{"id":2729,"date":"2018-09-13T13:25:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T13:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hetvliegendenijlpaard.nl\/?page_id=2729"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:47:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:47:28","slug":"over-het-vliegende-nijlpaard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hetvliegendenijlpaard.nl\/en\/over-het-vliegende-nijlpaard\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Flying Hippo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><section class=\"vc_section\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Bert Hogervorst<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter studying classical languages and Egyptology, I founded Het Vliegende Nijlpaard. Bridging language and cultural differences is what I do. Language is the key to understanding a people's soul. Their often unconscious history forms the basis of their customs and traditions.<br \/>\nIk verdiepte me in oude talen, stenen, teksten, archieven en muurschilderingen, en leerde in Cairo het Egyptisch-Arabisch spreken, een dialect dat in de hele Arabische wereld wordt verstaan. Taal- en cultuurverschillen overbruggen is mijn ding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hetvliegendenijlpaard.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/C.V.-Bert-Hogervorst-Wie-is-de-vrouw-achter-Het-Vliegende-Nijlpaard-1.pdf\">C.V. Bert Hogervorst Who is the woman behind The Flying Hippo?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, what makes Het Vliegende Nijlpaard unique?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everything in one hand: organisation and guidance.<\/li>\n<li>personal and direct contact with the organiser and supervisor before, during and after the trip;<\/li>\n<li>The needs and requirements of participating travellers are known and take centre stage.<\/li>\n<li>de reizen zijn gebaseerd op grondige kennis van de bereisde gebieden;<\/li>\n<li>These trips can accommodate specific requests from travellers, both before and during the trip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Behoefte aan kennismaking v\u00f3\u00f3r boeking van een reis? Laat het weten: <a href=\"mailto:info@hetvliegendenijlpaard.nl\">info@hetvliegendenijlpaard.nl<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reisorganisatie<\/strong><br \/>\nDe reizen van Het Vliegende Nijlpaard worden georganiseerd in samenwerking met lokale contacten in de Arabische wereld en aan de rafelrand van West-Europa: Ierland. Ja, het buitenbeentje: aan de Ierse westkust&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Reizigers ontvangen daardoor alle informatie uit de eerste hand en, met meer dan dertig jaar ervaring in de streken van het reisaanbod, kunnen ze ervan verzekerd zijn dat de informatie gedegen en \u2018up to date\u2019 is en dat het reisaanbod daarmee gelijke tred houdt.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 66px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2697 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/hetvliegendenijlpaard.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/bert-hogervorst-het-vliegende-nijlpaard-profiel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Heeft u interesse of een vraag?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Bert Hogervorst<br \/>\n+31 (0)6.400.847.59 (ook What&#8217;s app)<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:info@hetvliegendenijlpaard.nl\">info@hetvliegendenijlpaard.nl<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 66px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_circle  vc_box_border_grey\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vc_single_image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/hetvliegendenijlpaard.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Illigh-Witte-Burcht_3844-72-400x400.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Illigh in tazerwalt\" title=\"Illigh-Het Grote Huis\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hetvliegendenijlpaard.nl\/en\/over-het-vliegende-nijlpaard\/\">Lees meer<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-2729","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry","6":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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