Travel should give back to the places you visit. Spekboom connects you with conservation efforts, community initiatives, and environmental work across Southern Africa. Every booking helps fund that work.
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Why Spekboom?
Named after the Spekboom plant, which absorbs more carbon than most trees and turns barren land into thriving ecosystems. Just as the plant regenerates landscapes, we turn travel into funding for the places you visit. Every booking contributes to projects that repair ecosystems, protect wildlife, and uplift communities across South Africa.
Read our storyHow your stay helps
Every booking contributes to these areas of impact
Environmental Restoration
Stay at places that restore ecosystems and protect endangered species. Your booking supports rangers, research, and the rehabilitation of South African landscapes.
Community Empowerment
Support local communities through fair employment and meaningful cultural exchange. Your stay helps fund skills training, education, and sustainable livelihoods.
Conservation Impact
Contribute directly to wildlife protection and environmental education. Help bring ecology lessons to thousands of children and take them on their first wildlife excursions.
The good on the ground
A whole town, lifted
In Prince Albert, and small Karoo towns like it, your stay keeps good people doing good work: the guide, the chef, the teacher, the reserve warden. This is tourism the town can feel.
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Support a cause directly
You don’t have to stay to give. Back any cause on Spekboom with a direct donation.
BirdLife South AfricaDonate
Wilderness Foundation AfricaDonate
Wildlife ACTThriving Wildlife, Resilient Ecosystems, Empowered PeopleDonate
Elephant-Human Relations AidCreating peaceful coexistence between desert-adapted elephants and local communities in NamibiaDonate
Endangered Wildlife TrustConserving threatened species and ecosystems across Africa since 1973Donate
National Sea Rescue InstituteSaving lives. Changing lives. Creating futures.Donate
SANCCOBSaving seabirds and marine life along the South African coastDonate
Chundukwa FoundationSupporting sustainable initiatives in ZambiaDonate
Greyton Volunteer FirefightersProtecting Greyton and the Valley of Grace through rapid emergency response.Donate
Zululand Conservation TrustPartnering with protected areas and communities to conserve endangered speciesDonate
Adopt A SwimmerReady to make a splash? Teaching children to swim saves lives.Donate
Barrydale HospiceDonate