Introduction to Marvic Tours and Tales

Hi everyone, we'd like to introduce ourselves. I'm Victoria Koning and am in partnership with my husband, Marcel Koning. We started our business, Marvic VOF (Vennootschap Onder Firma - Dutch for partnership) in 2001. It's registered as both a flooring installation company and a web-based tourism and writing business that we're building. Marcel handles the workload on the flooring side, and I do the web stuff.

Marcel is Dutch (born in Emmen) and spent his youth in South Africa. He lived in Holland for five years from 1990 before returning to South Africa, and has over 18 years of experience in the building / carpentry / flooring industry. I was born in Cape Town and have lived all over South Africa, and also have 18+ years of working experience.



2001 was a big year for us, as we "quit our day jobs" in January, got married in March, took some "time-out" and then moved to the Netherlands from South Africa. I followed the 'inburgeringscursus' and learned about Holland and how to speak Dutch. Fortunately, Marcel hit the ground running with the flooring side, after having built up a good reputation from when he lived here before.

Our website Marvic Tours and Tales (http://www.marvic.biz) focuses on authentic adventures in South Africa, because we believe that tourism has so much to offer everyone involved. Guests can experience 'real' travel experiences and at the same time help local South Africans improve their quality of life from the money they've earned.

Responsible and sustainable tourism is the way to go!

We'll be posting updates about various tours and latest news and events, and welcome feedback from readers. What do you think of our site? Is it easy to navigate? How can we improve it? We look forward to hearing from you.With best regards, Victoria and Marcel Koning