138 Marine Guesthouse
Sandbaai, Hermanus
Fynbos biome · Southern right whale
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 2,240 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.
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Mountain Retreat Villa - Prime Location
Vredehoek, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute and 4 others
From R 7,440 a night
Bitou River Lodge
Wittedrift, Plettenberg Bay
Forest biome
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 2,250 a night
Plumbago Cottage - Stanford Country Cottages
Stanford
Fynbos biome
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 2,850 a night
Moonshine on Whiskey Creek
The Crags, Plettenberg Bay
Fynbos biome
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 1,950 a night
Camps Bay Retreat
Camps Bay, Cape Town
Fynbos biome
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute and 5 others
Price on request
Devonport House
Constantia, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute and 5 others
From R 3,500 a night
Forest Hills
Rheenendal, Knysna
Fynbos biome · Bushbuck · Caracal
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 2,000 a night
Seagull View Sunset
Milkwood Glen Estate, Plettenberg Bay
Fynbos biome
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
Price on request
Villa Coloniale
Constantia, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · Wild banana · English oak
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute and 5 others
From R 3,350 a night
40 on Longmarket - Stanford Country Cottages
Stanford
Fynbos biome
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 1,150 a night
Dixon House In De Waterkant
De Waterkant, Cape Town
Fynbos biome
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute and 6 others
Price on request
Lavenders Blue - Stanford Country Cottages
Stanford
Fynbos biome · Wild olive
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 2,550 a night
Equleni Guest Farm
Sedgefield
Fynbos biome
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 500 a night
Mountain View
Bishopscourt, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute and 5 others
Price on request
Ocean View House
Bakoven, Cape Town
Fynbos biome
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute and 5 others
From R 1,500 a night
Boschrivier Farm
Keurbooms, Plettenberg Bay
Fynbos biome
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 1,350 a night
Hide Away Guest House
Knysna
Fynbos biome
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 1,960 a night
Parker Cottage
Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute and 5 others
From R 1,870 a night
High Season Farm Cottages
Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Hermanus
Fynbos biome · Agapanthus · Wild olive
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 2,000 a night
Cycads On Sea
St Francis Bay
Fynbos biome · Spekboom
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 2,460 a night
Forest Hall Guest House
Walmer, Port Elizabeth
Albany Thicket biome · Spekboom
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 1,050 a night
LawHill Luxury Apartments
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
Fynbos biome
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute and 5 others
From R 4,950 a night
3 Driftwood Ballito
Ballito
Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biome
Gives back to National Sea Rescue Institute
From R 3,995 a night
The Overberg
Next stop
Whale coast and rolling farm country
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.