Tailor Made Safaris

Placement organization

Name of organization: Tailor Made Safaris
Town/city: St. Lucia
Country: Zuid-Afrika
Website: http://www.tailormadesafaris.co.za

Name of student: Maxime Braaf

Specialist area: MTT
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: touroperator
Organization’s activities: Tailor Made Safaris is a small company that makes tailor made safaris. They really care about quality above quantity They want to make the best trip possible for their clients
Target group of the organization: Families, couples
Company culture: Informal
Number of employees: 5
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? It is such a small company that there are no departments
Brief description of your daily activities: Make bookings, adjust the website, marketing through social media, make books for the customers, make safaris that fit the customers wishes, calculate cost from the safaris, etc.
Brief description of your company assignment: Making a whole new trip for Tailor Made Safaris to the north of South-Africa.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The supervision was very good. Everything is well explained and when you need help they make time for you.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? teamplayer, independant, social, precise
Additional company requirements for this placement? excel, writing skills
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Basic
French: Basic
German: Basic
Italian: Basic
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? company
How did you go to work every day? by foot

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? yes, exchange visa
Do you need a work permit? no
How did you arrange the necessary documents: enbassy
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 4 weeks
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
How long in advance? 1 month

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? No

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 1000
Accommodation (monthly): € 0
Local transport (monthly): € 0
General costs of living (monthly): € 80
Costs of visa: € 40
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? I get a ZAR 1000 a month which is around 75,- euro and free accommodation

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I looked on internet and asked the owner of Tailor Made Safaris
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? No

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: maximebraaf@gmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: This is a great internship, especially if you love animals and nature. St. Lucia is very small with absolutely no nightlive. There are two people allowed for this internship, it is very convenient if you are going with some one you already know.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Safaris! beach, sport

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link