I love hearing back from happy clients! Take a look at the message recieved below, as well as some of their photos.

“To : Greg Bertish
Subject: Holiday/Honeymoon Feedback

Hi Greg

Thank you so much for arranging out Honeymoon for us, we were completely blown away by our trip to Mauritius! It was a lifelong dream for Loren and I to go there and as it was our honeymoon our expectations were high, yet our trip exceeded our expectations! Well done!

The Beach Resort is fantastic, the facilities are good and the staff were exceptional! We received a free upgrade to a suite and had use of all facilities, we ate and drank like kings and had a blast with all the free water sports.

We can’t wait to go back and would recommend True Blue Travel, Surf Travel Guru and The Beach Resort to anyone, actually, we already have!

All the best,

Darren & Loren Robertson
Darren Robertson CFP AIFM”

The Guru hooks up an amazing Charter for Sean Holmes and mates …. ….And their Story and trip is Published in ZigZag Surf Magazine

Sean Holmes, Jason Stevens , Corndog, Pat Gardner and crew spent 10 days in a remote Outer Island Surf Paradise. They had cooking barrels,  amazing fishing and diving, lots of laughs,  good times and an amazing trip in the most Southern and Outer Atolls of the Maldives.

This is their Story, splashed with beautiful pics of Surf, islands and good vibes:

http://www.zigzag.co.za/multimedia/mal-times-in-the-maldives/

There’s nothing like hearing such positive feedback from clients, read their story below to get inspired and learn what Madagascar has to offer as far as surf, family and cultural experience goes :

“A Liaison with a Seductive Temptress
Words By : Michael DeVilliers

Okay, okay so I can’t make any more excuses about not giving True Blue a report back of our recent trip to Fort Dauphin, Madagascar….they have  asked me a couple of times to give them some feedback and each time I have been evasive about when I would do it.

My reasoning was simple….much like the surf community tries to protect a new surf spot by not disclosing it’s whereabouts or it’s quality, my reluctance to share our experience in Fort Dauphin was driven by a selfish desire to try and ensure that this place remained just as it is…a seductive temptress that lures you in with her authentic simple soul-restoring charms.

The Lodge was our home for 10 days…..this place is THE place to stay in Fort Dauphin…..with magnificent views from every room and a short walk to a fantastic swimming beach and surf spot (Baie de Monsigneur) it ticked all the boxes for a group that included surfers, young kids looking for a safe place to swim, snorkel and SUP and also for those who just wanted to relax with a good book.

While there was plenty of time for relaxing at the hotel pool or on the beach, Madagascar is a place that needs to be experienced, it’s a place that will challenge all your senses if you let it….just walking or driving through the villages chatting to the locals and sampling the homemade samoosa’s or tea being sold by tiny old ladies from the little roadside huts was an experience in itself.

The surf in Fort Dauphin can be a little fickle and during our stay we had unseasonal wind and swell direction for the first couple of days. That being said, we still SUP’ed most days as the setup is such that there is always somewhere where the wind is offshore…..during our 2nd week we enjoyed fun 3ft rights at Baie de Monsigneur which is the local break 10min walk from the lodge. One thing is certain though, this place must have huge potential when it’s on.

One of the guys with us had never surfed or SUP’ed before and managed to catch and ride his first wave ever on an inflatable SUP…..not only was he completely stoked, but it reminded us all of the essence of surfing and, after a few of the local rums, we decided that it was also a great metaphor for life.
To be honest, it was probably not a bad thing that the surf wasn’t firing as it allowed us to experience Fort Dauphin in another guise.

We managed to spend a day and night in one of the Lemur reserves where the kids had an absolute jol interacting with these little creatures; we even managed to spot the tiny nocturnal Mouse Lemur during our evening walk which, according to some sceptics in our group, was probably fake and had been tied to the tree to satisfy those coming to search for these elusive things. The sad reality is these Lemurs now need to be protected as their numbers have declined due to the locals eating them and also deforestation.

