Meet the Uyaphi.com Team
...Your African Safari Specialists....
The Uyaphi.com team values your interest in our African Safari travel company. The professional service and hassle-free booking experience our clients have come to expect, would not possible without our team players, who, through their passion for the African continent and travel, ensure that perfect safari getaway.
Our travel consultants are hand picked, not only on their ability to serve the interests of the business with their extensive travel knowledge, but more importantly to meet the needs of travelling clients with enthusiasm and sincerity from the very first enquiry.
James Bester
Key Role: Director / Founder / Webmaster
Born: Johannesburg
Travel: South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, UK, Scotland, Holland, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Greece, Australia
Area of expertise:
World Wide Web, Internet Travel
Favourite African Destination:
Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia)
Favourite Travel Accessory:
My Camera
Verity Bester
Key Role: Operations & Sales Director/Founder
Born: Horsham, Australia
Travel: Here, there, and everywhere in between
Australia, USA, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Spain
South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique
Area of expertise: Sales and Reservations
Product and Rates, HR Department, anything the guys aren't handling!!
Favourite African Destination:
Zululand and the Lower Zambezi (Zambia)
Favourite Travel Accessory:
My camera - always have to capture the place, the people, the moment...
oh and my toothbush
Nicolas Edwards
Key Role: Financial Director
Born: France
Travel: Most of southern and eastern African, UK, all of western and central europe, North America. On my wish list: south America and India and the rest of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World
Area of expertise:
Finance and Market Trends
Favourite African Destination:
Several really. Victoria Falls. Lake Malawi. Prince’s Grant in KZN
Favourite Travel Accessories:
Bush jacket. Swiss Army penknife. Anti-malarial garlic supplement (keeps the mosquitoes and the girls unfortunately away,) bottle of gin and box of Partagas Series D No4
Xavier Bester
Key Role: Uyaphi.com mini ambassador
Born: Cape Town, South Africa
Travel: Western Cape, Durban, Colesberg, Great Kruger National Park, Australia
Area of expertise:
Child 'friendliness' tester and aspiring artist
Favourite African Destination:
Thornybush and De Hoop
Favourite Travel Accessory:
Teddy Bester, binoculars and mini science kit
Jaime Bester
Key Role: Uyaphi.com mini ambassador
Born: Cape Town, South Africa
Travel: Western Cape
Area of expertise:
Uyaphi office mascot
Favourite African Destination:
Any beach on the Cape Peninsular
Favourite Travel Accessory:
My snugly blanket
Nicky Searle
Key Role: Sales Consultant
Born: Cape Town, South Africa
Travel: South Africa, UK, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Mauritius
Area of expertise:
Southern & Eastern Africa
Favourite African Destination:
The Lower Zambezi, Zambia
Favourite Travel Accessory:
My Ipod and camera
Suzaan Nel
Key Role: Sales Consultant
Born: George in the Garden Route
Travel: Most of South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia (South Luangwa and Victoria Falls), England, Scotland and Poland
Area of expertise:
To meet my clients needs
Favourite African Destination:
I love Africa so much, difficult to pinpoint one destination
Favourite Travel Accessory:
Family & Friends, A book, my camera and money! Good music a must if I'm doing a road trip.
Ryan George Charles
Key Role: Sales Consultant and Flight specialist
Born: London, United Kingdom
Travel: South Africa, Jamaica, Singapore, Malaysia Club Med, Thailand, Indonesia, Italy,
France, Germany, Holland, Turkey, Qatar, Cyprus, UAE, UK , Ireland, Botswana and Zambia
Area of expertise:
Making peoples dream holidays a reality
Favourite African Destination:
Chobe River, Botswana
Favourite Travel Accessory:
Golf clubs and video camera
Lindsay Martin
Key Role: Sales Consultant
(USA)
Born: Maryland, USA
Travel: Most of the US (including Hawaii and Alaska), Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tahitian & Cook Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Croatia, South Africa, Most of the Caribbean and Mexico, Japan, Canada, Israel, Botswana
Area of expertise:
International Travel and Customer Relations
Favourite African Destination:
Boulders Beach, Cape Town (I love the beach and penguins!)
Favourite Travel Accessory:
A Book (it means I have time to read) and My Camera
Elaine Learmonth
Key Role: Sales Consultant
Born: Los Angeles, USA
Travel: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Morocco, Egypt, Rwanda, Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, France, UK, USA, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Cook Islands, India, Nepal and Thailand.
Area of expertise:
Sales
Favourite African Destination:
Anywhere with animals
Favourite Travel Accessory: a good book for flight delays!
Amanda Rowe
Key Role: Sales Consultant
Born: Cape Town, South Africa
Travel: England, Scotland, South Africa
Area of expertise:
Southern Africa
Favourite African Destination:
Garden Route
Favourite Travel Accessory:
Camera and money
Siraaz Khan
Key Role: Sales Consultant
Born: Cape Town
Travel: Namibia, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, USA, Canada and extensively through South Africa
Area of expertise:
You name the destination and I sell it.
Favourite African Destination:
South Africa
Favourite Travel Accessory:
Money and a good book when enjoying a good espresso at a side walk cafe.
Cara Lloyd
Key Role: Sales Consultant
Born: Cape Town
Travel: UK, France, Turkey, Holland, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Chili, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, USA, Thailand, Laos, Bali, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho and Mauritius
Area of expertise:
South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique
Favourite African Destinations:
Okavango Delta, Quirimbas Archipelago and the South Luangwa
Favourite Travel Accessory:
My Camera and a book
Key Role: Web Development
Born: Cape Town, South Africa
Travel: South Africa (Port Elizabeth, Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, North West), Mozambique
Area of expertise:
Web Development
Favourite African Destination:
Cape Town
Favourite Travel Accessory:
My flip flops
Sue (Magoo) Maude
Key Role: Keeping the Taxman at bay, Communications
Born: Springs (gold mining town)
Travel: Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, India, Europe all over, New York, Cuba, St. Maarten, Costa Rica, Jersey (Channel Islands), Malawi
Area of expertise:
Numbers, Words & all things natural
Favourite Destination:
Caribbean
Favourite Travel Accessory:
My neck pillow
Sally Bester
Key Role: Data Capturer
Born: Scotland
Travel: America, Canada, Greenland, India, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Mauritius, Namibia, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France
Area of expertise:
Bookkeeping
Favourite Destination:
London
Favourite Travel Accessory:
Money
Ntombizanele Makenyane
Key Role: Tea Lady, Office keeping
Born: Adelaide (Eastern Cape)
Travel: Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Uitenhuige
Area of expertise:
Tea, Coffee, Orlando Pirates Soccer Club
Favourite African Destination:
Adelaide (Eastern Cape)
Favourite Travel Accessory:
My kids
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