Nomad Africa Adventure Tours

Placement organization

Name of organization: Nomad Africa Adventure Tours
Town/city: Cape Town
Country: Zuid-Afrika
Website: https://nomadtours.co.za/

Name of student: Sanne Lubking

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2016-2017

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour operator
Organization’s activities: Travelling with Nomad means friendship, fun and adventure plus the security that group travel brings. Our unrivalled experience in Africa also ensures your holiday is well planned to make the most of our spectacular continent.

We’ve spent years refining our service, improving our vehicles, training our staff and maintaining our equipment.Provided tours are: accommodated, camping, dive and luxury tours.
Target group of the organization: From 8 until 65
Company culture: There is an open and honest company culture. Everybody is working really hard, but all the staff members communicate really easily and open with each other. If you do not know something, there is always somebody who will help you.
Number of employees: 20
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Sales and marketing
Brief description of your daily activities: Translations, Reception, Brochure checking, Research, Surveys, Loyalty checks, Different administration tasks, Visiting agents
Brief description of your company assignment: A sales and marketing report to let the bookings of backpackers increase.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My supervisor changed during my internship. Both supervisors are really kind and helpful, but you have to ask for it. Also for tasks, otherwise there is not a lot to do. So keep asking colleagues and your supervisor for tasks and show that you are willing to assist them.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Sociable, independent
Additional company requirements for this placement? Excel
English: Advanced
Spanish: Basic
French: Basic
German: Intermediate
Italian: Basic
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Company (4Exchange)
How did you go to work every day? Car

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes
Do you need a work permit? Yes
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Embassy
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? Much time, I think 25 hours in total
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
How long in advance? 2 months

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): € 750
Accommodation (monthly): € 420
Local transport (monthly): € 180 (for sharing a car)
General costs of living (monthly): € 300
Costs of visa: € 150?
Costs of work permit: € –
What did the company pay for/to you? Nothing (tour of 8 days at the end of your placement).

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I have already been to Africa twice. So I already knew how is would be. I love this place and there are lots of activities to do, but you can not feel yourself free here. You can not walk outside on your own, because of the crime.
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: sanne_lubking@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Best Western Cape Suites Hotel is a perfect place to live. Always go outside with somebody.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: There are so many things to do. For example: Hiking, beach, sandboarding, surfing, shopping, partying, wine tastings, fantastic restaurants etc.

Media

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