Plains Camp @ Rhino Walking Safaris
Mpumalanga
Savanna biome · Aardvark · African elephant
Supports BirdLife South Africa
Price on request
Stays that give back
Across Africa
Every stay here backs a cause near it. A share of each booking goes to their work on the ground.
Baobab Hill House by RETURN Africa
Limpopo
Forest biome · Makalani palm · Ana tree
Supports BirdLife South Africa
From R 17,120 a night
Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse
Riebeek Valley, Riebeek West
Fynbos biome · Black wildebeest · Bontebok
Supports BirdLife South Africa
From R 5,636 a night
Kosi Forest Lodge
Manguzi
Forest biome · Hippopotamus · Nile crocodile
Supports Isibindi Foundation and 1 other
Price on request
Manor@Longridge
Stellenbosch
Fynbos biome · English oak
Supports Cape Leopard Trust
Price on request
Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge
Hluhluwe
Savanna biome · African wild dog · Spotted hyena
Supports Isibindi Foundation
Price on request
Rhino Sands Safari Camp
Hazyview
Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion
Supports Zululand Conservation Trust and 1 other
From R 22,680 a night
Mont Eco Game Reserve
Mont Eco Game Reserve, Montagu
Succulent Karoo biome · Leopard · Lion
Supports Cape Leopard Trust and 1 other
Price on request
Franschhoek Country House & Villas
Franschhoek
Fynbos biome · English oak
Supports Cape Leopard Trust
From R 6,195 a night
Jaci's Private Lodge
Madikwe
Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion
Supports Jaci's Lodge Trust
From R 31,500 a night
Tintswalo at Boulders
Simon's Town, Cape Town
Fynbos biome
Supports SANCCOB and 4 others
Price on request
Hutwini Walking Camp by RETURN Africa
Limpopo
Forest biome · Leopard · Spotted hyena
Supports BirdLife South Africa
From R 11,820 a night
Nkula Walking Camp by RETURN Africa
Limpopo
Forest biome · Makalani palm · Ana tree
Supports BirdLife South Africa
From R 8,380 a night
Thonga Beach Lodge
Manguzi
Forest biome · Humpback whale · Southern right whale
Supports Isibindi Foundation
Price on request
The Kohling
Gardens, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
Supports Streetscapes
Price on request
Maninghi Lodge
Hoedspruit
Savanna biome · Giraffe · African elephant
Supports DAKTARI Bush School and 1 other
Price on request
Tsowa Safari Island
Victoria Falls
Savanna biome · African elephant · Giraffe
Supports Isibindi Foundation
Price on request
Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome
Supports BirdLife South Africa
Price on request
Pafuri Camp by RETURN Africa
Limpopo
Forest biome · Makalani palm · Ana tree
Supports BirdLife South Africa
From R 11,820 a night
Cape Kloof Villa
Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
Supports Cape Leopard Trust
Price on request
Sasi Bush Lodge
Bergville
Grassland biome
Supports Royal Drakensberg Education Trust and 2 others
From R 5,400 a night
&Beyond Tengile River Lodge
Bushbuckridge
Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion
Supports Endangered Wildlife Trust
Price on request
Phelwana Game Lodge
Hoedspruit
Savanna biome · Giraffe · Cheetah
Supports DAKTARI Bush School
From R 1,100 a night
&Beyond Phinda Zuka Lodge
Hluhluwe
Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion
Supports Endangered Wildlife Trust
Price on request
Every stay on Spekboom sends a share of the host commission to a named conservation or community cause. This page collects the stays where that link is explicit: you can see which organisation your booking supports before you book, not after.
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The mechanism is deliberately dull, because that is what makes it trustworthy. Guests pay no service fee. Hosts pay one all inclusive commission of 12.5%, and a defined share of that goes to the cause attached to the listing. It is not a round up at checkout and it is not an offset bought from a broker; it is a cut of the money already changing hands, going to an organisation with a name and an address.
What those causes do varies: clearing invasive alien trees out of a catchment, running an anti-poaching unit, a village school, a raptor rehabilitation centre. Each listing names its own, so you can decide whether it is work you want to fund.
Questions travellers ask
How much of my booking goes to the cause?
Hosts pay one all inclusive commission of 12.5% of the booking total, and a defined share of that goes to the cause linked to the stay. Guests pay no service fee on top, so supporting the cause does not cost you more than booking the same stay elsewhere.
Do I choose the cause?
The cause is attached to the listing by the host, and it is named on the page, so you choose it by choosing where you stay. You can also browse by cause and work the other way round.
Is this a carbon offset?
No. Nothing is bought on your behalf and no carbon is claimed. A share of the commission goes to a named organisation doing conservation or community work, and that is the whole of it.
Can I see what the money achieved?
Each cause has its own page describing its work. We do not publish per booking impact figures, because a number we cannot substantiate is worse than no number.