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ABOUT US_
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Professor Theuns Smith and Mrs. Estelle Smith are outdoor enthusiasts who have been hiking for more than 35 years and have hiked in different mountain regions in South Africa, the USA, France and Switzerland.
In 1992, The Oriole Hiking Club was established by Mrs Estelle Smith at the school where she teaches. The club has been very active over the past 14 years with about 50 learners participating in at least three hikes every year. Learners from the school have hiked more than 40 different trails in South Africa led by Professor Theuns Smith.
After many requests from the learners, Theuns and Estelle decided to arrange a hiking tour to Switzerland in 1999, where learners could benefit from hiking at high altitude while savouring the beauty of the Alps. Another similar hiking tour took place in 2001. Both these trips were designed as adventure and cultural experiences.
In order to also accommodate learners from other schools, Swiss Tour 2003 was the first trip organised by TES Adventure Travel CC. And this is where it all started. From the Swiss Tours, the History, Art, Culture and Adventure tours developed.
The tours are led and managed by Estelle Smith and Sjaene van Wyk. Estelle is a History & Tourism teacher as well as a qualified tour guide while Sjaene van Wyk is a History and Art teacher.
The logic behind European Tours, visiting only one country at a time, is to have as much time as possible with 'feet on the ground' experiences, amongst locals, taking part in activities that one has little opportunity doing in South Africa. We also believe in minimising the number of hours spent on a coach travelling through countryside where one would rather have visited.
Our tours are different from most other tours presented to clients, since they are ACTIVITY tours. Tour members are not only spectators and audiences on tour, they are actively involved e.g. hiking, rafting, canoeing etc. This is what makes TES Adventure's Tours so successful.
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