Client Comments

Dear Johan and Esna

Wow, not sure I have the right words to thank you both for all your hard work and vision in putting the first adventure summit together. You can both be so proud of the responses by all of us. I don’t think we had any idea or the work involved to pull this off until we were there. 

It’s inspired me again to up my game and get more involved in the industry in general. I had no idea of the amazing support system that is now in place in the industry and how important it is to stay up-to-date with all aspects. I think this event will make the industry into a support family even between competitors. The response to this event was overwhelming and really think there are not enough words to thank you both for the very hard work you put in.

The speakers were all hand picked and I feel touched on all aspects of our industry. I look forward to an exciting season.

Thank you once again.

Michelle 

Hi Esna

Thank you. You guys are legends - we can all learn from you guys! Thanks for great service Esna!

Dwain 

Hi Esna

I get so many enquiries from Dirty boots always a pleasure. You guys are one of the best ad campaigns I feel on the web. When is the new booklet and adds in I have someone else for add as well, always telling companies about Dirty Boots. We were blessed to be part of your company from the start!

Regards

Charmaine

Dag se Esna.

Ek het jou pragtige "dirty boots guide" boekie by die Kruger lughawe (Mpumalanga) gekry en toe is my oom nie te bly omdat ek nie vir hom ook een gekry het nie. Is dit dalk moontlik dat julle vir hom een kan pos? One sal dit baie opprys stel as u dit vir hom kan doen. Ons is baie beindruk met jul boekie! Ek sal hom verseker vir ander mense wys.

Baie Dankie en goeie wense vir julle.

Jannie van Niekerk

Hi Johan, Thanks so much for your quick reaction ! This is greatly appreciated. Thanks for your tips! They will be staying in SA this time, have been to Mozambique before, but I will let them know about the Seychelles too. I am glad there is an operation and a site like yours (which by the way is very good!), so just for info, the stand at the INDABA was worth it. That's where I found out about Dirty Boots. Best regards Andrea, Journey Beyond

Hi Johan!

Just a quick note to say thanks so much for the GREAT leads which we have received from Dirty Boots! Always good to see a fantastic return on investment!

Chat soon!

Sarah

Dear Dirty Boots Team

Dirty Boots has become an essential part of our marketing to both travel trade and corporates.

Often it requires just one single quality booking to pay for the entire year's exposure. Most recently a multi-day booking of R250k was clearly traced back to a Dirty Boots enquiry. What I like about Dirty Boots is that these enquiries are almost always solid prospects from clients that have researched and decided on what they want - we have a very high conversion rate on these sales enquiries.

Darron Raw, Swazi Trails

Hi Johan

Just a quick message to say that I'm impressed with the amount of enquiries I've been getting from advertising in your Dirty Boots this year. I honestly didn't expect it would work so well ... and to think I was so blase about it all lol!

Kind regards

Sebastian - Shootopia

Good morning Dirty boots team,

I had the most wonderful bedtime read last night full of exciting places and action. As I’m a keep adventurer at heart I would love to get my hands on my own copy of your Dirty Boots Adventure guide 2012/2013, as the one I was reading last night belonged to a colleague of mine.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Warm regards,

Gillian De Kock

Hi Esna,

Please could you assist me with obtaining a copy of the latest dirty boots edition. I have one that dates back to 2006, and being an adventure freak,

I LOVE IT!!!!

Dustyn Geldenhuys

Dear Dirty Boots

I just wanted you to know that when I first found your site I was having a really rough time in my life and seeing all the amazing adventures on your website inspired me to do better and helped me discorver my passion.

Thank you!

Katherine

Dear Dirty Boots Team

I have been going through your site a bit more. It really is a top class adventure site!

Well done!

Gavin O'Donoghue 

Dear Dirty Boots Team

I got onto your website through a mutual friend, Johan Pretorius. Saw your site and requested the free booklet and received it the very next day. Wow, what service that is. Thanks for a wonderful, easy to read booklet and a great attitude towards living life a little differently.

We are in the throes of planning some adventure trip for us and our kids, before the eldest goes to school; thinking of a two month trip through Namibia and Botswana in Sept next year.

Thanks for the contacts, which I am sure to use, but also want to do a going nowhere slowly type of trip and turn it into a photo book, as I am a keen photographer and my wife an illustrator. As you know, kids always amuse. Anyhow, thanks again for the service and inspiration.

Grant Webb

"Dear Esna and Johan!

What a lovely surprise I received today! My very own copy of the launch issue of Dirty boots guide! I am over the moon... was really not expecting a guide when I registered on your website.

This will come in SO handy in my line of work!

Thank you ever so much!"

Larissa Meacher

Dear Dirty Boots Team

"Hey well done guys - it is amazing and I know it will continue to be a great success - it IS just what the industry needed."

Cany Bugler

Hey guys!

WELL DONE!!! Must have been hard work so congratulations that it is paying off!!

