Introduction Extraordinary Travel
Company Profile
Passion for Cape Town, Southern Africa, Wildlife, Food & Wine, Hiking, the people of South Africa, the history and giving back to the less fortunate and share this passion.
2003• 5 months the pre-opening of a 5 star hotel in Cape Town• set up a travel company to share her passion with other travelers• working for Dutch Tour Operator as a freelance National Tourist guide
2008• full time Extraordinary Travel
2009• office in Cape Town and 2 staff members
What is Extraordinary Travel?
Travel organizer dedicated to organize inspiring & custom made travel itineraries for responsible tourism to Southern Africa
Run by Jessy Lipperts / National Tourist Guide-classification
Mission is to share the passion for South Africa and its beauty with as many people as possible in a responsible way.
We don't believe in standard travel packages. The individual wishes of each client should be the starting point of a cooperation.
Extraordinary Travel supports several projects and NGOs such as Trees4schools, The Chaeli Campaign, The Malealea School Trust and The Shine Centre.
Extraordinary Travel is a member of Cape Town Tourism.
Services
This vary from a simple Meet & Greet at the airport of your clients to the complete project management of your incentive groups to Southern Africa.
We take away the stress of not knowing how to deal with African time and the African way of doing things.
We can organize: accommodation, transport, qualified guides, safaris, excursions, restaurants & car rental.
Communication is key, we reply your emails/calls with 24hrs.
Custom made: exclusive, original, high quality!
On the website you will find example programs but experience learns that every guest is unique and we prefer to treat them that way.
Travel to South Africa, and beyond…
Namibia: • overland trips to the red sand dunes• Etosha National Park• fly-in safaris (distances are immense / roads are not tarred)• very exclusive lodges in deserted areas (honeymooners)
Lesotho: • social responsibility lodge experience at Malealea Lodge
Swaziland: • adventure travel• team building activities like black rhino tracking, rafting,
horse riding, mountain biking and hiking
Travel to South Africa, and beyond…
Botswana: • Okavango Delta visits• Botswana had a low volume, high quality policy so lodges
are very exclusive and impact on nature is minimal. • fly-in safaris to the Delta• Chobe combined with the Victoria Waterfalls in Zambia or Zimbabwe
Mozambique: • diving and swimming with Dolphins• very deserted eco and social responsible -lodge with pristine
beaches and unique dive sight
How to impress your client?
• Cape Malay Cooking Safari
• Powerboat to Cape of Good Hope
• Sanbona Reserve with the White Lion
• Robertson Wine Valley
• Excellent way of teambuilding; Cape Argus Cycle Tour
• Walvis safari / diving with the white shark / paragliding off Lion’s Head
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• High Tea Victoria Waterfalls at the spot where Livingston discovered the waterfalls
• White Rhino Tracking in Swaziland
• Hot Air ballooning above the Namib Desert in Namibia
• Teambuilding /Creating vegetable gardens for township schools
• Sponsor a soccer team and play soccer with local kids
To get inspired, some examples
BAARSMA - 5 days Cape Town and Winelands:
• Winchester Mansion Hotel • Lunch at The Roundhouse Restaurant / Robben Island• Shopping at Waterfront• Cape peninsula, pinguins, restaurant The Harbour house,
sundowner on Table Mountain, dinner at Beluga • Gospel church, town ship with Marimba band, lunch at
Mzoli’s, dinner at Rust & Vrede• Lyngrove, Stellenbosch, JC Le Roux – champagne tasting• Hidden Valley’s Overture• Dine at Kleine Zalze’s Terroir, South Africa´sTOP restaurant.
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HEINEKEN – WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2010:
• 6 day itinerary for 35 of their clients / CEO-level / hoteliers• Constantia Uitsig Hotel & Spa• day visit to the winelands and visit to wine-estates• fly-in to see the match in Joburg or Durban• private safari at park Aquila and see the Big 5• dinner in La Colombe• Cape Town, Table Mountain, Peninsula• dinner at Moyo @ Spier, African style music and dance
• In total 3 groups (35 pax per group) and 120 pax for the final match Spain - Netherlands
References
Baarsma
Herewith we would like to let you know that everything (Johannesburg accommodation, transportation, hosting, etc.) was perfectly planned which we really enjoyed.So compliments for your organization. Jose Klapwijk, klant van Baarsma
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Heineken Nederland
I look back with fond memories to our fantastic trip.My clients and I have enjoyed it a lot because of your great organisational skills.
Alex BoersmaAccount manager Heineken Brouwerijen
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November 2009, Leslie A. and Friends, U.S.A.Jessy pulled together the most amazing tour of South Africa for my friends and me. The guides were perfect, the itinerary was perfect, the accommodations yes, perfect! She made sure our time was special and showed off South Africa to its finest, we will be back and we will use Extraordinary Travel again. I am telling all my American friends.
14 September 2009, P. Falk, DubaiJessy, Thanks a lot for your help, I had a great stay, very nice place with friendly staff, the set dinners where great, I can recommend your services to anyone and I will sure come back to you if I come back to South Africa again on a holiday
Contact details
E-mail: [email protected]: jlunlimitedTwitter: http://ow.ly/37je2 LinkeIn: http://ow.ly/37jeS Facebook: http://ow.ly/37jd7 Tel: + 27 21 433 1831 / cell: + 27 72 692 6227Fax: + 27 86 520 2030
PO box 108, Greenpoint 8051, Cape Town