Tour leader - Catherine P. · Tripsider.com

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Hello, my name is Ekaterina
On Tripsider.com since January 2021
On Tripsider.com since January 2021
Russia
I speak English, Russian
32 countries visited
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Hi all, I'm Katya - an organizer of sports and active tours around the world. I am also a surfing and wakesurfing instructor and a professional fitness trainer.

I've been organizing author tours for more than 6 years, although my first tours for friends as a hobby was already organized since 2012, and always gathered big and fun companies and helped everyone to organize their leisure time, whether we were in the mountains or on the ocean.

The hobby quickly became my profession, as I love to spend my vacations actively and richly, and I wanted to share unforgettable moments and impressions with people and arrange for them an interesting leisure time, so that they could relax on vacation and not think about anything, and everything was already organized and planned.

I have already organised tours across Russia (Sochi, the Crimea), to Spain, Scandinavia, Sri Lanka, Bali, and South Africa for several hundred travellers. We have skied and snowboarded in the mountains, surfed in the ocean, held various training sessions, races, and hikes in different countries and enjoyed their culture and nature.

Every tour has an unforgettable atmosphere, and we do our best to make our guests happy, along with our partners and colleagues. And the greatest joy for us is that many of them choose to vacation with us again and again and travel with us year after year.

Our mission is to ignite everyone from the inside out, change lives for the better and give emotions and pleasant memories to last a lifetime.

Thank you to everyone who trusts us with their holidays. We are always happy to see our regular guests again and always welcome new acquaintances!
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Organizer of tours to South Africa and African countries.
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Our local guide and group companion during an officially licensed tour. In addition to accompanying us every day, Ben will tell us about the places we visit, as well as interesting facts and history o... +more
Our local guide and group companion during an officially licensed tour. In addition to accompanying us every day, Ben will tell us about the places we visit, as well as interesting facts and history of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. hide
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Гид по ЮАР более 8 лет. Знает все самые интересные места и множество историй. Познакомит вас с историей и даже приготовит настоящий африканский Braai на огне из страуса во время турап
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Cape Town and the Garden Route
Foodie
South Africa
11 days (September 20 – 30 and 5 more dates)
5.0 (13)
$3,500
$318
Surfing in Cape Town
Surfing
South Africa
11 days (October 01 – 11 and 1 more date)
5.0 (13)
from $3,500
from $318
Rating 5.00 (13 reviews)
About the tour: In January-February 2025, we visited South Africa as part of the tour. This was probably the best trip abroad I've ever been on. I compare it with our trips to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cuba, etc.

Organization:
- a prepared plan of the best places in South Africa. Ekaterina knows where she is lucky and why. We visited top tourist and “Non-tourist” places, saw all the animals we could, met Ekaterina's locals and friends, drank wine at wineries whose history dates back to the era of geographical discovery

- Ekaterina supports and encourages any wishes and requests for locations, a closer acquaintance with the color

Ekaterina herself:
- A pleasant and charming girl who has a deep knowledge of the history of South Africa, is interested in the economy, and also always has a lot of interesting stories in stock that are great to discuss when you go to the next location

Surfing:
- we had great coaches who were very easy to tell us what was needed, and when it was not easy, they gave us informal encouragement. As a result: increased control over the board, as I previously couldn't drive along the wave on the lineup (the place where the wave forms). Now let's take every wave!
- equipment and wetsuits - everything is included for every taste, so the conditions are ideal for surfers

Help:
I wanted to rent a sports car and drive around South Africa. Ekaterina offered her help and brought her to a center where this can be done as cheaply as possible. But the most important thing! During the rental, the wheels of the rented car were scratched, which was why an unpleasant fine was to be paid. Ekaterina got involved and arranged with the center to pay symbolic money, which she was very happy about!


On the downside: Ekaterina always wants to give even more impressions, but her brain doesn't have time to process them
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About the tour: I would like to express my deep gratitude to Katya for the beautifully organized tour, the very well-designed and high-quality locations and routes of our trip, beautiful places with delicious food and amazing views, everything was clear and coordinated, thank you for the unforgettable impressions and emotions. This was my first surfing experience, and it worked out, despite the fact that I was initially worried about how my first time would go. Katya has an excellent surf school with friendly, highly qualified specialists who are attentive and responsible. Special thanks to our instructor Eddie, who was always by our side and helped us with everything. Thanks to Katya and he, I managed to swim online and catch the wave. I definitely recommend this tour. Katya, you're doing a great job, giving people joy and self-confidence 💖 Read more
Travel expert's answer: Anyuta, thank you so much! We miss you so much already!
About the tour: Katyusha, thank you for the trip! It was without exaggeration the best trip! Everything came together: the company. Everyone is absolutely different and everyone is unique and beautiful in his/her own way. And we all felt so good and had so much fun together! Surfing. Thanks to you guys, I caught my first wave and stopped being afraid of line-up! Amazing places. Within an hour of arriving I was already on one of the most beautiful and amazing roads in the world! And our walk at the Cape of Good Hope is now TOP among my most beautiful walks of my life! Racing around the very edge of the continent is unforgettable. The wildlife. This is a separate conversation altogether. I saw whales for the first time in my life! And for the first time in my life I ran away from antelope in the wild!) Thank you for the atmosphere that prevailed in our "pioneer camp" and the love with which you create these beautiful days! Read more
About the guide: 5
About the tour: We were happy to be with Mandla and Katja! Mandla thank you so much for everything! Katya, an incredible thank you as well! It was a great experience!!! And just priceless!!! Pure happiness!!! Everyone in the group was happy because of you! Read more
About the guide: 5