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IPTGSA

- our passion, our profession -

IPTGSAThe Institute of Professional Tourist Guides of Southern Africa

VISION
To Promote and maintain a platform of recognised professional Tourist Guides in Southern Africa.
MISSION
Contribute to the development of professional guiding and invest and support members by improving their capacity and abilities.
VALUES
Integrity - Ethics - Excellence - Professionalism
  • What Tourist Guides Do

  • Who We Are

  • Career path development- CPD

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Guides for Guides 

Membership to the Institute of Professional Tourist Guides of Southern Africa (IPTGSA) is a professional designation to strive to with hard work and dedication. Professional status is not just handed to a certain few ,but earned by any tourist guide that has made guiding his/her profession

Definition of Professional: "Person formally certified by a registered professional body of belonging to a specific profession by  virtue of having completed a required course of studies and/or practice. And whose competence can usually be measured  against an established set of standards."

Place Name Origin

  • Phalaborwa
    Limpopo
    Establish:
    1957
    Municipality:

    Ba-Phalaborwa is of Northern-Sotho origin, meaning, "better than the south - Phala= better ,borwa = south . This refers to the refugees' flight  from Swazi and Zulu enemies

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Featured Member

Hilde Ferreira
Hilde Ferreira

Specialising in indigenous tours and local communities with the focus on culture, history and heritage. Eco based tourism with emphasis on medicinal plants. Biodiversity economy and aboriginal rights and protection. Birding, hiking and nature based tours, but not limited to. Overberg as main focus - but also not limited. Khoi history and teachings with a passionate Spirit - especially for tourism and representing South Africa.

Notice of IPTGSA AGM 2021

IPTGSA
Submitted by ADMIN2 on Thu, 24/06/2021 - 11:25
IPTGSA AGM 2021
The official notice is hereby given by the IPTGSA committee that the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM 2021) will be held on 29 September 2021.
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Seven years of excellence

Johan Van Biljon
Submitted by johan on Mon, 21/06/2021 - 11:16
IPTGSA
20 June 2014 the inaugural meeting of the IPTGSA ,and still going
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POPi Act 4 of 2013

IPTGSA
Submitted by ADMIN2 on Mon, 07/06/2021 - 15:00
SA gov
Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013
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National Tourism Stakeholder Forum Meeting Feed back

Samuel Wenger
Submitted by Samuel.Wenger on Sun, 30/05/2021 - 10:19
NDT
25 May 2021, Meeting feedback from your Vice Chair, Sam Wenger. 
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Paul Kruger's Boekenhoutfontein

IPTGSA
Submitted by ADMIN2 on Wed, 19/05/2021 - 13:11
Paul kruger Museum
Join IPTGSA for day at Paul Kruger's farm Boekenhoutfontein and experts guiding on the Anglo-Boer war memorabilia
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Voortrekker monument Adventure Zone introduction

Anton Joubert
Submitted by Anton-Joubert on Sun, 02/05/2021 - 10:47
Voortrekker adventure zone
You are kindly invited to an educational at Adventure Zone and their activities
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Introduction to The Leonardo

Japie
Submitted by japie on Wed, 21/04/2021 - 11:52
The Leonardo
Join IPTGSA in exploring the tallest building in Africa. Please register
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Origins centre

IPTGSA
Submitted by ADMIN2 on Thu, 15/04/2021 - 14:31
Origins Centre
Join IPTGSA on the opening of the revamped Origins Centre
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Collaborated Soweto inspections.

Tefo Legobate
Submitted by TOURWITHTEFO on Thu, 01/04/2021 - 08:16
IPTGSA
Yesterday we (IPTGSA: THE INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL TOURIST GUIDES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA) met with GATOA( GAUTENG TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION) together with JOBURG TOURISM, embarked on some site inspections in Soweto.
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New Board Chairman

IPTGSA
Submitted by ADMIN2 on Fri, 26/03/2021 - 09:26
Lesiba Fothane
New Board Chairman Lesiba Fothane
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