Ocean View House
Bakoven, Cape Town
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 5 others
From R 1,500 a night
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.
Stays that back Cape Leopard Trust
53 stays · Protecting leopards and leopard landscapes through research, conservation and education in the Western Cape About Cape Leopard Trust
Klein Waterval Riverside Lodge
Franschhoek
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 3,425 a night
A Riverbed Guesthouse
Swellendam
Fynbos biome · Bontebok
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 2,750 a night
Retreat at Waterfall Valley
Paarl
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 2,950 a night
Kwetu Guest Farm
Buffeljagsrivier, Swellendam
Fynbos biome · Bontebok · Giraffe
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 1,114 a night
Franschhoek Country House & Villas
Franschhoek
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 6,195 a night
Further afield
Across Africa. Rates on request.
Tintswalo at Boulders
Simon's Town, Cape Town
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 4 others
Price on request
Cape Kloof Villa
Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
Price on request
Mont Eco Game Reserve
Mont Eco Private Game Reserve
Succulent Karoo biome · Leopard · Lion
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 1 other
Price on request
Lauradale
Stellenbosch
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 1,465 a night
Devonport House
Constantia, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 5 others
From R 3,500 a night
Chalcedony
McGregor
Fynbos biome · Spekboom
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 2,800 a night
Drie Kuilen Nature Reserve
Montagu
Fynbos biome · Bontebok · Gemsbok
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 350 a night
Olive Stone Farm and Cottages
Montagu
Fynbos biome · Spekboom
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 2,800 a night
Kingfisher Cottages
Montagu
Succulent Karoo biome · Spekboom
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 1,595 a night
Ludicks Farm
Montagu
Fynbos biome · Giraffe · Spekboom
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 2,200 a night
Patatsfontein Stay
Montagu
Fynbos biome · Waboom · Spekboom
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 1 other
From R 1,750 a night
Manor@Longridge
Stellenbosch
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
Price on request
Mountain Retreat Villa - Prime Location
Vredehoek, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 4 others
From R 7,440 a night
Villa Coloniale
Constantia, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · Wild banana · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 5 others
From R 3,350 a night
Glen Avon Lodge
Constantia, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
Price on request
Frog Mountain Getaway
Swellendam
Fynbos biome · Boomslang · Bushbuck
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 1 other
From R 1,950 a night
Sunset Splendour Guesthouse
Noordhoek, Cape Town
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 4 others
From R 1,700 a night
Farm Keerweer
Stellenbosch
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
Price on request
The Cape Peninsula
Next stop
Mountain, ocean, and fynbos within reach of the city
See places that give backEvery 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.