South Africa

Quotes and Feedback from our customers

November 2011

"an enjoyable, fulfilling experience and a great encouragement to continue working for fairer trade"

"It was a wonderful experience to have travelled in such a beautiful and contrasting country. I enjoyed visiting the Traidcraft organisations and meeting with the local people and understanding what fair-trade means to them and to me!"

"I appreciated the time they took to talk to us and was most inspired by [the producers] energy and enthusiasm."

"Craig was an excellent and very knowledgeable tour leader who was very sympathetic to the cause of fair trade. He didn't give us just dry facts and figures about the country, its history and geography but gave them to us to provide a context and background to the projects we were visiting."

August 2011

"Spring flowers in Namaqualand were mind-blowing."

"Our driver Eugene was excellent - always helpful and friendly"

"We had a great time!"

"Craig was an excellent guide - he was a mine of information and full of energy."

"The trip only strengthened our determination to continue to support the work of Traidcraft and other fair trade initiatives.

November 2010

"Brilliant and unforgettable. We got to meet the people in a way we had done on no previous holiday" 

"It was absolutely great. We all really enjoyed it and found it very stimulating." 

"Our guide Craig was excellent."

"The trip really came up to its name in enabling us to meet the people."

"The township tour was very interesting. It has obviously had a lot of support and development and there seemed to be a real sense of community and people supporting each other."

"The farewell lunch in Cape Town was brilliant. The lunch in the township was also memorable!"

"Visiting the producers was the most interesting part and what is was all about. There was a good varitety."

"The Beautiful Gate AIDS-related project was also interesting and uplifting."

"We had a wonderful evening with the Nama dancers at the Oasis in the Wilderness."

"The tour leader was excellent in every way."

"I loved the varitey of evening meals and we had some wonderful settings, e.g. the fish restaurant at Lamberts Bay."

"We went to a very interesting variety of places and got a good sense of the countryside and coastal splendours of South Africa."

"The tour of Mandela's bungalow was very moving and we got there before it becomes a tourist treadmill."

"Craig's knowledge of the flora, his perspective on the history and modern developments in South Africa were excellent. Very eloquent and intelligent guide."

"Excellent driving in some very variable conditions."


August 2008

"Thoroughly enjoyed the tour"

"Sonop Wines and the Winds of Change Project was our favourite because we met the producers and the leader of the community and saw what they were doing with the Fairtrade Premium"

"Robben Island was my favourite tourist visit - I found it very moving to see the prison through the eyes of a former political prisoner"

"Probably the best holiday we have had. The visit fulfilled all that was promised for the tour and more"


August 2007

"What an amazing, stunning country!  I had a fabulous time, spent with a lovely bunch of like-minded people"

"All our evening meals were tasty, the ones we ate out and the ones we had at B&B’s. I enjoyed the range of South African food"

"There were many wonderful and memorable moments but probably the best day was the visit to Pniel. Our welcome was very warm and because there was time to talk, it provided considerable insight into life in that area and the influence of the political changes that had happened in the last few years"

"All the projects were worth visiting for many different reasons. We feel it is important to have seen the spread of types of projects"

"I regard Traidcraft positively and am encouraged that fairtrade is being promoted. Meet the People Tours meant that we were able to get off the beaten tourist track and meet people and local communities who are benefiting from fairtrade. It was great to part of this experience"


November 2006 

“The trip to South Africa was absolutely amazing and much enjoyed by all of us. We have returned full of new impressions, new information, new insights and above all new experiences of another place and culture” 

“Hannie was a wonderful, sensitive and exuberant guide with an enormous understanding of what she was introducing us to”
 
“It lived up to all of our hopes and expectations”
 
“Hannie is very knowledgeable about the history and geography of South Africa. She is well-organised, sociable and sensitive to the needs of all of the individuals on the tour”
 
“It was a fantastic trip and we learnt a great deal”