Haywards Safari

Unilever 25-28 June 08 – Client Impressions:

Fang Yue Chen: It has been awonderful experience.

Carol Vincent: This is an experience I will never forget.

Prachi Tiwari: Phenomenal! Loved every minute of it.

Shashank Narenda Gupta: Fantastic!!! No more words.

Ellen Banga: Awesome and authentic.

Richard Kohler: Very unique, great service!!

Punit Misra: Great! Brilliant service and lovely people.

What impressed you the most?

J. Trafford: The spirit of the team.

Fernando Acosta: Services and attention to detail. First time I’ve slept in a tent and I’m blown away.

Carol Vincent: Professionalism and attention to every detail.

Amy Chu: Luxurious camping experience.

Vibhav R. Sanzgiri: Dining experience and salon tents.

Yashodhara Pawar: PEOPLE. PEOPLE. PEOPLE.

Sanesh Allopi: Feels like a hotel.

Fantastic experience, stunning. L De Wet – Old Mutual

Excellent experience – E Robbertse – ABSA

What impressed you most about Hayward’s – the detail, all the brass goodies, the old world charm and stories. Hansie and Erna Myburgh

There was always someone to attend to our every need. S Williamson and S Naidoo – ABSA /Old Mutual.

Down to earth attitude yet top class service, the Butlers Gilbert and Ivan were awesome and the kitchen staff extremely impressive – Invite me more often – Brent Marlon – ABSA

Everything was great! – C de Wet. Old Mutual

What impressed you most about Hayward’s? The attention to detail and the nice hot showers. C Samuels.

A fantastic experience – staff are ALL excellent – a wonderful experience and I would love to come back again. D PITHEY. MERCK

I have loved the experience and would highly recommend it – TRACEY VAN HEMERT. MERCK

Outstanding everything 5 STAR – LORRAINE WIESNER. MERCK

10 OUT OF 10 EVERY DAY – FRED BEUNINK. MERCK

Good attention to detail in the middle of the bush, great experience outdoors, necessary to detox “city life” SONIA MOREMOHOLO. MERCK

Food, Professional service, Surroundings – WOW! Keep up the good work! DALENE BLOEMHOF. MERCK

What an excellent Experience!!! – HELENE VAN DEN HEUVEL. MERCK

The entire experience is Luxury and superb staff – HETTIE STRUBEL MERCK

The staff have absolutely amazed me, their friendly disposition was so refreshing. We have been to top class hotels country wide and never experienced such friendliness and willingness to please. I would certainly recommend Hayward’s. Love, love, love the staff! As I have mentioned above, what a pleasure to be made to feel so special and important. Giving top marks is usually not an easy task, but they are just so deserving! WOW! You have truly out – done yourselves! Gosh, here I go again! ………. Awesome, Awesome! Where did you find these chefs? The food has been gastronomic! CONGRATS GUYS – YOU’RE UNBEATABLE!!!!! – MERCK

Dear Peter Hayward and team,

We would like to thank Hayward’s for a wonderful conference and a unique experience! We had fantastic feedback from staff (even from the non-campers!) that the attention to detail was awesome and the food without exception exemplary.
You are an incredible team that really works well together and clearly showed enthusiasm and willingness to go the extra mile. We thank you again for a wonderful experience and hope that Hayward’s goes from strength to strength.
Don’t’ think camping could get more pleasurable than this, thanks for treating us like royalty! D Williams. Telesure

A real safari Experience – C Franken. Telesure

“Thank you for a great event!! I’ve had great feedback – even from the non-campers!!! It was a totally unique experience – one that I’m going to battle to top into the future!!! You have a great team who work very well together, who clearly show their enthusiasm and the willingness to go the extra mile.”
Jody Pearson
Internal Public Relations Manager
Alexander Forbes Financial Services

“Fantastic experience. 5 Star service in the middle of the bush. Staff very friendly and helpful. Hope to be back one day! Eric Janssen. BELGIUM

“If you hadn’t this experience with Peter and his crew you wouldn’t believe something like THIS exists. BRAVO to all the gears of this wonderful gearbox. It works with 4×4 as well! Panagiotis Diplarakos. GREECE

“Words aren’t enough to express this wonderful experience. Thank you Peter, you have a top team! Doris Seidel. BELGIUM

“I stay in hotels a lot but not one of them, not even the most luxurious can beat the stay I had in this camp. Thank you for everything! Bavo Galama.  HOLLAND

