About true blue travel

Greg Bertish helped found True Blue Surf & Adventure Travel in 1998. Greg & his brothers Conn & Chris were brought up in and on the water in Cape Town South Africa! Sailing, watersking, surfing, windsurfing and kayaking down rivers with their Dad(Keith)from the age's of 5 years old. The Bertish Brothers have become synonymous with oceansports and Travel around SA and the globe. Representing and exelling in lifesaving,snowboarding, surfing and SUP, the boys travelled the globe, made many friends & contacts and earned a reputation in big surf. Greg has re taken over True Blue, and with input and support from his brothers is launching it into a new era. Janeen Smith, Michele Kapilevich, Candice Van Tonder & Debi Coulsen have more than 20 years combined experience and dedication to True Blue & they are the MOST experienced & dedicated Surf & Adventure consultants in the world! Before True Blue; Greg, studied business management and then ran his own Street and Beach Vending business through out the nineties. "Being very seasonal, this allowed me to travel for 2 to 3 months a year. I explored the world during my twenties, and was lucky enough to surf and explore countries from Namibia and Mozambique, to Australia and Indo, to America and Mexico, to Spain and France.I then brought these experiences and the knowledge gained to True Blue. My passion for this business is built on the pure stoke of surfing and adventure. And my aim is to offer these amazing places, experiences, adventures and surf spots that I and the True Blue Team have found, experienced, developed and explored, to our clients. We want to BLOW U AWAY, with our service, knowledge and delivery of AWSOME surf and adventure holidays, to the amazing places we all dream of." Primarily True Blue started as the FIRST Surf Travel Company in Africa, with niche surfer clients and surf destinations such as Indonesia and the Maldives. Over the past five years, True Blue has also focused on growing the Brand, Destinations, client base & service levels, to offer unique Adventure holidays for families, honeymooners, kite boarders and travellers looking for a holiday with a difference and a bit of Magic. "I have visited MOST of the destinations, and my brothers & I have surfed and/or kited them as well. Along with my team who have also personally experienced these destinations, we have set TRUE BLUE up purely to assist getting SURFERS to the best waves of their lives, Adventurers to experience their DREAMS, get Kiter's to the best LOCATIONS on the planet as well as families and honeymooners to enjoy those MAGIC moments we all dream of. Through our personal service and professional experience, we will offer you the best advice, best deals and most awesome holidays!" Greg Bertish True Blue Durban: A True Blue Durban office was started in April 2004 as we felt that there was a high demand for a surf travel office in the Kwazulu Natal region. The office, although smaller than Cape Town, has been highly successful and well supported by the local surf community. Run by the dedicated and experienced team of Candice, Debbie and Maxine you are sure to get the best service and deals available. Our philosophy is to offer a fantastically unique surf and/or adventure holiday to Amazing places in the world, thru personalized service from a company and staff who know their product and destinations better than anyone else. True Blue are affiliated to & tickets thru the Club Travel/UniPalm Group which is fully licensed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Association of Southern African Travel Agents (ASATA) and is a Proudly South African company. TRUE BLUE TRAVEL DIRECTORS: Greg Bertish WHAT DO WE STAND FOR? Vision To be recognized as simply the best Surf and Adventure Travel Company in Africa and the world, offering the unique combination of service, price and relationships with clients. Mission To Amaze customers by exceeding their expectations thereby creating long term relationships. To foster mutually beneficial relationships with our suppliers. To offer customers the best deals most suited to their choice of destination, their needs and their dreams. GREG BERTISH, as well as being a passionate Traveller and Travel Operator; is also an experienced Big Wave Surfer, Provincial Lifesaving Champion, Kiteboarder, snowboarder & Sailboarder. He is a member of the RedBull Big Wave Africa Watersafety team, Founder of the SHARKSPOTTER program in SA and the President of Clifton Surf lifesaving Club.