Posts tagged 2013
Adventure of our dreams

Kerry & Clare created the opulent adventure of our dreams! The girls took the time to understand our hopes, wishes, and "travel personality" to individualize an experience that was uniquely ours, and wonderful beyond belief!

They helped us navigate an unfamiliar but exciting and beautiful place to give us the best dining, hospitality, luxury, culture and adventure in South Africa! It was truly the experience of a lifetime! We look forward to our next fantastic odyssey with you, and can't thank you enough!

Aaron & Jenna

Boston

Wonderful time

Just wanted to thank you for organizing the perfect holiday! We had such a wonderful time. All of the hotels, restaurants and activity recommendations were fantastic. We love South Africa and can't wait to return. Thanks again.

Va’a & Shinobu

Brussels

Memorable & special holiday

I just wanted to say how fantastic the whole holiday was. I cannot praise the level of service we experienced enough. Kerry & Clare, thank you for all your help in finding the right places for us and taking all the hard work out of organising everything - it was a lovely, memorable and very special holiday.

Kensington Place was an intimate hotel and the staff took great personal care of us. We particularly loved the private hike and tour of Kirstenbosch with Lauren & thought that the restaurants in Cape Town were all excellent! Our Babylonstoren cottage definitely had the 'wow' factor, being reserved for honeymooners made us feel very special (bearing in mind were celebrating our 25th Anniversary). The tranquillity & beauty of the gardens was blissful & we were pampered and left stress free. We thought it was heaven.
And then there was Kwandwe - this was the jewel in the crown for me, it lived up to my expectations and some more. I cannot praise the ranger Ryan enough for his in depth knowledge of the wildlife, the behaviour of the animals, the flora, birds, habitat and history of the Reserve, Kwandwe's own David Attenborough, but much, much younger!!

The only problem is, South Africa has set the standards very high so I am going to have to come back. I will treasure every memory of this trip.

David & Tracey

United Kingdom

Our best ever holiday

We have been on some fantastic holidays over the last 10 years in many parts of the World but this was our best!

Plettenberg Bay in particular was fantastic with such beautiful beaches and so much to do. The private villa you found for us was quite simply superb and proved to be an excellent base from which to explore.

We really didn't want to leave but once we arrived at the magnificent La Residence, any disappointment evaporated. I simply love Franschhoek - La Petite Ferme is now in my Top 10 restaurants of all time!

We are very appreciative for everything that you did for us and are looking forward to next year!

Jones & Phillips Family

London

Amazing time

Here’s My Card took care of the organisation of our honeymoon. Recommended by friends, we fully trusted them, and we were not disappointed! Just the opposite! The prep work required on our end was very low and that is what we enjoyed. They also provided us with dinner suggestions most of the nights and did the reservation for us. We have never eaten so well for 3 weeks in a row!

We had such an amazing time and enjoyed every minute of this trip. We had the right mixture of City, Safari and sea experience! Kensington Place was a special hotel with stunning customer service in Cape Town. Babylonstoren was superb and we would recommend the Babel restaurant there. The game drives at the Kwandwe Reserve were something really special!

Thanks again for all your effort, should we ever go back to South Africa again, we will be in touch!

Mario & Sabine

Zurich

Exceptional holiday

We took our 2nd trip in a year back to South Africa Cape Town region and would not have used anyone else but Here's My Card Travel for our holiday planning. After our April visit (to visit Cape Town, the Garden Route & a safari) we knew we had to return to South Africa. Once again we relied on Kerry & Clare’s personal experience with the venues and regional expertise to guide us to the right destinations. 

Kerry & Clare's personal experience with the venues and excursions they recommend and their familiarity of the region are definite advantages. These factors combined with their willingness to get to know our family's interests & preferences all result in an exceptional holiday experience suited to our interests & tastes. We stayed in exceptional facilities, participated in fantastic excursions, and enjoyed every moment. 

When can we go back?

John, Gina, Hannah & Jack

London

Fantastic execution

You want somebody to think of EVERYTHING relating to your travels? That is is exactly what Clare and Kerry do! Incredible attention to detail (who else would think of pre-ordering a kiddies meal on the plane ride??) and fantastic execution. And they were able to guide us to a destination spot which perfectly suited what we were looking for. We had an incredible time in Mauritius as Here's My Card thoroughly organized the entire trip. We just had to show up! Many thanks!

Frank, Kate & Kaya

Cape Town

Unbeatable service

Trip number 3 with Here’s My Card & it keeps getting better! This time it was back to Cape Town, sometime in the Winelands and a truly wonderful 5 days in Botswana on Safari.

We had a wonderful time and we really do appreciate all your little extra touches and suggestions of places to visit (we really think you are unbeatable) in fact we spent a lot of the trip talking about your service and handing your card out to other travellers we met.

Because of the amazing things booked for us by Clare & Kerry we are now completely addicted to travelling in Africa, & I think it’s safe to say we will be back for trip number four!

