Jean-François MAES
In love with Namibia and Travel Planner

As an experienced tourism professional, I founded Namlover to help you discover this country and neighboring countries (Zimbabwe, Botswana, etc.) in a different way.

I am passionate about travel and always looking for new gems for your next destinations. NAMIBIA was love at first sight in my life!

My desire is to share this favorite with you and to make you discover an exceptional country surrounded by exceptional countries. I offer you a personalized service, adapted to your desires and especially to your budget.

FROM 29€*

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ZECHARIAH
my friend and local partner guide

Explore new horizons with My site

Let yourself be seduced by the adventure and experience that Mon site has to offer. Our trips are designed to offer you total immersion in fascinating cultures, breathtaking landscapes and unique activities. Trust our expertise for authentic experiences.

Jean-François your travel planner

I am a person who creates and organizes your trip to NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA, ZIMBABWE according to your desires, your needs and your budget.

By entrusting me with the organization of your trip, you firstly save time and also peace of mind. Indeed, I adapt to your desires and offer you ideas, but you remain in control of your trip and your budget.

I organize your tailor-made trip. I therefore look for all the elements necessary for the smooth running of your trip: transport, accommodation, transfer, activities... In this way I make sure that your trip goes well from start to finish.

Travel planner: tailor-made travel organizer, a travel coach

I am also passionate about travel. I am a good listener, therefore without judgment and transparent about your travel project. I am someone who comes to provide you with a service and support you.

This new service profession is still little known in France. It is a safe bet that travel planners (or travel coaches) will become one of the key players in travel organization in a few years.

As for me, I do research for you. I offer you my expertise, my knowledge and my network but you remain in control of your trip. This is why you remain free to make your choices until the end. To summarize, I assist you and advise you in organizing your trip.

The services that these two travel professionals offer are different. A travel planner will only offer you support in organizing your trip. He helps you but cannot choose for you or book services on your behalf. In the event that such a service interests you, he can direct you to a trusted travel agency to complete his service.

What is the difference between a travel planner and a travel agency?

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Why use the services of a travel planner?

There are several scenarios that may therefore encourage you to entrust us with the organization of your trip. Lack of time, lack of ideas, the desire to organize a trip that is a little different from what you usually do, the search for expertise and advice, a fixed budget and the desire not to miss out on good deals...
In truth, all the reasons that push you to seek a little help in organizing your trip are those that will naturally lead you to a travel planner service. Using a tailor-made travel service is thus the guarantee of having a trip that suits you.

What is the price of the Premium Tour travel planner?

Namlover applies a daily flat rate of €29 per day of travel , 4 people included for 1 accommodation maximum (in case of excess an increase may be applied). It therefore depends on your travel project. This is why we determine it together before any research. This corresponds to the remuneration of your travel planner concerning his time of research, exchange, and realization of your dedicated tools. Travel planners do not sell trips, they help you to organize yourself or search for the best service provider for you. Consequently, you will always pay directly for your services (flights, accommodation, local guides, etc.). It should be noted that customization is not only for people with a large budget since one of the missions of the travel planner is to respect your budget, and therefore to try if necessary to find solutions.

So how does it work in practice?

1. Echanges et discussions

Premièrement, vous avez bloqué un rendez-vous pour un appel découverte. C’est donc l’occasion de répondre à toutes vos questions sur mes prestations, ce que je fais et ce que je ne ferai pas. D’une façon générale nous parlons de votre projet de voyage. Ce qui vous interesse, de la destination si celle ci est déterminée sinon nous essayons de réfléchir ensemble à une destination qui pourrait vous plaire. De vos envies et de ce que vous ne voulez pas, de votre budget… Cet entretien à pour intérêt de m’aider à bien comprendre votre projet et pour vous de vous assurer que vous avez envie de me le confier.

2. Proposition du Forfait d'accompagnement

Dans un second temps après avoir étudié la faisabilité de votre voyage je vous envoie une proposition de devis. Celle ci détaille le tarif de mon accompagnement. Mon forfait s’applique par jour de voyage quel que soit le budget ou la destination de votre voyage

Pour exemple une famille de 4 personnes qui part 1 semaine en Namibie payera 7 fois (pour 7 jours) le forfait qui s’élève à 29€ par jours de voyage pour une base de 4 personnes.

