Coastal Retreat
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 14,985 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 Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy
31 stays · Landowners protecting the fynbos of Walker Bay About Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy
High Season Farm Cottages
Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Hermanus
Fynbos biome · Agapanthus · Wild olive
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 2,000 a night
40 on Longmarket - Stanford Country Cottages
Stanford
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 1,150 a night
Cruise Cottage - Stanford Country Cottage
Stanford
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 1,400 a night
Plumbago Cottage - Stanford Country Cottages
Stanford
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 2,850 a night
Whale Coast Ocean Villa
Voëlklip, Hermanus
Fynbos biome · Southern right whale
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 2,235 a night
Further afield
Across Africa. Rates on request.
Coot Club
Stanford
Fynbos biome · White milkwood · Southern right whale
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy
Price on request
Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
Price on request
MOSAIC Lagoon Lodge
Stanford
Fynbos biome · Southern right whale
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
Price on request
Oceans Away
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 34,972 a night
Lagoon Ocean Lodge
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 24,990 a night
Vine & Vale
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 34,972 a night
Lavender Dreams
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 24,990 a night
Azure Retreat
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 17,492 a night
Milk & Honey
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 17,492 a night
Tidesong
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 34,972 a night
Oceanique
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 24,990 a night
78on5th
Voëlklip, Hermanus
Fynbos biome · Southern right whale
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
Price on request
Sea Whisper
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 17,492 a night
Utopia
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 31,223 a night
Red Aloe Farm
Tesselaarsdal
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
Price on request
Swallows Rest
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Fynbos biome · Southern right whale · Caracal
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 29,981 a night
138 Marine Guesthouse
Sandbaai, Hermanus
Fynbos biome · Southern right whale
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
From R 2,240 a night
Die Vishuis
Hermanus
Fynbos biome · Southern right whale
Gives back to Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and 1 other
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.