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Ricardo Akhona Pieterse
Co-founding Director & Cultural Tour Guide, Victoria West Tours (Pty) Ltd
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About me

I am a young award-winning and registered Culture Tourist Guide [NC 0335] and Tourism Entrepreneur born in a small rural town called Victoria West in the Northern Cape in South Africa. πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ I won the Northern Cape Provincial Lilizella Award: Youth in Tourism category in 2023. I am the co-founding Director of an award winning Tour Operator company; Victoria West Tours (Pty) Ltd based in the Northern Cape, I have also graduate through the Department of Tourism: Tour Operator Incubation Programme Graduate: 2021-2023.

I love different cultures, heritage and travelling.

My mission is simple; I promote and champion "Rural Tourism" in small towns or dorpies because it has no voice, but it has the most uniqueness and have so much experiences to offer the world.

My vision is simple; I champion inclusive "Rural Tourism Development" in all formats of our society, I give our people a voice thought "tourism" where they never had the opportunity to interact/ socialize with local and international tourist on a personal level.

Google Business: Victoria West Tours
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WhatsApp Business: +27 081 840 7076

Why did you join the community?

I join because this online platform is the ideal place for unexperienced and experts in the field of travelling to learn, share and growth the space of tourism around the world.

What is your favorite travel destination?

Cape Town. πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦

Where do you dream of traveling to?

Greece

What was your first travel job?

Voluntary tour guide at our local theatre.

What do you want to learn more about?

Social entrepreneurship in tourism.

Three words that describe why we should travel?

(1) It gives us freedom, (2) It's gives us a better understanding of humanity and (3) It gives us peace.

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  • My name Ricardo, and I am an award winning cultural site guide and co-founding Director of a tour operator in Northern Cape, South Africa. I am a champion of "rural tourism" development. We offer tours where "heritage through architecture" is our selli... show more

  • I agree. I had a client who's daughter had autism, it was my first encounter with autism and the mother of the daughter was a professional nurse from Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. I have learn so much from both of them...

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    Travengers 8 months ago

  • I have attended 2 Indaba's in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal and it's a great experience for any SME in the country, one learn so much just after one day. Looking forward to attend this Africa Travel Indaba 2024 with my company Victoria West Tours (Pty) Ltd let'... show more

  • Africa has the best safari experiences

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    Tukio 9 months ago

  • Great

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    Slow Travel Films 9 months ago

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