Ingrid

"Hi Johan and Esna

It was great meeting you at Indaba, and thank you for a copy of the Dirty Boots guide.

It really came out well and we wish your project a huge success - of course!!!! "

Lindy Rippon

"Hi Esna,

Just want to say congratulations on your book. Have looked through it page for page and it is fantastic! Beautifully presented, refreshing and inspiring! Makes me want to go out and do all the activities.

Thanks for the awesome ad you put in for me."

Roxy

Hey guys 

Thanks to you too for the opportunity to advertise at reasonable rates...I think the whole job was very well handled...and it is an excellent and comprehensive guide.

Geoff

"Dear Johan and Esna

Well, it was a real treat to receive a visit from Johan. Thank you for an outstanding and informative book. But most of all for all your hard work. I was excited to see the book displayed at the uShaka Surf and Adventures.

I had to show them that even Port Edward is featured in this book.

Wishing you continued success for the next issue."

Bridget

"Hi guys,

Congrats for your great work and success!"

Florence

Dear Dirty Boots Team

"Stunning!!! Hallo, Esna – thank you so much, I really think this is one of the best ad’s for Gerotek Events yet. We have not had a printed ad in ages in any directory or magazine because we really did not see any results from it.

But this time around I think we might have a winner!"

Sonja Fourie

Hi Esna and Johan

Thanks so much for this update. The publication is fantastic and I got my first enquiry this afternoon.

Thanks a million.

Jenni Fitzell

Hi esna and johan,

You've done a great job, congratulations!!

Tim

Hi Esna and Johan

Have received Dirty Boots. Fabulous! Well done with this. Very comprehensive and a lot of work went into it. Good images, colours and I really like the DL size. Neat and handy. The AR section looks fab. Amazing how good photos look in print eh?

Thank you for this.

Lisa de Speville

Dear Esna and Johan

I have received the copies of Dirty Boots, thank you very much. Congratulations on an awesome product, it is wonderful to see such a professional and comprehensive guide, and we will definitely be advertising in your next issue, as well as no doubt trying out a few of the adventures ourselves. We have been distributing copies to our clients, all of whom have been very appreciative.

Cathy Withers-Clarke

"Hi Esna

I’d just like to thank you for your effort and time in sending out our newsletter for our Garmin Gold card. We’ve had an almost instant positive response. We look forward to bringing business to everyone involved."

Bruce Gibbs 

Hi Esna,

Just wanted to say thanks for the copy of the book, we look great in it and it looks great overall! All the best!

Florence

Dear Esna

Today we received your adventure guide in the mail!! What a stunning guide – so different from all the other guides!

Katrin Ludik

Esna,

The website looks absolutely awesome and should generate a lot of interest from your readers."

Jamie

Hello Esna, 

I’ve been meaning to drop you an email to compliment you not only on the quality of the latest guide, but also your excellent distribution. I have come across it at many locations, but was especially impressed to receive a copy with the latest SATSA magazine – our core market. Well done!

Dave

Dear Dirty Boots Team

"Good day, I just wanted to congratulate you on your new edition of Dirty Boots. It has been very well formulated and the quotes at the top of the pages are so uplifting. Great job."

Polly

Dear Esna and Johan

Received our copy the other day and are mightily impressed! Wonderful! Our guests are going to love it. Please convey our congrats and best wishes to your team, the quotes were also a wonderful touch!

Johan and Marianne Nicol

"Dear Esna, Thank you for sending one of our colleagues a copy of the dirtyboots booklet. We would be 5 people interested to get a copy here at the Embassy. Thank you for makings such an awesome quidebook."

Sari de Nier (Embassy of Finland - Pretoria)

Dear Esna and Johan

Dirty Boots is an invaluable guide to adventure tourism in Southern Africa. The organisation of the information into geographical areas makes it easy to find the activities required and the inclusion of new activities makes Dirty Boots a real eye opener as to what is out there. My consultants use the publication daily.

Congratulations on a well organised and very informative guide.

John Carne

Dear Esna

I had the privilege of distributing the Dirty Boots Adventure Guide to Travel Agents and Tour Operators who were delighted to eventually receive a single reference guide with all the adventure activities in it. "Fantastic book", "saves so much time when trying to find an activity in a certain area", "love the layout of the book", "excellent quick reference guide", "the most useful guide", "can not work without it", " wish we had this book 10 years ago".... were just some of the comments I received from agents.

Andrea Das Neves

Dear Dirty Boots team

We use the Dirty Boots booklet in our office on a daily basis, it is an extremely helpful "tool" for all the consultants in the Office. One only needs to flip through the pages to the area you are looking for an activity in. It saves us time in the sense that we do not have to phone around or google it to find a specific activity operator.

The Dirty Boots booklet is like a little "adventure bible" - it helps a great deal with our research and quoting for the G.A.P. adventure tours."

Louise Greyling