Before we tell you about us let’s look at the meaning of our name in the English dictionary.
- Tailormade tai·lor-made adj.
Perfectly fitted to a condition, preference, or purpose; made or as if made to order
- Safaris sa·fa·ri n. pl. sa·fa·ris
An expedition, journey or trip, especially one for exploring Africa.
We need say no more!
Before the formation of the organisation, we knew where our passion lay, in designing and delivering experiences that are perfectly fitted to a diversity guest interests. We then set out to work in the areas that our future safaris would venture in order to get an in-depth understanding of the wildlife dynamics that these areas offer, the camps and lodges in the areas and what they offer, how best to access these remote locations and most importantly the prime time and what the areas offer at the different times of the year. This saw us working in the major national parks in Zimbabwe, Zambia and in the Okavango and Linyanti areas of Botswana and visiting Namibia on numerous occasions. In that time we sat under a fig tree with a whole pride of lions in the Busanga Plains, pioneered canoeing safaris in Botswana, observed real-time interactions of epic proportions at Chitake Springs, quad biked the Makgadikgadi Pans, observed incredible concentrations of wildlife on an October day in South Luangwa and photographed desert adapted elephants in the Skeleton Coast.
Then it was time to get to work. To design special experiences in areas of unspoilt wilderness which we know intimately. The national parks of Zimbabwe provided the perfect blend of sceneries, wildlife concentrations and less frequented safari destinations. Activities are excitingly diverse with canoeing, walking, game drives, boating, platform sleep outs and trekking adventures to mention but a few. This as you may probably imagine took a lot longer than planned as this journey is an adventure on its own. Since the inception of Tailormade Safaris in 2008 we have shared unimaginable experiences with guests from Europe, Australia, the Americas and the Southern African region. Most of our guests have over the last few years fallen in love with the way we deliver the African experience and become repeat guests who continue to return for these unscripted adventures. Today we can happily say, over the last few years we have gained invaluable experience in doing what we set out to do, create and deliver once in a lifetime experiences. We have built a team of professionals that are good at what they do and have come to understand where we want to be and the experiences that we would like to offer our safari guests. We have judged our success not by the number of guests we have hosted but by how life changing their African experience was and by their interest to come back to us to tailor other journeys in our region of expertise.
Contact us to design a journey of a lifetime for you, perfectly fitted to certain conditions, your preferences and purpose and we will make it to order!
The Team
Tented Adventures
Kim
Kim is a valuable member of the Tented Adventures team. Heading up the kitchen he uses his experience in camp cooking to create meals that one would not imagine on a camping safari. He is innovative in his bush kitchen and will create a great meal in the most remote locations.
Edmore
Edmore has been working in safari camps since 1996 when he joined the legendary Jeff Stutchbury at Chikwenya Camp. Since then he has grown into a valuable handyman. With knowledge of vehicle maintenance, electrics of all kind, the ability to identify and repair anything that breaks in a camp and a heavy duty drivers licence Edmore is in charge of making sure that camp is setup in the right location and all tents are in place. Should there ever be need for maintenance of any kind, Edmore is our man. If he can’t do it one of our guests can.
Sydney Munyenyiwa
Our front of house (hosting, waitering and bar) is handled by the ever memorable character, Sidney Munyenyiwa. Before joining Tailormade Safaris he was based in Hwange National Park. Sydney understands service and delivers it in a tailormade manner and most of our Tented Adventure Guests remember Sydney.
Justin
Being in the industry for over 15 years and managing Shear-water Adventures, Justin possesses excellent skills of safari camp management. Any queries you have in camp Justin is the right man to ask don’t hesitate to talk it through with him.
Office
Adele Fisher
Rosemary
Rosemary is in charge of our camp, Tours & Transfers and National Parks bookings. Rosemary obtained a diploma in Tourism before joining Tailormade Safaris. Her passion for the wild can be seen in her interest on safari activities. Rosemary has canoed on the Zambezi, and walked with elephants in both Mana Pools and Hwange but most importantly for a new, young person in the industry she has grown in leaps and bounds in the planning and designing of safaris.
Humphrey and Constance Gumpo
Humphrey Gumpo and his wife and partner Constance formed Tailormade Safaris in 2008 and have grown it to base on friendships and relationships with a common interest in sharing the passion for wild and remote Africa with discerning travellers looking for unique adventures and exceptional photographic opportunities. They have worked to build a team that works with a great focus on a personal and exclusive experience, to deliver unique and enjoyable journeys for all their guests. Being from a guiding background Humphrey guides most of our safaris and leads the Special Interest Safaris. Constance is in charge of regional and specialist safaris bookings and oversees the reservations department.
