Graceland Eco Retreat
Magoebaskloof
Savanna biome
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 2,000 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 DAKTARI Bush School
22 stays · Saving our environment through education About DAKTARI Bush School
Phelwana Game Lodge
Hoedspruit
Savanna biome · Giraffe · Cheetah
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 1,100 a night
Cussonia Cottage
Haenertsburg
Grassland biome · Bushbuck
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 1,500 a night
Mvuradona Safari Lodge
Marloth Park
Savanna biome · Giraffe · Warthog
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 2,473 a night
Dulini Moya
Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Savanna biome · Leadwood · Leopard
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 28,990 a night
Summerfields Rose Retreat & Spa
Hazyview
Savanna biome · Jackalberry · Ana tree
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 3,500 a night
Further afield
Across Africa. Rates on request.
Ubuntu Lodge at Elephant Point
Kruger National Park
Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
Price on request
Maninghi Lodge
Welgevonden Game Reserve
Savanna biome · Giraffe · African elephant
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School and 1 other
Price on request
&Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School and 1 other
Price on request
Greystone Lodge
Dullstroom
Grassland biome
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 1,200 a night
Sunbird Lodge
Phalaborwa
Savanna biome
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 1,500 a night
Kelora Bush Camp
Hoedspruit
Savanna biome
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 6,400 a night
Kamoka Bush Camp
Hoedspruit
Savanna biome · Ana tree
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 3,278 a night
ilanda Guest House
White River
Savanna biome
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 1,200 a night
Dulini River
Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Savanna biome · Sausage tree · Leopard
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 28,990 a night
Katrinasrust Country Estate
Dullstroom
Grassland biome
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 2,200 a night
Cuckoo's Nest Guest House
Louis Trichardt
Savanna biome
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 2,350 a night
Sofala Game Farm
Tolwe
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
Price on request
Rissington Inn
Hazyview
Savanna biome · Ana tree
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
From R 1,380 a night
Tuskers Safari Lodge
Hoedspruit
Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
Price on request
Parsons Hilltop Safari Camps
Hoedspruit
Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
Price on request
Dunkeld Country & Equestrian Estate
Dullstroom
Grassland biome
Gives back to DAKTARI Bush School
Price on request
The Elephant Coast
Next stop
iSimangaliso wetlands, sand forest, and Sodwana reefs
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.