“Words aren’t enough to express this wonderful experience. Thank you Peter, you have a top team! Doris Seidel. BELGIUM

“Last week Las Vegas. This week the African bush. Mars vs. Venus. The African bush beats the American bush HANDS DOWN!
Graham Erasmus. SOUTH AFRICA

“An experience that will be hard to top. Your staff, food, accommodation is just amazing. It’s been a once in a lifetime experience. Glad I could be part of the experience. May you go from strength to strength! Janine Matthews. SOUTH AFRICA

“Your hospitality and attention to detail were absolutely outstanding – an experience to remember. Thank you! Hennis Maas. SOUTH AFRICA

“Our THIRD experience of this amazing camp, and as always thoroughly enjoyable. We spread the word whenever we can. Melanie Duggan. SOUTH AFRICA

“Change name to: RITZ IN THE BUSH! Peter Aaboe. BELGIUM

“Once again, the excellent staff service is top notch. Top marks again for Freddy. I never had to look for him. He was always there willing in my way. Going the extra mile whenever he could. Congrats Peter, you have the best team. Janine-Lee Gordon. SOUTH AFRICA.

Celebrity & Opinion Leader comments:

Awesome, beautiful, classy Africa at its best – Gary Bailey ex Manchester soccer star.

Great style – congrats – Colin Sharp editor Habitat Magazine

The newest most wonderful experience – Piarella Peralta – Miss Costa Rica

This has been the highlight of South Africa – Miss United States – Carne Ann Stroup

I will never forget this experience and never forget South Africa – Miss Korea Hyun – Jin Seo

The time spent here belongs to the most beautiful experience in m life – Miss Czech Republic Andrea Fisenova

Peter a truly wonderful experience that had a very major contribution to our leadership experience thanks to you and your great team – Nick Lochlan Unilever SA

Peter as mentioned not only do you and your team create an unforgettable experience with standards of décor, service, food that are world class, but you teams working is inspirational! Gail Klintworth Unilever UK

48 hours gave the feeling of 2 weeks safari experience – it was just great! – Hans Segers The Netherlands

43 years old and NEVER had a better experience!! – Andrew MacDonald UK

Thank you for the magnificent hospitality is such a beautiful and inspiring environment – Ron Clarke – Writer

What our clients have to say:

“It was so very special – something so out of the ordinary and yet we felt very looked after. Food was excellent – Gin Tent superb!

“Attention to detail, even though there were so many of us, was great, thank you.” Pippa Hankinson CLASSIC RETREATS

“Your attention to detail was magnificent…your people blew my head off. In any service industry it is no mean achievement to educate people to really romance the client – your people did just that!” John Ballam, BB Associates.

“I do not know how to thank you and your team for turning the New Discovery (Land Rover) launch into such a phenomenal success… the dealers cannot stop talking about the launch!” Irene Bezuidenhoudt – Marketing Director Land Rover South Africa.

“Our sincere thanks to you and your whole team in the Okavango Delta for the wonderful time our groups from Anglo American Mining experienced. Everyone was most impressed with the standard, quality and quantity of food. The tents were most comfortable!” Jackie Arnot CEO Travel Getaways, South Africa.

“Words seem a little limiting! This has been something really precious. Thanks to you and a really great team” Fiona Macpherson (Executive Film Director) – Gatehouse Productions.

“An incredible logistical exercise that met the highest expectations. Thank you and congratulations” – John Newbury CEO Nissan South Africa.

“An incredible conference – exceptionally well done to you and your team Peter” Barry Hall – Executive Director Nedkor IT Bank South Africa

“Professional and brilliantly planned and presented. In line with the Land Rover lifestyle. Definitely a first and a giant success – three big thank you’s!” P.Rademeyer CEO Land Rover

“Best Incentive we ever had” Walter Jerabale CEO Honda Austria

“To work with you – that is more than unbelievable!” Sylvio Heufelder Film Director – Tandem Films, Munich Germany.

“You can’t take credit for the venue, (the Richtersveld National Park) but you did a miraculous job making it so comfortable” Thank you! Jonathan Rands South African actor.

“Whenever I think about the Nissan Hardbody, I always cast my mind back four years to mid 1995 and one of the most wonderful launches I’ve ever had the privilege of attending … I was in tent 21. It was a stunningly beautiful venue. Much better than a posh hotel – that night we dined on champagne and oysters” Charlene Clarke – Motor Journalist / Marung Wheels July 1999 – South Africa.