Soit 203€ (50€70 par personne) pour un accompagnement complet.

3. Validation

Par la suite si nécessaire nous discutons à nouveau du devis et des détails qui le composent. Des lors que vous décidez de travailler avec moi, vous réglez en ligne via un paiement sécurisé la prestation qui déclenche dès lors le travail de recherche poussé.

4. Reservations by you

Once I have done my research, I will present it to you, some of which, such as accommodation for example, may be of your choice.

As I research and build the tailor-made travel project, I give you the key elements that help you decide and compare. Don't forget that you are the one who chooses and makes the reservations thanks to the summary and very precise email that you will receive.

If necessary, I remain of course available to assist you with reservations.

5. Sending personalized tools

Finally, once the reservations are validated by you, I take over and prepare the travel diary and the personalized map for you. These tools are then built on the basis of our exchanges, so they adapt to your desires.

They are intended to help you before and during the trip. Since they facilitate your travel and the organization of your stay while always giving you the choice in the organization of your days. They also remain a travel souvenir that helps you to immerse yourself in it once you return for example.

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Why pay a travel planner?

As a general rule, a travel planner offers research and support as a service. The package thus corresponds to the time that your travel coach will have to spend to prepare a unique trip for you, in line with your expectations. This is why before sending you a quote, the travel planner takes time to understand and determine your needs and desires. For example, the travel planner ensures that these are achievable within the budget that you have proposed. At NAMLOVER, it is for these reasons that we draw up a report of this exchange that you validate or complete if necessary. It will be the basis of your quote and therefore of the research. Of course, we refine our proposals (transport, accommodation, etc.) until they completely satisfy you (as long as the basic criteria established together and for which you validated the quote, by paying for it, are not changed). For example, a couple who want a trip to Namibia will not be able, after the research carried out, to ask us to finally study the United States...

When to call on a travel planner?

As soon as your project is concrete, contact the travel planner. Some more complex trips can take time to organize. In principle, calling on your travel coach as soon as possible is also generally to ensure that you can benefit from the most attractive prices and have a choice in the different services that you will need. Conversely, you see the date of your vacation approaching and nothing is ready? Are you starting to feel the pressure mounting? It is time to contact a travel planner to get help. It should be emphasized that this first exchange does not commit you financially. This is why if you finally decide to continue alone, you will at least have taken the time to think and will know more precisely what support represents in terms of budget.

For which trips can you use a travel planner?

A travel planner will accompany you on all your trips. Whether it's a weekend, a road trip, a cycling adventure, a family's first trip abroad with a baby, a honeymoon... in other words, the key word is personalization. In truth, whether it's right next door to you or at the other end of the world, he will know how to make your project come true. It's a tailor-made service at an affordable price. Therefore, if you need him and your project is feasible after study, a travel planner will always be there to accompany you. So he can also help you in somewhat special moments, the organization of a honeymoon, a bachelor or bachelorette party, a birthday present, a marriage proposal, a business trip, a corporate gift... To conclude, your projects can be accompanied by your travel coach regardless of their duration and the reason why you are led to travel.

Who uses a travel planner?

The travel planner adapts to your budget and therefore tries to find solutions to ensure it is respected.
In fact, this service is for everyone: family, group of friends, couples, solo travelers… and that too without excluding more modest budgets. Very often a travel planner will help you find, for example, accommodation, a flight or an activity at the right price and help you save money or offer you experiences that you would have had difficulty finding. It is possible that you feel overwhelmed by all the information you can find about your trip. If you do not know how to go about it, if this is really not the part of the trip that interests you, you can contact me without delay.

Can a travel planner book only part of the trip?

In case you have already booked your flight? Would you like a helping hand for the 5 days while traveling but would like to take care of the rest? At NAMLOVER it is entirely possible. That is why if you have already organized part of the trip, booked a flight or something else, it does not matter. We take over and help you. As a result, we only charge for the part for which we intervene.