fine too (even though we booked our flights separately). They really do care that everything goes perfectly. We would highly highly recommend Tailormade Africa and will definitely look to book with them again in the future.
Email Richard | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfectly planned and Organised Africa trip
Rob and the team at Tailormade helped us plan, book and faultlessly execute an amazing trip to Africa with 5 countries and 12 flights- accommodation was magnificent, guides/drivers/help was always on time, courteous and informative. Can't thank them enough- and if you're struggling for inspiration, omg Uganda, wow Tsowa Island Zimbabwe and visit heaven on Pemba Island- can't wait to book our next African adventure in 2027! Thanks team
Email Alex, & Helen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unbelievable experience
Everything went absolutely smoothly. The all round service, quality of communication and accommodation/food was incredible. We’d highly recommend to friends and family
