Johan Gerber, owner of a South African based Tour Operator (Lathita Tailor Made Travel), is the master behind the Africa Safari Camps and he has a vision of offer visitors:

* Good accommodation at reasonable prices

* Create a facility where people will experience Africa up close and personal

* Offer clients a choice of accommodation in different destinations all from the convenience of a central reservations office

* Be flexible to cater for special group requests

After months of negotiations and indabas with local businesses, leadership and authorities, Lathita Tailor Made Travel has managed to secure prime spots to erect the Africa Safari Camps. The Safari Camp initiative is a huge project and is really a partnership between Lathita Tailor Made Travel other Tour Operators, Private Land Owners and Provincial / National Parks Boards. The Safari Camps project supports Black Empowerment and aims to also benifit the broader community by offering work oppurtunities for the local community; spreading the wealth to people who may otherwise not have benefited from the economic injection Tourism brings to the country. Construction of the Camps is already underway and local people are excited about the prospect of hosting local and international travellers in their regions.

Lathita Tailor Made Travel is a registered Travel & Tourism service provider in South Africa and we are registered with SATSA, ASTA, NMBT, NWTB, ECTB and AAO. We have been in the industry for many years and have the financial backing, knowledge, skills & dedication to make this project a success.

Africa Safari Camps Team:

Maryke: "Hi there, my name is Maryke. I’ve been with Africa Safari Camps, from the beginning. I am not a full time employee of the company, but assist when ever I have a free minute… I am married to Johan, the owner of the Operation. I spend my leisure time working as a tours consultant creating stunning Botswana & South Africa Safaris packages; I also assist with editorials and marketing. The best thing about my job is that every once in a while I get to visit the beautiful destinations & properties we market. I love what I do and always try to exceed my own expectations."

Phindiwe: My name is Phindiwe. I have been working for Lathita for over 2 years now. I think what I like most about working with safari camps I make some one else’s travel dreams a reality. I would give an arm and a leg to be able to go to half the places that I have sent people to. I think what I love the most are the wide open spaces, the fertile land, the lush green grass, these are all things that I would love to see some day, but for now I will settle for living them through some one else. Working at Lathita has certainly broadened my thinking in terms of what is out there and what is possible. I have discovered that impossible is word that has no place in the English language… Lathita is a place where the impossible is tailor made into the possible.

Melissa: My name is Melissa and I am a travel consultant at Lathita Tailor Made Travel and Africa Safari Camps. They say time flies when you are having fun. It feels like I am new, but actually I have been here almost a year now. I am mainly responsible for romantic honeymoon packages to exotic destinations, great South African holidays and luxury Safari’s. I love my work. I try to get intro my clients head to understand what it is that would make him/her happy and then create a package that is close to that dream. Southern Africa has so much beauty to share and each is special. It is a privilege to be able to work in an environment like this where you assist other people in making their dreams come true.

Sam: My name is Sam. I am 22 years old and I come from France. Currently, I am doing an internship for four months in Lathita Tailor Made Travel and Africa Safari Camps, in Port Elizabeth, to assist my colleagues to develop a new project about the World Cup. This experience enters in the program of my university of Avignon. My principal task consists in booking, selling and giving information to people who want to come to the African Safari Camps which were erected especially for the World Cup and to assure a marketing campaign to all existing “Safari Camp” customers and the activities they can do. It is a project very exciting and I love what I do in this office ?