Sasi Bush Lodge
Bergville
Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust and 2 others
From R 5,400 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 Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
17 stays · Providing quality education for children from infancy to age 10 in the rural northern Drakensberg About Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
Highland Quarters
Clarens
Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 1,390 a night
The Cavern Drakensberg Resort & Spa
Drakensberg, Bergville
Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 4,280 a night
Sungubala Eco Camp
Drakensberg, Bergville
Grassland biome · Spotted hyena · Leopard
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 1,140 a night
Drakensberg Vultures View
Cathkin Park
Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 1,691 a night
Dragonview Lodge
Cathkin Park
Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
Price on request
Berghouse & Cottages
Drakensberg, Bergville
Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 1,950 a night
Montusi Mountain Lodge
Drakensberg, Bergville
Grassland biome · Bushbuck · Common eland
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust and 1 other
From R 6,800 a night
Qambathi Mountain Lodge
Nottingham Road
Grassland biome · Bushbuck · Serval
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 4,100 a night
Monte Bello Estate
Vaalbank, Bloemfontein
Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 1,850 a night
Mont d'Or Clarens
Clarens
Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 1,100 a night
Highveldt Farm
Nottingham Road
Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 3,950 a night
Antbear Eco Lodge
Estcourt
Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 2,000 a night
Liedjiesbos Urban Olive Farm
Bloemfontein
Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 1,700 a night
Camelroc Guest Farm
Caledonspoort, Fouriesburg
Grassland biome · Blesbok
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 1,000 a night
Stoneyhall Farm & Haycroft Lodge
Underberg, Bergville
Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 800 a night
Merino Guest Farm
Clarens
Grassland biome
Gives back to Royal Drakensberg Education Trust
From R 900 a night
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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.