Who are we ???

On 5 June 1995 I opened Word of Mouth Backpackers when my farming venture folded due to drought. I wrote a small guide - the Mouth - in 1996 providing very useful and unobtainable information at that time; covering 13 Countries. My current interest has been Pilanesberg National Park for the last 5 years.

I am respected by most the industry as being straight shooters; the rest of course being in the line of fire! I deal with various operators and have done so for the last nearly 12 years. I do not necessarily sell operators that give us a larger commission for the sake of making more money. I sell what I believe in - value for money. I do business for tomorrow. This is one of the reasons i disclose everything...the good & the bad. I want your family and friends and acquaintances to come back and visit South Africa again. So it is simple, I offer you a service and  get paid for it by the operator - normally a 10% to 15% commission. I try to keep this site up to date and my service up to speed but it is a huge job. I would appreciate it that when you let me run around for you; that you actually book through me.... And please don't phone with with 1001 questions at 9 pm, I 'm normally not in the office then - the call gets relayed. You are welcomes to Skype me though - ID = travelinafrica. I must stress that I am a small operator, and that I want to stay small.

This site has been averaging  just under 200 visitors/day (4000 hits/day) over the last year. We now get  about 60 mails ave. during workdays of which about 70 % is spam - the rest wanting more information. With at least half of the questions asked the info is already on this page so PLEASE look before you ask!  I 'm really too busy to waste my time. That is why I date my pages and state VALID TILL!

If you are an operator wanting us to deal with you do the following:
Make sure you are qualified, FGASA, Theta guide certificate, etc, have your permits ready, PDP, passenger liability, road transportation permit. I will ask to see all this before we play. Next make sure you are value for money - we are not commission driven so we won't sell a product just because it offers a high comm.. Then, be sure to include minimum numbers and stick to that as we like to deal with operators that actually operate. Now:
1. mail us your info
2. mail us again a week later if you have not heard from us. Don't phone - I actually have very little time.
3. repeat step 2! :)
4. if we are interested we will set up an appointment after 5pm. Office hours is reserved for guests and customers. If not we won't waste your time.
 DON''T just pitch as we won't be available to you! Also note that if you are some new operator you have a snowballs chance in hell. I know the players in the industry and I don't have the time to advise you. When I 'm interested in dealing with you I normally do the approach.

I would like to dedicate this site to my very beautiful and special daughter Jade who was born on the 26th of August 1997. I will always love you to bits! ! And to all our supporters through all the years - I have never met more interesting people as in the last 12 years - thank you.

April 2007
Adventure Travel Africa
430 Reitz St
Sunnyside 0002
Tel/Fax +27(12) 343 9351
Skype ID = travelinafrica

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 Car Rental,  Soweto,   Pilanesberg,  Kruger National Park,  Lesedi,  Backpackers, Groups
Adventure Travel Africa, 430 Reitz Street,  Sunnyside, Pretoria, 0002, ZA
Word  of  Mouth  Rules - Updated  April 2007
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