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From customer survey form. Submitted on: 11/01/2011

Your Details

Name 

Shannon Campbell

Destination 

Male/cetral atolls Maldives

Boat / Resort Name 

Handhu

Dates of Travel 

17th-29th Oct

First impression of resort / surf camp / boat  

 

Rating 

2: Very Good

Comments 

For a budget boat it was very accommodating

Quality of food  

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

This I can not fault at all,For a person who doesn't like seafood Gee the cook made Tuna taste sooooooo good

Quality of accommodation  

 

Rating 

2: Very Good

Comments 

It was basic but all that was needed, the crew made it very accomodating

Efficiency of transportation (eg surf transfers)  

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

The dingy Captain rocked such a great kid

Surf knowledge of management  

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Ezzy was excellent,My friend asked me to give away his prized board to a person that would take pride in it Ezzy was definately the person without a doubt He had so much knowledge of the breaks and so helpful and full of life.

Quality of surf  

 

Rating 

3: Good

Comments 

We knew the time of yr we where in and for me I reckoned we scored well for that time,but will be back in a bigger wave time

Avilability of extra activities  

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

I think I only used flippers once but if an extra activity is lazing around on the cushions at the front deck.... Excellent!

Friendliness of staff  

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

FAULTLESS-I had a bad shoulder problem that kept me up most nights, the staff would even end phone calls to talk with me and try anything to elevate my pain,to the dingy captain, after finding out it would be a two yr wait in Aus 'your island too slow, fix here Male hospital before going home' Beautiful helpful people

Service levels (efficiency of staff)  

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

FAULTLESS AGAIN,way far and beyond what anyone could expect for service your Company is very lucky to have guys like these working for you.

Would you return to the destination  

 

Rating 

1: Definitely

Comments 

For a combo of my 40th my 2 sons 21st and schoolies and with my Daughter and wife just so they can experience what I did on this trip

General comments  

 

Comments 

The boat could do with a little maintenance(being a mechanic and having lived my earlier life on boats), I think the owners should throw a little coin at the 'Handhu'

Airline comments  

 

Comments 

Great service

From: Jemma 
Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2011 1:18 PM
To: Cath 
Subject: Re: Welcome Back!
Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2011 1:18 PM
To: Cath 
Subject: Re: Welcome Back!

 

Thanks cath, 

Yes I did manage to get waves, mostly it was pretty small but we had 2 good size days and only one non surf day so all in all it was good. It was a nice group of guys of the boat too. The surf guide " easy" was fantastic, really lovely and all his knowlege re what the surf would be like in different places was spot on. Also the chef was brilliant, the food was a major highlight of the trip. I'll definitely be recommending the boat to my friends and maybe do another trip next year. Thanks for your help with the bookings, take care,  jemma.

From: Rob Gough
Sent: Wednesday, 24 August 2011 3:27 PM
To: Cath 
Subject: RE: Welcome home!
Hi Cath,
What a trip the best waves we have had in four trips to the wonderful Maldives.
As usual the crew was number one very helpful and keen to do anything for us.
I think they owe us one as we helped them bet the other boats in the fishing comp with a total of 11 in one night. Red emperor 9kg red snapper 12-15 kg and dolphin fish taking top weights plus a lemon shark that was to big to get on the boat.
Not sure what to say about the waves,
 We didn’t have a single day of no waves and often found myself talking to myself about how good it was, and where is everybody else in the world as I turned around with my spaghetti arms to take another perfect wave as there is no one else around apart from my friends that are scattered down the reef 150 mtrs after just having another sick wave.
And this all happened before the swell started to increase and we found some left handers, you can imagine how that was with more then half of the boat being goofy footers yahoo 
I ended up with bruising all down my arm from pinching it to make sure that I was a wake.
We will send some photos in when we go though the 3000+  
Notice the 1.5 ltr water bottle in the photo with the fish

 

Cheers  
Rob

 





 

customer survey form. Submitted on: 07/30/2011 07:36:43 PM Completion time: n/a
Your Details

 

Name 

alan peat

Destination 

maldives

Boat / Resort Name 

handfu /Hudhuranfushi

Dates of Travel 

9 july to 19 july

First impression of resort / surf camp / boat  

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Quality of food  

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

The food was excellent great chef on board went the extra mile for us .

