Where every stay makes a difference
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.
Behind the name
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.
O bem acontecendo no lugar
Uma cidade inteira, fortalecida
Em Prince Albert, e em pequenas cidades do Karoo como ela, sua estadia mantém pessoas boas fazendo um bom trabalho: o guia, o chef, a professora, o guarda da reserva. É um turismo que a cidade sente.
Prince Albert · aos pés do Swartberg
A cidade que nos ensinou o modelo
Uma cidade criativa do Karoo, de azeitonas, figos e céus escuros. Cada cama reservada chega aos seus cafés, ateliês e cozinhas, e apoia a associação comunitária, a escola de capacitação e a reserva logo ao lado.
Explorar Prince Albert
Ready to travel with purpose?
Find your next stay and start making a difference.
Apoie uma causa diretamente
Você não precisa se hospedar para doar. Apoie qualquer causa do Spekboom com uma doação direta.
