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Philine grew up on a sheep and wheat farm about 200kms
from Cape Town and as a child had the privilege of parents who
loved to travel and who took the family on long, extensive trips
through Southern Africa; South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Mozambique
to name a few, so at a very early age, Philine was exposed to
much of what the continent has to offer.
She
later graduated in Statistics and Psychology at Stellenbosch
University in Cape Town and went on to work as a market researcher
for many years. She and her husband then traveled through Europe
in a second hand mini for a period of three months before settling
down and having children (she’s a mother of three and
grandmother of one) Since those early days, Philine
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has
traveled extensively both in Africa and elsewhere in the world
and has experienced many different peoples and places in this
time; Hong Kong, Thailand, New York, Boston Mauritius, Seychelles,
Kenya, Tanzania, fishing for Nile Perch at Lake Victoria, an overland
safari through Botswana and numerous visits to Namibia. She’s
an avid sport spectator, plays bridge, belongs to an investment
club (studying and buying of shares) and enjoys scuba diving and
deep sea fishing.
In
the early 1990’s, Philine decided she needed a “change
of scenery” and began a Tourism course. Instead of convincing
South Africans to travel outside of the country, she decided she’d
rather bring visitors to South
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Africa
and so her passion for working in the Southern African inbound
tourism sector was born. Philine’s experience in travel
has taken her through many aspects of tour operating from planning
tailor-made itineraries for individual travelers to working
with big groups, incentives, conferences and events.
“Selling
Southern Africa to potential visitors, especially first time
visitors who are usually blown away by the natural beauty, the
people and the diversity of Southern Africa is what makes the
work I do so rewarding. When a guest returns home to share the
positive experience of their travels with me, I have the ultimate
satisfaction of knowing I’ve done my job well”.
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