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Stays that give back in South Africa

Across South Africa

Grassland biome

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust and 2 others

From R 5,400 a night

Sasi Bush Lodge

Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust and 1 other

From R 22,680 a night

Rhino Sands Safari Camp

Albany Thicket biome · Black wildebeest · Blue wildebeest

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

From R 7,500 a night

Woodall Country House & Spa

Grassland biome · Blesbok · Serval

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust and 3 others

From R 1,200 a night

Penwarn Farm

Fynbos biome

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

From R 4,000 a night

Wolwehoek Private Reserve

Savanna biome · Giraffe · African elephant

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust and 1 other

Price on request

Maninghi Lodge

Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

From R 9,024 a night

The Orpen Kruger

Succulent Karoo biome · Leopard · Lion

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust and 1 other

Price on request

Mont Eco Game Reserve

Savanna biome · Hippopotamus · African elephant

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

From R 14,000 a night

Ziziphus River Lodge

Albany Thicket biome · Black wildebeest · Blesbok

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

From R 11,592 a night

Quatermain's Camp

Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

Price on request

&Beyond Phinda Zuka Lodge

Savanna biome · Impala · Spotted hyena

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

From R 11,980 a night

Kruger Untamed - Satara Plains Camp

Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

From R 17,500 a night

Kruger Untamed - Tshokwane River Camp

Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

Price on request

&Beyond Tengile River Lodge

Nama-Karoo biome · Spekboom

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

From R 3,100 a night

Karoo Cottage - Sneeuberg Nature Reserve

Albany Thicket biome · Lion · Spekboom

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

From R 4,000 a night

Hlosi Game Lodge

Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

Price on request

&Beyond Phinda Vlei Lodge

Albany Thicket biome · Leopard · Lion

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

From R 2,000 a night

Hitgeheim Country Lodge Addo

Nama-Karoo biome

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust and 1 other

From R 1,760 a night

Aasvogelkrans Farm Cottages & Camping

Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

Price on request

&Beyond Phinda Rock Lodge

Savanna biome · Bushbuck · Giraffe

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

From R 1,800 a night

Sable Ranch - Bush Lodge

Savanna biome · Bushbuck · Giraffe

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

From R 1,800 a night

Sable Ranch - Thaba Khaya Lodge

Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion

Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust

Price on request

&Beyond Phinda Mountain Lodge

Rolling green hills, dairy farms, and pottery studios

See places that give back
The Midlands

This 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.

Read more

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.