Plan a trip | Spekboom

How trip planning works on Spekboom

Build a multi-stop South African route from stays that give back. Pick your stops, and we suggest lodges, guest farms and rest camps along the way, each one linked to a conservation, community or education cause. Send booking requests for the whole route in one go; hosts confirm and you only pay once they accept.

Three routes to start with

A Karoo weekend from Cape Town

Two nights in Prince Albert or the Klein Karoo: guest farms, dark skies and small-town restaurants, about four hours from the city. Stargazing and fynbos walks come standard.

The Garden Route, slowly

A week between Wilderness, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay with forest walks, lagoons and whale season from June to November. String three stays together and drive under two hours between each.

How trip planning works on Spekboom

Build a multi-stop South African route from stays that give back. Pick your stops, and we suggest lodges, guest farms and rest camps along the way, each one linked to a conservation, community or education cause. Send booking requests for the whole route in one go; hosts confirm and you only pay once they accept.

Three routes to start with

A Karoo weekend from Cape Town

Two nights in Prince Albert or the Klein Karoo: guest farms, dark skies and small-town restaurants, about four hours from the city. Stargazing and fynbos walks come standard.

The Garden Route, slowly

A week between Wilderness, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay with forest walks, lagoons and whale season from June to November. String three stays together and drive under two hours between each.

Garden Route stays

Knysna

Plettenberg Bay

Kruger, inside or outside the fence

Rest camps inside the park keep you closest to the wildlife; lodges in the gateway towns add pools, restaurants and lower rates. Most trips mix both, two nights in, two nights out.