Ocean View House
Bakoven, Cape Town
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 5 others
From R 1,500 a night
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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
Franschhoek Country House & Villas
Franschhoek
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 6,195 a night
Lauradale
Stellenbosch
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 1,465 a night
Tintswalo at Boulders
Simon's Town, Cape Town
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 4 others
Price on request
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
Cape Kloof Villa
Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
Price on request
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
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
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
Manor@Longridge
Stellenbosch
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
Price on request
Patatsfontein Stay
Montagu
Fynbos biome · Waboom · Spekboom
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 1 other
From R 1,750 a night
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
Glen Avon Lodge
Constantia, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
Price on request
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
Frog Mountain Getaway
Swellendam
Fynbos biome · Boomslang · Bushbuck
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 1 other
From R 1,950 a night
Farm Keerweer
Stellenbosch
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
Price on request
Sunset Splendour Guesthouse
Noordhoek, Cape Town
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 4 others
From R 1,700 a night
Parker Cottage
Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust and 5 others
From R 1,870 a night
Franschhoek Boutique Hotel
Franschhoek
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
Price on request
The Cape Peninsula
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Mountain, ocean, and fynbos within reach of the city
See places that give backThis is conservation travel without the jargon: every stay on this page is linked to a named conservation or community cause in South Africa, and a share of each booking goes to it. You can see the cause on the listing before you book.
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The causes are real organisations doing specific work: the Cape Leopard Trust in the mountains, SANCCOB for penguins and seabirds, the Endangered Wildlife Trust across the country, BirdLife South Africa for birds and wetlands, and community and education projects near the stays. Many of the stays are themselves on land kept wild because visitors pay to be there.
Questions travellers ask
What is conservation or eco travel?
Travel where your stay helps protect the place you visit, by funding a conservation cause, keeping land wild or supporting the community that looks after it.
How do I know where my money goes?
Each listing names its cause. A share of every booking goes to that cause, and the cause page shows what it does.
Can I volunteer with these causes?
Spekboom does not place volunteers, but many of these causes run their own programmes. Our conservation travel guide explains how to choose one well.