We also did a day trip to Lokaro Bay. This involved a boat trip through the mangroves followed by a short hike through a village and hilly surrounds before being spat out onto a beautiful little beach where we spent the day swimming, fishing, relaxing and eating freshly caught crayfish prepared for us by the local villagers.
On another day we had planned to visit the museum in Fort Dauphin but our plans were scuppered when we ended up getting stuck at a fantastic little pizza place (Coco Beach) that overlooks the mangroves. Run by a Frenchman who was very free with his rum, our lunch turned into a very festive daytime disco with everyone dancing to the tunes of Vusi Mahlasela while the Frenchman looked on in amusement.

Other days were spent on the beach where the kids could be kids….hunting for sea ‘things’ in the rock pools, snorkelling, swimming and SUPing on the inflatable SUP’s; feeling hungry, merely ask the locals and anything from fresh oysters, fish and crayfish could be prepared for us on little coal fires on the beach.

People have asked me what the trip was like and, to be honest, I can’t really do it justice with words ….even the pictures do not capture the full experience of being there….it is more than the sum of it’s parts and creates a simple unique experience that is so refreshing but hard to find in today’s world.

Much like catching one’s first wave, the experience cannot be explained but needs to be experienced…………….
Shot Greg Bertish, our Surf Travel Guru, for teeing everything up including the Rental SUP’s….can’t wait to get back.”

Bernie Shelley and Crew are scoring their “ DREAM SURF TRIP” in Madagascar.

Days of warm water, head high waves, and just them out at the A Frame reef, trading waves with friends,

snorkeling around the reef and their surf cruiser as well as filming each other with their Go Pros.

Here is what they had to say about Paradise:

Day 1 :

“WOW , its paradise here. The Joy of this place…… Epic journey , so well worth it!”

Day 2 :

“Yesterday and today, overhead on takeoff and waist high by end of ride”

Day 3:

“I lived my dream today! Fun , mellow friends, shoulder high glassy warm waves all to our selves all day.

Surfed topless for two hours ( trying to out do the Bertish Brothers who surfed Naked in the Maldives together)

It does not get better !”

Day 4:

Little , fun waves today. All to ourselves again!

Day 5:

Another Super day. Went whale spotting and snorkeling and rode small waves again, fun with the Go Pro.

Langoustines for lunch!!!! Yummy,,,,”

Day 6:

“No surf today , explored the island and chilled . Big surf on its way”

David Pffaf, Jason Stevens and friends are scoring cooking waves in Nias right now.

Staying on the point , overlooking the break – this is the message we just received:

“Its been cooking here for 4 straight days! Solid 6 foot sets today. Unreal wave. Im averaging 8 hours a day in the water. STOKED! Thanks Greg – Jason Stevens”

South Sumatra – April 2014

“SOUTH SUMATRA WAS JUST SO GOOD!

Hi Greg!

We had a great time in Southern Sumatra. Weather was ok, odd days windy onshore but we went to Jen’s and scored some great waves. Also had some neat K lefts. Surf out front was good most days with 2 days having 10ft sets smash everyone – us older folk took the less smashed approach at Ks – got up 4.30am, not sure those guides knew what they were in for as we do many early mornings at home.We hit out to K’s and scored a few hours to ourselves in fun waves. Surfed Bihah which can be fun.Never got to surf at Jumbu but did sit and watch a few times – has potential but could be tricky when large.All in all we had a blast, walked in the bush, relaxed and just soaked in the atmosphere. Every stop we were greeted by our drivers and we had not one hitch!! Bloody Bagus as our guides would say.Food was great, plenty at every meal and rooms were good. Camp is perfect with trees and palms everywhere. All i can say is THANK YOU so much for the smooth trip. I have told and shown so many friends of the great holidays which can be had if planned correctly. From Steve and myself – job well done and hope to do another sometime soon.

Regards Steve + Mike Green”