Derrick David de Beer

About Me

I was born in the most welcoming city in the world, Welkom. Right in the middle of South Africa. Moved into the mining mecca of fallen ground Carletonville and then to Johannesburg. Lived all over the country and developed a love for all things South African, historically and culturally. Worked as a Horticulturist and specialised as in Turf Grass Management building sport fields in previously disadvantaged communities. Was involved in building and running facilities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. I have travelled this country from side to side, spent time in the neighbouring countries and have a burning desire to share my knowledge and love with anyone who wants to know more about the most beautiful country in the world. I am a Nationally Accredited Guide who currently works mostly in the Cape Town region, Cape Winelands, The Garden Route and the Namaqualand/ Cedarberg region. As a Horticulturist I especially love the West Coast in flower season taking time to share the explosion of colour, fragrance and floral wonder with an appreciative audience. I served in the SADF and attained the rank of Corporal. This has instilled in me a love of all things military and I have developed a love for battlefields and the history of our military achievements. One of my passions is the multi layered faith of this country. I love to share this with visitors and am able to take them to churches, mosques, synagogues and various temples that form the backbone of our constitutional right, of religious tolerance and guaranteed freedom of worship.

Standard Tours

City Tour - Cape Town

Half or Full day tour Walking or Driving with stops to visit sites. Sites visited Start the day with a view of Cape Town from the top of Signal Hill. Walk around District 6 including Charlies Bakery and Museum Do a walk through Cape Town central including The Castle of Good Hope, Town Hall and Grand Parade region. Enjoy a Photo with Nelson Mandela on the Balcony where he delivered his historic Speeches. Add a walk though the two museums at the Town Hall Spend time walking through the Parliament area. Visit the Cathedral of Desmond Tutu, St Georges, Walk though the company Gardens and see all the interesting sites contained within like The Elizabethan Garden and the VOC Garden. Walk through Bo-Kaap and see the coloured houses. Add the spice emporium that makes the local Cape-Malay food so unique. Add a cooking lesson and enjoy the fruits of your labour in a locals house. Walk through the museums and art galleries. Complete the day walking through the V&A where you can choose to wander by yourself choosing your own eating place. All this with a guide who loves his City and his country and enjoys imparting the knowledge to anyone who is willing to listen.

One Day Food Explosion

Come enjoy the day in Cape Town and see some of the cities iconic areas. Walk through the Bo-Kaap and get an introduction to one of South Africa's areas with the longest history of occupation. Learn how the descendants of the peoples from Indonesia, Malaysia and other places became an intergyral part of the South African heritage and then to top it all enjoy an afternoon making your own food in the Cape Malay style in one of our locals homes. Tour suitable for small groups or families who want to get to know the local culture more intimately.

Custom Tours

West Coast Amble

Join a our to one of the most amazing areas of South Africa, where you can experience mountainous regions, flower paradise and some of the best restaurants in the country. Start in the Swartland where the Olifants River Wine route starts. Drive up to Pikeniers Kloof and enjoy wines of the Cedarberg, spending the night in the Local Lodge. Spend a day exploring Clanwilliam, the home of Rooibos tea. Taste the South African drink that has taken the world by storm. Drive into the Cedarberg and taste local craft beer, do a Horizontal wine tasting at Cedarberg Cellars. Stay in a luxury Guest house in Clanwilliam after a day of adventure. The next day starts with a drive into the diamond fields of the South African West Coast. Do wine tastings at some of the most unique wineries in the country. Spend the night in one of the towns on the west coast before starting the ride back into the most beautifdul city in the world. The day long excursion on the way back will be spent doing small excusions like visiting an active dig looking for fossils. Walk on the beaches of Paternoster and then have a meal at the iconic Strandloper Beach Restuarant, before heading back to the site of a Khoi-San museum where you get to meet some of the ancestors of the original poeples of Africa. Here you will experience how these peoples hunted, still being rated as some of the best trackers in the wolrd. Enter the wolrd of traditional medicines and foods straight form the veldt. Sleep in a luxury camp at the museum with the chance of sighting wild animals. a short trip back into Cape Town awaits and you are ready to enter civilization in the most beautiful city in the world. Total time 5 - 8 days depending on what you want to add to this amazing trip and how much time you are willing to spend in nature.

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Golf the Fairest Cape of all

Come to Cape Town and stay in one of our world class hotels. Get transfers to one of our beautiful golf courses with guaranteed tee-off times. In your free time short tours can be arranged to see the iconic historical sites or one of the two UNSECO World Heritage Sites of Robben Island or Table Mountain. We Taylor make your tour to suit your requirements and interests. Best suited to groups that make up a four-ball or two.

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