Quality of accommodation  

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Efficiency of transportation (eg surf transfers)  

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Outstanding

Surf knowledge of management  

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Andy Schwartz was our guide, he was very friendly had detailed knowlede of the surf breaks and snorkelling reefs and island visits. He was outstanding and made our trip in and out of the water excellent. An unreal surfer who was keen as to do anything anytime a great motivator for us and relaxed at the same time to make our trip one of my best so far. Nothing was any trouble and if we asked Andy would make it happen.

Quality of surf

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Avilability of extra activities 

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Friendliness of staff

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Service levels (efficiency of staff) 

All staff were very friendly and worked well as a team and were very fun to travel with.they helped make the trip

 

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Excellent they were always there to help or answer any questions they dropped everything to help even if you asked for a coffee they were on to it great

Would you return to the destination

 

Rating 

1: Definitely

customer survey form. Submitted on: 05/19/2011 10:20:50 PM Completion time: n/a

Your Details Name 

Wayne kimber

Maldives

Boat / Resort Name 

Handu

Dates of Travel 

2/5-13/5/2011

First impression of resort / surf camp / boat  Rating 

2: Very Good

Comments 

Met on arrival/escorted /easy transport to handu/welcomed on board/boat in good presentation

Quality of food  Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Good variety/healthy/ample

Quality of accommodation  Rating 

2: Very Good

Comments 

Clean some cabins had issues with toilet odour/air conditioning played up during second half of trip resulting in uncomfortable sleeping temps

Efficiency of transportation (eg surf transfers)  Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Ever ready/willing /friendly

Surf knowledge of management  Rating 

2: Very Good

Comments 

What our guide lacked in experience was more than made up for in his effort to find us the best surf.very consultive and adaptable to our group

Quality of surf  Rating 

3: Good

Comments 

La Nina resulted in below ave surf everywhere.....but you get what you get. overall a great holiday

Avilability of extra activities  Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Shore trips/fishing/diving/scurfing.......the crew were great

Friendliness of staff  Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

From skipper/surf guide/cabin and deck crew always friendly ,helpfull,never a drama or problem

Service levels (efficiency of staff)  Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Beyond expectations

Would you return to the destination  Rating 

1: Definitely

Comments 

Scardy recommended May...in a normal year hed be right.although a bit more size in July would be nice

General comments  Comments 

Being a group of 10 with sole use we pretty much ran our own race with the crews guidance.it was spot on.

Airline comments  Comments 

Singapore air were great.nil board damage in group,25 boards.great service on board,no baggage issues

From customer survey form. Submitted on: 05/17/2011 
Your Details

Name 

Colin Nagle

Destination 

Maldives

Boat / Resort Name 

Handu

Dates of Travel 

2-14 May

First impression of resort / surf camp / boat

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Facilities and crew were great

Quality of food

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Quality of accommodation

Rating 

2: Very Good

Comments 

Rooms hot at night. Air con not effective.

Efficiency of transportation (eg surf transfers)

Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Everything went very smoothly

Surf knowledge of management

Rating 

2: Very Good

Comments 

Good advice and prepared to listen to passengers. Conditions were good in all locations recommended by the guide

Quality of surf  Rating 

3: Good

Comments 

Conditions were great but swell was small for much of the period

Avilability of extra activities  Rating 

2: Very Good

Comments 

Friendliness of staff  Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Service levels (efficiency of staff)  Rating 

1: Excellent

Comments 

Would you return to the destination  Rating 

2: Highly Likely

Comments 

General comments  Comments 

One of the best surf trips I have done. Seeing some of the local culture was good. Factoring in some time for this may appeal to some groups

Airline comments Comments 

Service was good, but my board bag was torn on the return flight home. Also smelled/felt like it had been lying in fish water


 
Sent: Monday, 5 October 2009 3:15 PM

To: Cath Hart

Subject: Barwell - Maldives

 

Cath

 

Thanks so much to world surfaris for the awesome trip. Whilst we didn't score totally epic waves, the wave quality and consistency at 3ft, far surpassed anything we would surf in a year back here, and for that we were stoked. Marte our surf guide was the greatest and Captain Soba and his crew highly professional and entertaining. I can't express how good Martey was in regard to his surfing knowledge, cultural exchange and total friendliness - we felt like locals. To have a "local" guide who could tell us so much about the culture, take us on a tour of one of the islands in the Haafa group, and still get us into the best and most uncrowded surf conditions, made our trip unforgettable as a complete package. The food was excellent, the boat perfect and I'm sure we'll be lamenting the rest of spring on the east coast, as we fondly remember the long lines of Maldivian swell.

