“Drenthe imposters in South Africa ‘- Dagblad van het Noorden

Drenthe Peter and Heike S. – known TV show I’m leaving suspected of defrauding tourists in South Africa.

Several Dutch booked at the couple a journey of thousands of euros paid in advance, but eventually saw nothing in return. That turned out this week from a broadcast of Greetings MAX .

No water

say in the TV program Aad and Rita Boerlage about how they made to the S. family over 16,000 euros for a trip for them and their fourteen children and grandchildren. Peter S. left shortly beforehand know by email that the trip could continue. There was no water, said Peter and moreover the lodge was only attacked by poachers. Other victims were told a similar story. Their money they have not yet recovered.

Peter and Heike S., a couple from Barger-Compascuum, emigrated in 2012 with their children to Hoedspruit, a South Afrikaase city near the Kruger Park. The family moved here Cheetah Inn, an idyllic lodge with cottages and a swimming pool. The cottages they rented to tourists. They also organized game drives.

Rave reviews

The early months passed rosy. Startup problems were overcome. The reviews on the Internet were positive. Include the cooking of Heike, the family atmosphere and the wild animals in the neighborhood were praised by guests.

In 2014 the family moved suddenly to another lodge. Due to fire and termites, Peter S. wrote on a now offline extracted webpage of the AVROTROS program I out . It is striking that according to S. burned Cheetah Inn is now run by a new owner. The house, the pool and the main building still look the same, there does not appear to have been a major fire.

No trace of the couple

the new lodge of the family, Ingulule Safari Camp is going really wrong in the autumn of 2015. According to Greetings from Max , which sent a reporter to South Africa, the couple leaves a trail of creditors behind.

While it set the house also rented beginning in 2016, they have the lodge already left the end of 2015, according to the owner of the complex. According to the owner’s true there are few of the stories of the bunch. The problems with the water only lasted a week, he says, and raided the lodge is not.

Meanwhile, the website of the set is taken offline. Books can not. Peter S. does not respond to a request for comment.

Twitter is much about the two talked.

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