The Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) is one of the 21 SETAs established under the Skills Development Act (No 97 of 1998) in 2001.CATHSSETA was formally known as the Tour
If you are looking for a registered tour guide to show you around the Western Cape, you can search the Tour Guide database to find the perfect tour guide to match your needs.
This brochure gives a summary of the requirements for a legal tourist guide in South Africa, the regulations for tour operators and tourist guides, and key points from the tourist guide Code of Conduct and Ethics.
Tourism is one of the key economic sectors of our province and is especially important to our citizens. Many opportunities exist in the tourism sector. All tourist guides are required to be registered to ensure that visitors to our province have a positive experience while they’re on holiday in the Western Cape.
(Act)No. 70 of 2000Department of Environmental Affairs (National) (The Government of South Africa)
This Act provides for the training and registration of tourist guides. It also provides for a code of conduct and ethics for tourist guides. It also regulates the procedure for lodging complaints, makes provision for the endorsement of certain registers and criminalises certain conduct.