 

If I was to go again, I'd definitely be asking for Marte and the crew of the Handhu. Don't lose them if you can.

 

Thanks again for getting us into such an awesome trip.

 

 

Regards

 

Steve





-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Garrard
Sent: Tuesday, 6 June 2006 3:46 PM
To: Kirsten Burnett
Subject: Handhu surf trip


Kirsten,
Just thought I would drop you a line to say thank you for everything you
done for us organizing our trip! This trip was by far the best thing I
have ever done. All the guys agree it was the trip of our lives. The
crew of the handhu were so great and they waited on us hand and foot.
This experience has sparked a flame in all of us and we will be trying
do a trip every year now.
Anyway thanks again and I will be in touch with you when I start
planning our next trip.
Cheers
Brad

 

From: Jose A. Gutiérrez
Sent: Wednesday, 14 July 2004 7:50 PM
To: Alinda Bryant
Subject: Amazing holidays


Dear Alinda,

I' ve just incorporated to my work and I'd liked to dedicate this gratefulness words to confirm you that the trip was really amazing.
The two weeks were any surfer's dream. We had really good wave conditions, and the Lohis resort and the Handhu were much more than we expected.
We all hope that we can repeat this experience again. And we'll recomend it to ours friends.

Thanks a lot,

Jose A. Gutiérrez

 

CLIENT REPORT FROM VISITORS BOOK ONBOARD HANDHU SENT TO WORLD SURFARIS FROM BOAT OWNER.

-----Original Message-----
From: Issey @ Radiant heat travel
Sent: Monday, 28 June 2004 2:39 AM
To: shaun@worldsurfaris.com
Subject: Third North Male' Trip (Report)

Dear Shaun,

Greetings from Sunny Maldives..

Third North Male' Trip Report (17th - 27th June 2004)

Surfing :-
Surfing was excellent and there were good waves on the whole trip.. All on
board was happy.

Boat :-
All the clients were happy about the boat, facilities, Crew, Assistance,
Cleanliness, Surf Guide and Food.

Requests :-
** More Nuts
** Chips
** Chocolate
** Munchies

Comments from some clients :-
** The boat was set up for surfing in Maldives
** Unreal Trip , Unreal Crew
** The best boat and Crew we've ever experienced !!
** Service was beyond expectations in every way, we were treated like a
family.
** An abbsolutelly magnificent holiday
** The trip was the best you could ever hope for..


With best regards,
Issey

-----Original Message-----
From: Issey
Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2004 1:56 AM

To: shaun@worldsurfaris.com
Subject: Re: Third North Male' Trip (Report)

Dear Shaun,

Greetings from the Sunny Maldives..

With regard to the requests from the clients of Handhu, we have planned to provide varities of chocolates, peanuts, potato chips and others on sale..

And in addtion we will advise our chef on board to provide cakes and cookies for surfers..

Thank you very much for your kind cooperation.

With best regards,
Issey

 


-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Bergen
Sent: Friday, 23 April 2004 3:26 AM
To: shaun@worldsurfaris.com
Cc: stunjohnston
Subject: Handhu

Shaun:

Stu asked that I forward some shots to you of the Handhu. My buddies and I were on board Mar. 19-Apr.4 and had a fantastic time. The boat was pristine, the crew was top notch and fun, the food rocked – and the waves, well, they were just the icing on the cake (especially Love Charms at double to triple overhead).

I hope I get the opportunity to travel with your team again. It was simply awesome.

See you in the water…

Brian

Brian Bergen
Carlsbad, California USA

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