Gauteng Guides Association

Recognition for tourist guiding was given to all tourist guides in Gauteng by the magazine GO Gauteng , at last we are making in-roads into the local publications . We urge all guides to enter the tourist guide of the year awards with entries closing soon

THIS CIRCULAR IS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS OF WFTGA

Members’ News
We are delighted to welcome Albania (NATGA), Costa Rica (ACOGITUR), Peru (ASGUIPA) and a 2nd association from Portugal (AGIC) and Sweden (FSAG). We also welcome back Salzburg Guide Service (Austria). We have new Individual Members from Nepal and Ghana and a new Affiliate Member from Sweden – Centre for Nature Interpretation.

EXBO News

Commemoration of THE BATTLE OF WILLOW GRANGE Saturday 21 November 2009
PROGRAMME :
09h00 Rendezvous at the CHURCHILL CAPTURE SITE
11h00 Commemoration ceremony at WILLOW GRANGE BATTLEFIELD MILITARY CEMETERY
13h00 Lunch at Willow Grange Country Hotel
14h30 On site description of the Battle of Rensburg Kop at MALANSPRUIT.
18h00 Informal get together and dinner at Willow Grange Country Hotel
Note: A limited number of chairs will be available at the sites.
Bring own chairs, umbrellas and drinks.
No charge for the ceremony.

It sometimes takes seeing this great country of ours through the eyes of enthusiastic and appreciative guests, to make us appreciate us what we have on our doorstep.

Freedom Park invites you…
For the very first time, Freedom Park draws back the curtain to reveal an exclusive glimpse of one of the most exciting
heritage landmarks to date: //hapo (Khoi-San for ‘dream’) The final element in Freedom Park tells our rich and colourful
story dating back 3.6 billion years from an African perspective. Set for completion in 2010, this sneak preview reveals the splendour of what is to come.

Be the first to witness history in the making in a traditionally South African
celebration of that which sets us apart.
When: 26 November 2009

Below please find the new rates for the Heritage tour 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.

Hi, all

If you want to get away from it all, no mobile phones, no internet, no electricity but water (hot and cold), Molopo in the far North West Province is worth a visit. Inexpensive, this Kalahari Thornveld is well worth a visit. Last 100km is a dirt road in reasonable condition.
This is a jewel, but don't tell everyone.

Regards
Piet de Crom

Dear Guides - just to let you know we have reserved the 25th November for another first Aid refresher course.
Cost: R400.00
Venue: Origins Centre

Filled with enthusiasm & anticipation we took the long road from Jo-burg to Martin’s drift border post in Botswana. Just after the border we had our first lunch under the Botswana skies before we pushed onto Khama Rhino Sanctuary in Serowe the birth place of Botswana’s first president- Sir Seretse Khama. Soon before long we reached Maun and with a bit of hustling & bustling after a day of driving through real wilderness.

Hello All,

Had a fantastic Cape birding trip - walked away with two lifers, a Sandwich Tern and the Knysna Warbler. Our guests walked away with 5 lifers - fantastic. We decided to go through to West Coast National Park and we had the most exciting siting in ages of a Caracal. We were privileged to sit with her for a good hour and watch her on the hunt. She managed to catch a striped mouse before departing to catch something larger.

Where to now?

We are after the Striped Flufftail - this time catching it on camera,