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Selwyn Davidowitz

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I can help you with your travel related questions before you visit South Africa. I know most of the little hidden tricks and tips and can be of great aid to you when planning a holiday as I live in Cape Town and work as a qualified tourguide. PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE THAT I CAN SHARE WITH REGARD TO SOUTH AFRICA RELATING TO VISAS, WORK PERMITS, COST OF LIVING, SALARIES OR MIGRATION.

Experience in the area

I am born and raised in South Africa
I am a qualified tourguide
In the face of very stiff competition from tourguides all over the world I have been honoured by being the Wanderlust International Tourguide of the year (2007-08). Wanderlust travel magazine thus rate me as being the best tourguide in the world for the said period. To see more please go to http://www.ilovecapetown.com/wanderlust/wanderlust.htm. Please note that I have no knowledge that I can share with regard to entry into South Africa relating to migration to South Africa, visas, cost of living, salaries etc.

Education/Credentials

Electronics Engineer Qualified Western Cape and Garden Route tourguide (South Africa)

Awards and Honors

I have been honoured by being the Wanderlust International Tourguide of the year (2007-08). Wanderlust travel magazine thus rate me as being the best tourguide in the world for the said period. To see more please go to http://www.ilovecapetown.com/wanderlust/wanderlust.htm.

Past/Present Clients

Please go to http://www.ilovecapetown.com/phototours.htm to see more

Average Ratings

  • Knowledgeability 9.76
  • Clarity of Response 9.88
  • Politeness 9.95
  • Response Time(hr) 9.1
  • Response Time(hr, last 90 days) 7.3
  • Number of Questions Today 0
  • Max Questions to be Asked in a Day 5
  • Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 392
  • Volunteer Since 2000-10-22
  • Prestige Points 2224

Recent Reviews from Users

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UserDateKCPComments
Mindy01/22/128 9 9  
Marianne07/03/11101010Very professional
Rose-Marie01/24/11101010Thank you so much Selwyn,it was .....
Tina Roux10/03/108 1010 
jason07/28/10101010 

Recent Answers from Selwyn Davidowitz

2012-01-20 SA men:

Mindy,    If you married the man you are speaking of then neither his nor your status would change whatsoever. Mixed marriages in SA are very common and have become the norm so much so that no-one will

2011-01-24 info:

Hello Rose-Marie,    I would gladly want to help you with the info you require about accommodation in Johannesburg however I must point out that I am a Western Cape and Garden Route specialist as this

2011-01-22 info:

Hello Rose-Marie,    I ALWAYS recommend that my visitors to Cape Town stay in guesthouses and not hotels. I do this because owners of South African guesthouses are generally marvellous hosts. The ones

2011-01-17 Accommodation near UCT:

Hello Timothy,      In terms of where to stay I would suggest that you stay in the Rondebosch or Observatory area as these areas are close to the university. There are excellent bus services up to the

2010-07-27 currencie:

Jason,    Unfortunately you can only use South African currency when purchasing anything in South Africa.    You can cash any currency into ZAR at any bank but you cant spend the foreign currency directly

 

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