We would recommend their service to anyone without hesitation.

John & Emma

 

Trip of a lifetime

Thank you for planning what was really the trip of a lifetime…so far, as I hope we will book with you again soon. We absolutely fell in love with South Africa. Hermanus and Birkenhead House were spectacular. The whales playing in the surf while we were drinking wine upon our arrival was a perfect start. Cage diving with great whites was a dream come true. Franschhoek was stunning. Singita Lebombo blew us away. Our guide and tracker were incredible and made each game drive more interesting than the one before. We even did a mountain biking safari and cycled past 7 giraffes!

Our time in Cape Town and Camps Bay was also amazing, as we had the amazing experience of visiting Robben Island the day after Nelson Mandela passed away. We can't say enough good things about our experience and the service you provided, except that we look forward to our next adventure with you!

Sean & Sara

Amsterdam

Most fabulous time

We had the most fabulous time in South Africa and would really love to go back. We were extremely impressed by the girls at Here’s My Card. You really did make it a holiday to remember. The safari was amazing! Watch this space though as I'm sure we will be returning and will get in touch! Thank you again for looking after us so well.

Adrian, Lucy, Amy & Charlotte

London

Essentially perfect

I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted out of my honeymoon but soon realized that there were so many websites, offers and options that I didn’t have any idea where to start or who to trust. I contacted Here’s My Card on the basis of a friend’s recommendation and am very happy that I did.

Kerry and Clare helped define my search, set out the best options, answer all of my questions and respond to my numerous requests for changes to the itinerary. I never felt like I was being upsold and it was a very low stress process. It almost goes without saying that the honeymoon itself was essentially perfect. I’d recommend Here’s My Card travel to my friends and family without hesitation.

Dan & Elodie

London

Beyond our dreams

A huge thank you to Here’s My Card for organising what was a truly memorable and spectacular honeymoon. After a short call Here’s My Card went to work on various itineraries and options. The end result was 16 days beyond our dreams encompassing non-stop beautiful scenery, fantastic meals, amazing animal sightings and some well earned time to relax by the beach.

The plan took us from Franschhoek to Hermanus, Cape Town, Phinda and then lastly Mozambique. The features of each property were perfect and married up to our expectations, the activity suggestions added to the excitement and the restaurant suggestions offered great variety and sublime quality. We have never eaten and drank so much in such a short space of time! Thanks for making us a few kg's heavier!!

We still cannot believe we did so much, saw so many amazing sights and began to appreciate what a beautiful and diverse country South Africa is. Our safari experience was simply incredible ... everything about Phinda just exudes quality and this was certainly the highlight of our trip.

The service provided by Here’s My Card was of the highest quality throughout. I was particularly impressed by the in-depth knowledge of each property and responsiveness to my numerous queries. They were head and shoulders above other travel agents that I considered using. The detailed itinerary provided on arrival just topped this off and demonstrated the level of attention to detail involved. All we had to do was open the relevant page each day and follow the plan!

In summary, Here’s My Card delivered and surpassed both of our expectations. The extra personal touches and level of planning mean we'll certainly be back in touch on our next trip to Africa and will be recommending Here's my Card to friends and family.

Thanks again - simply amazing!


Narinder & Manpreet

London

Experience of a lifetime

What an amazing trip! Thank you so much for everything, it was incredible and we're so sad to be back. We loved every single one of the camps in Botswana, the people were incredible, the food was the best we've ever had and finally the wildlife was unreal, something we never could have imagined and I think we will definitely go back.

We were treated like kings and it was fascinating seeing the guides and the trackers be so passionate about their job; their knowledge and skills were alarmingly good. Botswana definitely stole our hearts, I honestly don't think I will ever forget the feeling of complete and utter awe for the people and the land. Mozambique was also an incredible experience and we were truly spoilt, it was the perfect ending to the trip ... The privacy of Azura was perfect, we felt like we had the whole island to ourselves, and they were right we completely fell in love with our butler Prosper, he was so caring that it was hard to leave him behind. You created the perfect honeymoon for us, it was so well organised, the attention to detail was exceptional and nothing was left to chance, so thank you from the bottom of our hearts because it really was an experience of a lifetime.

Pietro & Maddalena

London

Exceeded our expectations

Jorge and I had the most wonderful time on our honeymoon. I would say it started by the way we were greeted at the airport, but it started way before that. From our first e-mails with the girls, who we "met" by the referral of a friend in common, we felt completely understood about the type of honeymoon we wanted. To say it exceeded our expectations is an understatement.

Flying over the Okovango Delta we could see the ecosystems changing before our eyes. This was probably the most beautiful camp in Botswana we stayed at, and knew right then that the girls had planned it that way, so that our last place in Africa was the best one...

