Spekboom is a South African booking site for stays that give back. Travel should give back to the places you visit, so we connect you with conservation efforts, community initiatives, and environmental work across Southern Africa, and every booking helps fund that work. We are not Spekboom Tours, and not the SANParks Spekboom Tented Rest Camp.
spekboom
Why Spekboom?
Named after the spekboom, the plant that restores the Eastern Cape thicket. SANBI records that restored spekboom thicket can store carbon at rates comparable to a deciduous forest, and that it brings degraded, overgrazed land back to life. 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 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.
Het goede ter plaatse
Een heel dorp, opgetild
In Prince Albert, en in kleine Karoo-dorpen zoals dit, houdt uw verblijf goede mensen aan het goede werk: de gids, de chef, de leerkracht, de reservaatwachter. Dit is toerisme dat het dorp echt voelt.
Een verblijf hier steunt
Ready to travel with purpose?
Find your next stay and start making a difference.
Steun een goed doel rechtstreeks
U hoeft niet te verblijven om te geven. Steun elk goed doel op Spekboom met een rechtstreekse donatie.
BirdLife South AfricaDoneer
Wilderness Foundation AfricaDoneer
Wildlife ACTThriving Wildlife, Resilient Ecosystems, Empowered PeopleDoneer
Elephant-Human Relations AidCreating peaceful coexistence between desert-adapted elephants and local communities in NamibiaDoneer
Endangered Wildlife TrustConserving threatened species and ecosystems across Africa since 1973Doneer
National Sea Rescue InstituteSaving lives. Changing lives. Creating futures.Doneer
SANCCOBSaving seabirds and marine life along the South African coastDoneer
Chundukwa FoundationSupporting sustainable initiatives in ZambiaDoneer
Greyton Volunteer FirefightersProtecting Greyton and the Valley of Grace through rapid emergency response.Doneer
Zululand Conservation TrustPartnering with protected areas and communities to conserve endangered speciesDoneer
Adopt A SwimmerReady to make a splash? Teaching children to swim saves lives.Doneer
Barrydale HospiceDoneer