Ypie Kingma

Hi, my name is Ypie. I was born and bred in The Netherlands, but after graduating in International Business I lived, worked and played in Moscow, Russia for six years. When the financial crisis hit the country in 1998 my husband Erik and I relocated to Amsterdam for a short while before going on a new adventure to South Africa.

We ran a very successful guesthouse in Knysna, at 'the bottom of Africa' where we since then started an inbound tour company specializing in tailor made individual or group (golf) tours.

There is no better way to explore the country, its beautiful scenery, wildlife and its amazing people than listening to the sounds of the bush, the signing of the African people and the stories of the local golfers. About baboons taking your golfballs, crocodiles hiding in the water hazard or giraffe crossing the greens before you can chip on...

We cover the whole of South Africa, and - because we are hands-on and always available for our guests - have been trusted to organize mostly self-drive tours, which typically include accommodation, tee-off times, suggestions for sightseeing and car rental.

I blog under the name 'Eagle Eyes - observations on anything golf and travel in South Africa', which you can find here on our Platinum Golf, Tours & Accommodation website. This website gives you lots of information about the many magnificent golf courses South Africa boasts, but also give the option to select your accommodation around the golf courses or while on safari.

And should you need some advice on 'anything golf and travel in South Africa' remember: I am only a phone call or email away!