AfriCamps

Placement organization

Name of organization: AfriCamps
Town/city: Cape Town
Country: Zuid-Afrika
Website: https://www.africamps.com/

Student

Name of student: Savanne Kleppe

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2018-2019

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Glamping Specialist
Organization’s activities: AfriCamps is all about boutique camping (or glamping) at the most beautiful working farms and estates in South Africa. Here you are welcomed by the landowner and his family. Learn about their farming business and experience everything from hiking to hammocking, from seclusion in nature to romantic escapes, from family outings to merry chaos with friends!
Target group of the organization: families, couples and friends (all ages)
Company culture: informal
Number of employees: 24
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Not really dicussed it

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

Marketing department

Brief description of your daily activities: During my internship, I was was working at the marketing department. Taks for example were:
– Creating news letters
– Writing e-mails to parntners and clients
– Write a blogpost
– Responding and creating post for social media
– Organising special events
Brief description of your company assignment: I was responsible for creating the whole opening event of AfriCamps newest camp in Wellington.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The supervision could be better. AfriCamps is a fast growing, young, company and all employees are very busy in the company.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independant, teamplayer, sociable, flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? writing skills, MS Office, Photoshop
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? 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, you need a working visa which you can apply for at the ambassy of South Africa in the Hague
How did you arrange the necessary documents: embassy
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 3 months
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
How long in advance? 6 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): € 1000
Accommodation (monthly): € 500
Local transport (monthly): € 100
General costs of living (monthly): € 500
Costs of visa: € 200
Costs of work permit: € see cost of visa
What did the company pay for/to you? Travel fee

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Back home, I heard a lot of scary stories about Cape Town, the poverty and the townships. First I was a bit afraid of those stories, but South Africa is such an amazing country and all people are really friendly.
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: 162520@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: The car rental is quite expensive. AfriCamps is mostly hiring more interns so try to share a car with them!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Cape Town is full of amazing activities, such as the beautful beaches, Table Mountain and Lions Head, go for a beer at Longstreet and many more!

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link