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Some comments from previous tours:
"What impressed us were knowledge, customization and the experienced
service. Above all though the passion of you Sally and your guides
about what we were seeing and doing. You were also extremely helpful
about things which were not necessarily part of our booked tours.
We felt an overall envelope of safety, which we had with our
guides. We are not the grand adrenaline chasers (yet) which AWOL
are capable of offering, but we had the best vacation of our lives" Celina Lunsford Germany February 2010
"Monica and I thoroughly enjoyed the cycle tour. It was definitely one
of the highlights of our first-ever trip to South Africa. It was
pleasure having Sally as our tour guide and she was very attentive to
our tailored preferences for the trip." Francisco Garrido USA January 2010
Since we customized our tour, we did the things we really wanted to
do. I don’t know if I would bother with the penguins again and I
thought the baboon walk would be more hiking. We really enjoyed the
Cape Point part of the trip –beautiful scenery, the bike ride,
lighthouse, picnic, etc. We would recommend Sally to anyone
visiting Cape Town – she was very friendly, informative, easy to be
around and professional– we all enjoyed her company." Megan Buck USA Dec 2009
"The great thing about this tour was the opportunity to actually sit
and talk to people about what is going on in South Africa – as a
tourist, there is often an expectation that what you want is to see
singing and dancing – when for many people I think what they want is to
talk about the politics and history of your fantastically interesting
country. Thanks for a memorable day" Alex
Crossman
&
Emma
Norton
UK August 2009
"Thanks a million for everything. You get my award for best
leader ever. Arrived home an hour ago. Miss being
there and with the group already. I feel like I saw, did
and learned so much on top of doing the best cycling ever. I plan
to pick up the book Around Africa on my Bicycle, to keep the vibe
going. Baie dankie!! "Angela
Brian USA Oct 2009
"Sally, I have the very best memories of our days together, you
were an amazing leader, and I am most grateful that we had you and Henk
to show us some of the splenders of your beautiful country. I will
advise everyone to put South Africa on their agenda." Kirsten Oct 2009
"We were impressed by Henk's knowledge and
easy-going style, not to mention the fact that he was athletic and a
perfect match for our family" Greg
Sacks Canadian August 2008
"We had a fantastic craft tour that couldn’t have been organised
better. The pacing was great as we covered a great range of areas and
not too much road travel. I liked the way we mostly had two
nights at one place. I particularly enjoyed meeting up with local
artists etc. The township walk is very memorable. Thanks
for arranging leopard and cheetah, mating lions and superb birds to
follow us around Kruger." Jane
Atkinson Australia May 2008
"There are not enough positive adjectives in the English language to
describe Sally's people skills, her broad knowledge of many topics, her
ability to tell the amusing story at just the right time and her skill
at keeping a sense of humor when tested by those who might want to bend
the rules (such as me)!" Sandra
English USA April 2008
"Sally was an enthusiastic, vivacious leader. She loves her job and it
is very evident. She went to great lengths
to answer any and all questions. She was knowledgeable about the
history of South Africa, the flora, the fauna,
the politics-a wonderful experience of another country and culture.
People sensitive, handled unexpected situations with grace and
efficiency. Have the highest praise for Sally. Knowledgeable,funny,
helpful, caring, friendly, just a great gal. She made my trip"
Ginny Lloyd
USA April 2008
"Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful experience for us.
Your knowledge, enthusiasm and frankness made this our most memorable
trip ever (especially the township)."
Stephanie and
Andy USA October 2007
"Thank you for many kindnesses you showed us, especially for your
comprensible explanations on botany, to which I believe all the tour
participants enjoyed listening attentively. Though our stay in South
Africa lasted only a few days, each day was full. I'd like to express
our thanks for all you had done to us." Hitoshi San Japan August 2007
"I just wanted to thank you again for arranging the Masiphumelele
township tour....it was amazing!" Dustin
Ross
USA
August
2007
"It was the best trip I've ever been on and Sally was an a great guide"
Danny Ramez,
USA March 2007
"This day was one of the highlights of our honeymoon! Felt like the
guide, Jason could not do enough for us – really thought of everything,
water, sunscreen, snacks, etc. Also, the tour sounded expensive, but it
was actually very good value for money. We had a really excellent time,
feel lucky we were able to do the ride with you guys"
Bernadette
O'Brien, Australia November 2006
"The tour was fantastic. Jason really knew what he was talking
about and had a great knowledge of the paths and the plants, and I was
excited to hear about how AWOL is conservation-orientated"
Brian Bently
USA June 2006
"Sally was an amazing tour guide. I really enjoyed having her
around for the whole trip. She put a lot of effort into making
sure we were all happy." Susan
Burns, Canadian March 2006
"Sally was a gem, attractive, intelligent and with the required sense
of humour necessary to deal with RAC personage. She was a mine of
information on the country, its history and people, and had a way of
endearing herself to the local people she encountered with her personal
genuine interest. Later in Cape Town we were to meet her
Australian husband, Leif, who had similar qualities. They were
fully aware of the difficult and threatening issues facing the country
but you had to admire their optimism.”
Paul Ventham,
UK February 2006
"We will treasure the memories we made with Sally during our trip to
South Africa."
Lisa Porter,
Costa Rica January 2006
“The picture reminds me of a nice walk on a sunny day in the beautiful
Drakensbergen with a pretty guide. I want to thank you for you nice
company and for your knowledge of nature you were always prepared to
share with us.”
Riet Jongejan,
Nederlands October 2005
"If you're thinking of visiting Cape Town, make sure you call Sally. We
organised a guided mountain bike tour of The Cape. She is a magnificent
guide and a wondeful person. She is very knowledgeable and will
literally organise whatever tour at whatever price you can afford. For
us she organised a hike, followed by biking around the cape then it was
off to sit on one of the many beaches to drink wine and watch the sun
go down.Oh and her boyfriend is an Australian so she understands us
:-)."
Simon Harris,
Melbourne Australia Dec 2004.
"A truly wonderful off-the-beaten-track trip to beautiful and remote
areas of a fantastic country. Every day was different, and every day
was special. It was like taking a great road trip with friends, without
having to organise anything! Many, many happy memories".
Tess and
Daniel Hill, London, UK Sept2004
"Sally I wanted to write a note of thanks to you for not only providing
an exemplary tour, but for also being so kind to me. You showed me just
how beautiful South Africa is, both in it's land and people. The work
you do with the less privildeged is important and if I can be of help
at all, please do write. I will look for you tonight at the concert,
but in case I miss you, thanks for everything.PS Your snoek pate was
lovely."
Chloe,
Birmingham, United States Jan 2004
"Sally, thanks to you and Vanessa for making my stay so special"
Clare, UK, Nov
2003
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