During the day, on game drives, looking at animals in the wild so close was a real highlight. From a herd of elephants taking a mud bath in practically the only wet spot left on the seasonal river, to a mother lion with four 2 month old cubs. After seeing African wild dogs hunt and feed their young, zebras, giraffes, wildebeests; after one more night of singing by the staff at the lodge under the African stars, after a wonderful mokoro ride in the river, we flew home, wishing to return to Africa.

Thank you Here's My Card for a magical honeymoon! (& thank you Pummi for the recommendation)!

Maria & Jorge

Mexico

Very impressed

Mauritius was our first 'proper' holiday with our little boy of 18 months. At first, there were so many hotels to choose from, we were overwhelmed! However, based on our criteria, Clare and Kerry hit the nail on the head. The Long Beach was exactly what we were looking for: good food, great rooms and babysitting facilities with a kids club so we could also have some down time. Here's my Card organised our trip at very short notice, and were always happy to accommodate any changes or requests we made up until the last minute including coordinating flight details for my mother in law and her partner who came to join us from Belgium.

Everything was thought through from the baby meal on the plane to the car seat for the transfer as well as the proximity or our rooms. We were very impressed with everything from start to finish. And we also had fantastic weather!! What more could you ask for?? Thank you! We'll definitely recommend you and book our next holiday through you, too!

Marina, Tiboud & Casper’s

Cape Town

Always went the extra mile

We both had an absolutely amazing time in South Africa and Mozambique - thank you so much for putting together the trip of a lifetime for us! All of the places we went to were excellent - we were particularly impressed by how personal the service was everywhere we went. It is difficult to pick the overall highlight of the trip as there were so many! However, we both thought that the safari was overall the best part of an exceptional trip. The service, facilities and food were all superb, Kenneth and George (our ranger and tracker) were brilliant and incredibly knowledgeable, and we were amazed at the variety and number of animals that we saw during our four days there.

Thanks again for all of your hard work to organise this trip for us. We really appreciated the fact that you always went the extra mile for us, and dealt with the problems we had with the Mozambique accommodation so calmly and efficiently! Thanks in particular for all you did in the week before our wedding when we had quite a lot of other things to do at the same time! We definitely could not have organised a trip even half as good without you, and would not hesitate to recommend Here's My Card to our family and friends.

Tom & Alex

London

Fantastic time

After booking a last minute flight to Cape Town less than a day before my departure, I was worried due to lack of proper planning. A friend told me about Kerry & Clare and how impressed he was with the plan they came up with for their honeymoon. I knew I was in good hands after the first call. From that point on, I simply followed their advice and ended up having a fantastic time in beautiful Cape Town. I highly recommend Here's My Card travel if you are looking for a unique, cool, fun experience in South Africa custom designed for you.

Serkan

New York

Magical honeymoon

We would like to say a huge thank you to Kerry and Clare at Here's My Card for arranging the most magical honeymoon possible for us. We had such a wonderful time! Everything was incredible, we felt so spoilt and looked after so thank you so much.

From the stunning surrounding of Hermanus to beautiful Franschhoek and finally to the wonderful retreat in the Cederberg mountains, we couldn't have asked for more. Every detail was perfect and we will never forget this truly special trip. Well done Here's My Card for a first class service, we can't recommend them highly enough.

Katie & Jerome

Cape Town

Brilliantly well organised

I wish to express our very considerable thanks for arranging such a wonderful holiday for Hilary and I earlier this year. As you know, we came to you as a result of a suggestion by our daughter, Sophie. When I first told Sophie that we were contemplating such a holiday and gave her our proposals (from a large established UK company) her response was 'I think we can do better than that, Daddy'! How right she was!! Your thoroughness, professionalism and patience(!) was in evidence from the start of the booking process and continued throughout.

The safari was the highlight. During our time at this magical place we were fortunate to see 35 different specious of animals and birds! Our guide, Jonty, and tracker, Sibu, were absolutely first class and we could not have been in better hands. All in all this was the most wonderful and magical experience and the highlight to a brilliantly well organised holiday. Thank you so much.

Anthony & Hilary

United Kingdom

Vacation of a lifetime

Thank you for all of your help in planning our wonderful holiday. It truly was a vacation of a lifetime. It was great for both John/me as well as the kids - kept us engaged the entire time. We appreciated your attention to the details that made the stay at each property even more enjoyable. The kids are already looking forward to a return and we are talking it up to everyone we know.

I can't begin to share the highlights as they are endless but starting out in Grootbos and working our way back to Cape Town then onto Singita was the perfect order of travel.

Our guide & tracker at Singita were the best. They were wonderful with the kids and were passionate about their jobs. We definitely got off the beaten path and benefitted from it. We saw so many different things from sitting in a pride of Lions (later watching them feed off their kill), leopard, cheetah, cubs/babies, giraffe, rhino, hippo, and on and on. On the last day on safari, we were in the plunge pool and saw an elephant come to drink at the river's edge. He was soon followed by 20 other elephants - of all ages - it was spectacular way to end the family holiday!

Ginah, John, Hannah & John

London