Sent: 02 December 2008 08:40
Nobuo Kanda from Japan wrote about their Madagascar holiday

Dear Martmarie   (of Indo Jet & Maties Travel, Cape Town)

Thank you very much to arrange everything about Madagascar.

We just arrived at Japan yesterday evening.  We enjoyed in Madagascar very much!  There were many baobab tree and monkey we could see!
Hotels were nice to stay and especially, Morandava Hotel was so nice.  We enjoyed so much in this tour!!!

Thanks a lot and if I have some friends want to go to South Africa and around,  I’ll let them your name and e-mail address!

Thank you again.
Best regards

Nobuo Kanda
Japan

Date : 28/11/2008 - AND what do Travel Agents have to say about Selftours -

Thanks Shan!
Once again Self tours with impeccable service! Between you and Clayton I am impressed. I don’t think I will ever book Madagascar anywhere else ever again!

Kind Regards,
Cindy
Cindy Stocken

International Travel Consultant
Campus Square Student Flights
Flight Centre Limited

(Now here is a tough story with a happy ending !!... ED  .....)

Last year I planned an island holiday but was not really sure where to go, I bumped into your website and landed on the lap of Carina, she was so enthusiastic, I had no option to go with her ideas MADAGASCAR was the destination.

I later lost interest as out of the blue I was involved in a divorce and had no further interest in the holiday, now already paid for.
Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong, a divorce, the flight from JHB delayed for 24 hours you name it.

Carina kept things going and my spirit up, she convinced me to do the island thing. In Johannesburg I was the only passenger on that doomed flight who had contact with my travel agent that evening, stranded in Johannesburg and all the other passengers looked at me. Carina gave me her cell phone number and we were in communication all evening until the matter was resolved and all the passengers put up in a hotel in Johannesburg. I am back home with very good memories and excellent photographs.

Carina kept things going, we all enjoyed a fabulous holiday and to cap it all, Carina even arranged for a refund from African Encounters for all our wasted costs as result of the delayed flight.

Carina is tops and there is no reason why I or anyone else should seek assistance anywhere else that at Selftours cc.
All the compliments to Carina and Selftours cc.

THANKS CARINA

Johan Vosloo
Head: Legal Department
Lewis Group Head Office
:johan.vosloo@lewisgroup.co.za 
 

Hi Carina,

I am back (urgh!), but thought I would drop you a line and let you know how our holiday was...

First of all, Madagascar is an amazing country. I fell in love with it straight away. The people are awesome, and even though their English is very limited, they were more than accommodating - drawing pictures in the sand etc. etc.

Nosy Be Hotel was lovely. It was quaint and beautiful and the staff were out of this world.  Not too much of a great beach and I saw this was the case with most hotels on Nosy Be, but the excursions were definitely worth it. We managed to swim with turtles and most importantly, I saw my lemurs who promptly jumped all over me. I will send you the photos as soon as I have loaded them. The food they put out on the excursions is also out of this world! We had a variety of crab, barracuda, zebu meat, some fabulous potato dish that just took my breath away and all sorts of other things.

Our last night in Tana was also lovely. The Relaix De Plateaux is a wonderful hotel and we were happy to part with our last Ariary to a waiter called Hery who was just fantastic.

I just want to thank you for everything you organised - it all went ever so smooth. I will not hesitate to recommend you to my friends and clients and will definitely use you again on our next adventure (not sure where to??????!!!!).

I wish you many blessings for the New Year! Thanks again!

Regards,
Vanessa Massyn
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Vanessa Massyn
Assistant Manager
Flight Centre - Nelspruit
Shop 219 A
Entrance 5, Riverside Mall
Tel:     (013) 757 9500
Fax:     (013) 757 0501
vanessa.massyn@flightcentre.co.za

Hi Claire.
 
Thank you so much for your email, i must tell you it was an excellent trip and we really had a great time. It was such a wonderful experience thank you so much. Sad to be back though. Madagascar is great and i would prefer it for anyone.  The French was a bit much though but we had fun learning some.
 
Kind Regards
Marize

Hi Carina
Wow – what an awesome holiday. Thanks again for all your efforts in making it such a special trip. The hotels where we stayed were really beautiful and we would definitely recommend these to others as well as recommend the services of Selftours. All the hotel staff were incredibly friendly and tried their best to communicate with us in English.

Onwards to beautiful Sainte Marie. Richard and I think that Moasoandro was definitely the best choice for staying on the island – its far away from the touristy part of the island and really afforded us the rest and relaxation we were craving. The staff were incredibly friendly, the rooms rustic and wonderfully close to the beach and the beach was…heaven. Highlights for us included seeing and hearing the whales, snorkelling the coral reef, sipping cocktails at sunset and getting a very sore butt travelling the islands bumpy roads by motorbike. The food was quite good – just breakfast could have been a bit more adventurous – we gave the hotel the feedback that some fruit with breakfast would make the difference.

When we arrived back in Tana on Thursday afternoon we were greeted by the friendly face of Tu (not sure how to spell his name) who took us straight through to the brand new Nissan Patrol driven by Sisi. After a four hour trip we arrived at Vakona Lodge after dark. Once again a beautiful hotel with very comfortable rooms awaited us.

The next day Tu and Sisi collected us again and took us to the Perinet reserve – we spent about four hours haring around the forest lead by our hugely enthusiastic and expert guide, Zaka. He helped us to find four species of lemur, including a super close up of some bamboo lemurs. We were also entertained by the Indri cries, saw plenty amazing birds and even 3 snakes! After lunch and an afternoon rest we were taken to lemur island where we had an absolute ball feeding and playing with the lemurs. Then off to the Vakona reserve before heading off for our nocturnal walk with Zaka. Although we did not see any nocturnal lemurs we saw frogs, geckos and chameleons – just by walking along the road!

We were really sad to say goodbye after such a short visit and headed back to Tana on Saturday morning. After a short stop at the artisans market it was off to the airport and home. Tu was incredibly attentive and went out of his way to make the last part of our holiday truly special.

On the whole the trip was really well organised – we hope to get the chance to utilize your services in the future.
Thanks again for all your assistance and take care.

Kind regards
Michelle

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 2:29 PM
Harriet Joao from Cape Town wrote about their MADAGASCAR Vacation :

Hi Carina
We are back after a wonder full holiday in Madagascar! We will certainly be repeating the journey-as soon as possible.  We had a wonderful time and can highly recommend the trip to all your customers.  

Harriet

Thanks once again.
Jo
Royal Bank of Scotland

I am a South African working on contract in the Gulf but returning to S.A for a holiday.
In going through the internet I discovered Selftours and despite having reservations about internet bookings decided to book a car with them.
I am very impressed with the efficient manner at which my booking was handled and the speed of response. After checking out competitor pricing Selftours proved to be the lowest and best regarding insurance.
I am therefore looking forward to a hassle free car hire if the booking is anything to go by.
Regards
James & Linda Prenter